now before anyone says you should search the forums let me say i already have and tried multiple response files all with the same error.

what i am trying to do is run a batch file to silently install xp updates, avg, acrobat reader and open office on a system that already has windows installed.

i have succeded in all the others but not open office.

i would also like to set the home page so if somone has any ideas on this i would also find that useful.

thanks for any help offered.

openoffice.cmd

ooffice1.14\setup.exe -r:response.txt

it finds the file ok but doesnt do the install

response.txt

[Environment]

InstallationMode=INSTALL_NORMAL

InstallationType=STANDARD

DestinationPath=C:\Program Files\OpenOffice

StartProcedure=MyStartProc

Migration=Yes

[Java]

JavaSupport=preinstalled_or_none

[Procedures]

Sub MyStartProc

SetUserCompanyName("None")

HideSetupEnd Sub

[Windows_Desktop_Integration]

Register4MSWord=True

Register4MSExcel=True

Register4MSPowerPoint=True

RegisterAsDefaultHTMLEditor=True

This works fine for me.

WPI:

prog[pn]=['Open Office 1.1.4 swe']

uid[pn]=['OPENOFFICE114']

cmd1[pn]=['%cdrom%\\Install\\Applications\\OOo1.1.4\\setup -r %cdrom%\\Install\\Applications\\OOo1.1.4\\response.txt']

cat[pn]=['Office']

pn++

response.txt:

[Environment]

InstallationMode = INSTALL_NORMAL

InstallationType = STANDARD

DestinationPath = c:\Program\openoffice

StartProcedure = MyStartProc

EndProcedure = PostSetup

[Windows_Desktop_Integration]

Register4MSWord=False

Register4MSExcel=False

Register4MSPowerPoint=False

RegisterAsDefaultHTMLEditor=True

[Procedures]

Sub MyStartProc

ShowSetup

End Sub

Sub MyEndProc

HideSetup

DefuseRestart(True)

End Sub

[Java]

JavaSupport = preinstalled_or_none

still can't get it to work

Thanks for this thread ... I am interested to install just OpenOffice Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw. How Can I use this method for this ?

Thanks!