Trouble with batch file and Office install...

[wlandymore]

I am trying to make an unattend install on a DVD with all the security and hotfixes and Office 2003. I followed the guide and everything works except for the install of Office 2003.

After the hotfix integration, etc. I did the office install with the /a and ran through that. Then I added:

ECHO.

ECHO Installing Office 2003 Professional

ECHO Please wait...

start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Office2003\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=Unattended.MST /qb-

to the unattend.bat file I have in the i386 directory.

What am I missing or doing wrong here?

[evilvoice]

did you make unattended.mst? You have to use office resource kit to buil the transform file

[wlandymore]

yeah, I have the mst file named unatteded.mst in:

C:\XPCD\$OEM$\$1\install\Applications\Office2003

[cyberloner]

looks fine to me...

i think ya office 2003 setup files... got problem...

recreat it and see how...

[DL.]

Are you sure your setup-file is named "Setup.exe" and not "Setuppro.exe", "SetupStd.exe" or similar? Is the path to the file correct?

Change the name in the path if incorrect (do not rename the file).

[evilvoice]

i dont deal with any of that...i edited setup.ini in the setup folder and i have it run the transforms and some other stuff so all I have to do is run setup.exe with no switches.

[Noise]

You're supposed to run setup /a BEFORE you slipstream the hotfixes. Hotfixes will only slipstream into "Administrative Installation Points".

[wlandymore]

I'm talking about the hotfixes for windows, not Office 2003.

I don't have anythnig slipstreamed into that. I'm just trying to get office to install but it won't.

[Zxian]

When are you trying to install Office? is it after Windows has installed (after Windows says "Applying your settings", or at T-12?

If it's the latter, you may need to use Nankai's OfficeExec to get that install to work.

[wlandymore]

thanks, I'll give that a shot.

and yes, it was at the T-12 part....