Nucleus Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 From what I've seen so far, it cannot be done, but since I would really like to do it, I have to ask.Is there a way to install all the MS patches that have been released after Office 2003 SP2, during/after the Office 2003 unattended installation? I want to avoid slipstreaming as much as possible, and use an "SVCPACK.inf" method for office patches. Just like windows patches.I believe that the reason it cannot be done, is because during the patches installation, the office 2003 installation CD is required. If there was a way to tell each patch where the CD is, then it would probably continue installing without asking for it.Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajua Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 i install them from RunOnceEx, the switches are:Q:A R:Nexample:REG ADD %KEY%\085 /VE /D "Office Updates" /fREG ADD %KEY%\085 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\officeupdates\KB892843.exe /Q:A /R:N" /fREG ADD %KEY%\085 /V 2 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\officeupdates\KB905648.exe /Q:A /R:N" /fREG ADD %KEY%\085 /V 3 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\officeupdates\KB907417.exe /Q:A /R:N" /ffor svcpack.inf im not sure if it can be done but i think this same switches will do the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucleus Posted March 10, 2006 Author Share Posted March 10, 2006 (edited) This is great! RunOnceEx will do just fine. And the updates get installed without asking for the original office CD? Thanks. Edited March 10, 2006 by Nucleus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucleus Posted March 10, 2006 Author Share Posted March 10, 2006 Still, same problem. The only update I could install with this method is KB905645. The rest of the updates (KB907417,KB911961) ask for the CD to finish the installation, although I downloaded the KB******-FullFile.exe versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokieDawg Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 A quick answer to your questions.Is there a way to install all the MS patches that have been released after Office 2003 SP2, during/after the Office 2003 unattended installation? I want to avoid slipstreaming as much as possible, and use an "SVCPACK.inf" method for office patches. Just like windows patches.I believe that the reason it cannot be done, is because during the patches installation, the office 2003 installation CD is required. If there was a way to tell each patch where the CD is, then it would probably continue installing without asking for it.I have successfully installed the office updates after the SP2 update in an unattended installation. With Office 2003 you can create a .mst to do all of your settings, etc. You need to configure the local installation source . . . basically leaving a copy of the CD on your harddrive for future use. This will get around your problem of needing the CD.Also, it is best to chain the SP2 and hotfix installs, instead of slipstreaming, to allow use of the office update site. Installs can be chained in the files\setup\setuppro.ini file. At the very end include a section like this for additional installs.[ChainedInstall_1]TaskName=Office 2003 SP2 InstallPath="\updates\office2003sp2.exe"CmdLine="/q"TaskType=exeDisplay=none[ChainedInstall_2]TaskName=Office 2003 KB892843 Update InstallPath="\updates\office2003kb892843.exe"CmdLine="/q"TaskType=exeDisplay=none[ChainedInstall_3]TaskName=Office 2003 KB907417 Update InstallPath="\updates\office2003kb907417.exe"CmdLine="/q"TaskType=exeDisplay=noneHope this helps. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajua Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 how are you installing offfice? did you make an admin install and use mst file to answer the setup? this is the way i use it and the updates installs fine wiithout asking for anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucleus Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 What program are you using to create the mst files? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokieDawg Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I do not use an administrative install point because of the fact that office update will not work with it. You have to update the administrative install point, which then pushes to the computers and that can be a mess. So, instead of slipstreaming SP2 and extra updates, I use a chained install. If you go to the microsoft office site and search for "chained install", you should get some hits on how to do it. The .mst file is created using the custom installation wizard which is part of the office 2003 resource kit. Using the .mst file in conjunction with the setuppro.ini allows for many customization options.This type of setup can be run silently with a simple command line:setuppro.exe TRANSFORMS=setupoffice2003.mst /qb-/qn for totally silentThis method takes use of the setuppro.ini file and the .mst file. You could also use a msiexec command with the pro11.msi and achieve similar results, but wouldn't be able to use the chained install.So, you have a couple options. I hope I didn't confuse everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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