I've been trying to install my version of office 2003 for months now. So i'd figured i would ask around here. I can't do an administartive point install, because it's not an enterprise edition? when i try to silently install is stops with the same error... could someone please help me figure this out? thanks alot

REG ADD %KEY%\077 /VE /D "MS Office 2003" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\077 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\Applications\Office2003\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=Unattended.MST /qb-" /f

My last attempt, hope that helps...

Go to OfficeCD\FILES\SETUP.ini

Set the value as below:

[Options]

; The option section is used for specifying individual Installer Properties.

USERNAME=Your Name

ALLUSERS="1"

and save the file.

Pawan

Hmm... there is no setup.ini in Office2003\Files? There is one in Office2003\Files\SETUP though, and those lines are nowhere to be found? There is also one in both Office2003\Files\OWC10 and OWC11 where all of the lines arecommented out? So which one needs editing or am i lookin at the wrong one? Thanks alot

Here's the one in FILES\SETUP and there is no setup.exe in that folder btw

; Microsoft Office SETUP.EXE settings file.

[MSI]
; The MSI section gives the name of the MSI file to install. This file must be in 
; the same folder as Setup.exe, and both must be in the root of the installation 
; tree.
MSI=PROI11N.MSI

[Product]
ProductCode={91E30409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0150048383C9}
ProductName=Microsoft Office 2003
ProductVersion=11.0.5614.0
Recache=1

[Logging]
; The logging section provides settings for controlling the Setup log files.
;       Value           Default         Description
;       Type            vpiwaeo         Logging modes  
;                                       [a, c, e, i, m, o, p, r, u , v, 
;                                       w, *, +]
;       Path            %TEMP%          Path to create logfiles
;       Template        SetupLog(*).txt File name for log file should end in 
;                                       "(*).txt"; the * is replaced with a 4 
;                                       digit number to make the file name unique
Template=Microsoft Office 2003 Setup(*).txt
Type=piwaeo
;Path=\\MyServer\logfiles\ 
;Template=Product %UserName%(*).txt

[MinOSRequirement]
VersionNT_1=500
WindowsBuild_1=2195
ServicePackLevel_1=3

[Cache]
; The cache section provides settings for caching the install source locally 
;       Value           Default         Description
;       CDCACHE         auto             Option to specify cache level 
;                                       [auto, 0, 1, 2]
;       LOCALCACHEDRIVE <predefined>    Option to specify a drive to cache 
;                                       the install source to
;       DELETABLECACHE  1                Option to display UI to remove the 
;                                       cache at the end of setup [0,1]
;       PURGE           0               Option to always remove cache at end of 
;                                       setup [0,1]
CDCACHE=auto
;LOCALCACHEDRIVE=C:\ 
DELETABLECACHE=1
PURGE=0

[OfficeWebComponents]
MSI=OWC11.MSI

I don't know but I have Office 2003 SP1 edition, and the entries in the setup.ini is different then your's, below is the complete entries try to use these.

; Microsoft Office SETUP.EXE settings file.

[MSI]
; The MSI section gives the name of the MSI file to install. This file must be in 
; the same folder as Setup.exe, and both must be in the root of the installation 
; tree.
MSI=OWC11.MSI

[Product]
ProductCode={90A40409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0150048383C9}
ProductName=Microsoft Office 2003 Web Components
ProductVersion=11.0.5614.0
Recache=1

[MST]
; The MST section gives the full path to a transform that should be applied.
;MST1=\\server\share\some transform.mst
;MST1=D:\transforms\my transform.mst

[Options]
; The option section is used for specifying individual Installer Properties.
;USERNAME=Customer
;COMPANYNAME=my company
;INSTALLLOCATION=C:\Program Files\MyApp

[Display]
; The diplay section is used for overriding the default UI
;       Value           Default         Description
;       Display         full            Option to override the default UI
;                                       [none, quiet, basic, reduced, full]
;       CompletionNotice Yes            Option to display a setup completion 
;                                       notice for otherwise quiet setup
;Display=None
;CompletionNotice=Yes

[Logging]
; The logging section provides settings for controlling the Setup log files.
;       Value           Default         Description
;       Type            vpiwaeo         Logging modes  
;                                       [a, c, e, i, m, o, p, r, u , v, 
;                                       w, *, +]
;       Path            %TEMP%          Path to create logfiles
;       Template        SetupLog(*).txt File name for log file should end in 
;                                       "(*).txt"; the * is replaced with a 4 
;                                       digit number to make the file name unique
Template=Microsoft Office 2003 Web Components Setup(*).txt
Type=piwaeo
;Path=\\MyServer\logfiles\ 
;Template=Product %UserName%(*).txt

[MinOSRequirement]
; MinOSRequirement is used for defining the minimal OS requirement for 
; installing the product. 
VersionNT_1=500
WindowsBuild_1=2195
ServicePackLevel_1=3

[Cache]
; The cache section provides settings for caching the install source locally 
;       Value           Default         Description
;       CDCACHE            2             Option to specify cache level 
;                                       [auto, 0, 1, 2]
;       LOCALCACHEDRIVE <predefined>    Option to specify a drive to cache 
;                                       the install source to
;       DELETABLECACHE  1                Option to display UI to remove the 
;                                       cache at the end of setup [0,1]
;       PURGE           0               Option to always remove cache at end of 
;                                       setup [0,1]
CDCACHE=auto
;LOCALCACHEDRIVE=C:\ 
DELETABLECACHE=1
PURGE=0

Edited September 11, 200520 yr by pawan

I just reformatted my computer. It still just pauses on MS Office for like 2 min or so, then goes on i thought maybe this time it installed. But no such luck. There has to be a way? Please help... Thanks

What is an enterprise edition of MS Office?

What is an enterprise edition of MS Office?

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Office 2003 - Slipstreaming

From the Office Resource Kit site: Only editions of Office 2003 acquired through a Volume License agreement or other non-retail channel allow you to create an administrative installation point. You cannot run Setup.exe in administrative mode ( /a ) with an Office 2003 retail edition. If you cannot make an Administrative Installation Point, you will not be able to slipstream the latest updates into it.

AlexH: read it a million times. But that has ZERO to do with my probem. I'm asking for help installing a non-enterprise version of Office. I'm not even trying to do an administrative install point. Because i know you can't. So save your "read the guide" tips. Maybe this isn't even possible. But i'm hoping someone out there has figured this out. Because i can't be the only person that has a retail version of MS Office. Thanks alot

I have a retail version of Office Professional 2003 and have a silent install with transforms working. It takes a bit of hacking but it does work. I just followed the instructions found here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=24307&hl=

Good luck getting this to work.