MarcLister Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I've recently decided that I wanted to learn how to make my own addons for nLite. I could easily download them but not all of the most up-to-date version of the programs I use are available.I want to get Office 2000 to install through nLite if possible. I was using this thread, http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=67562, to make a cab file for Office 2000. As you can see I had a problem with SR1a.Someone posted that I should make Office 2000 install at runonce. That suits me fine, I think I can code runonce to that. My only question is how do I make the file for Office 2000? I take it I don't make a cab file?I've searched the forums already and haven't found anything that looks as though it will tell me how to do this. Apologies if there is something somewhere. Could someone either tell me how prepare whatever file type I need Office 2000 to be in e.g. cab, exe, rar etc for me to install it at runonce.I would prefer to make a cab file as the link earlier describes but I've had a problem with that. Does anyone know how to fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktendo Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I was over @RyanVM.net/msfn and was trying to do the same thing Kinda this page will help you for slipstreaming and administrative point: Office 2003 Slipstreamingand this one will help in modifying your office before installation, so it will be installed as you wanted. Office 2003 Advanced Installation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcLister Posted July 7, 2006 Author Share Posted July 7, 2006 I was over @RyanVM.net/msfn and was trying to do the same thing Kinda this page will help you for slipstreaming and administrative point: Office 2003 Slipstreamingand this one will help in modifying your office before installation, so it will be installed as you wanted. Office 2003 Advanced InstallationThanks I tried that out but the same thing happens when I try the code:msiexec /p C:\SP2\MAINSP2ff.msp /a C:\Office2003\PRO11.msi SHORTFILENAMES=TRUE /qbmsiexec /p C:\SP2\OWC11SP2ff.msp /a C:\Office2003\OWC11.MSI SHORTFILENAMES=TRUE /qbI adapted the code for Office 2000 but that stage is basically the same as the original instructions for Office 2000 on the MSFN forums. The SR1a install won't play ball.Anyone know what package I'd have to make Office 2000 into for installing at runonce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZcWorld Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 can i ask why do people use the msiexec when they are loading the MSI files , its seems a tab odd to me .. coz i never used that commond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcLister Posted July 7, 2006 Author Share Posted July 7, 2006 can i ask why do people use the msiexec when they are loading the MSI files , its seems a tab odd to me .. coz i never used that commondEr I use it because the two guides I've tried to use tell me to. I'm new to this so I don't know any other ways of doing that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZcWorld Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 (edited) give me 5 mins to find my .bat files i used to fire up office and i will post them here and show how i do stuff ok this is what my office install commond .bat file looks like FOR %%i IN (D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST %%i:\wpi\wpi.hta SET CDROM=%%i:@echo offecho now starting Office cd 1%CDROM%\wpi\install\appz\ocd1\setup TRANSFORMS="%CDROM%\wpi\install\appz\ocd1\CD1.MST" /qb-all what you are needing isc:\install.app\ocd1\setup TRANSFORMS="c:\install.app\ocd1\CD1.MST" /qb-if you going to ask what the top part is forits used to find the CD-rom / dvd drive and than its sets the gives the %cdrom% a path to goto ** note **im only working with office 2003i cant remeber if i did this stuff with office 2000 or not but i think its about the same commond lines Edited July 7, 2006 by ZcWorld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcLister Posted July 7, 2006 Author Share Posted July 7, 2006 Ah, thanks. So you put that in runonce? Runonce then runs that bat file and you install Office off the CD on the first logon?That sounds good but I'd really like to be able to pack Office along with other apps into my nLited install. I know how to do the apps such as Winamp, VLC, ATI Tray Tools etc. I can either download them or make them myself. It just Office that I can't figure out how to pack into nLite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZcWorld Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 thats from a .bat file i used for the run once its would be office.cmd [as the file name] or copy and past into the runonce.cmd file but you gotta make sure the office install files are copyed over to hard drive to be able to install them and than %systemdrive%\install.app\ocd1\setup TRANSFORMS="%systemdrive%\install.app\ocd1\CD1.MST" /qb- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcLister Posted July 7, 2006 Author Share Posted July 7, 2006 thats from a .bat file i used for the run once its would be office.cmd [as the file name] or copy and past into the runonce.cmd file but you gotta make sure the office install files are copyed over to hard drive to be able to install them and than %systemdrive%\install.app\ocd1\setup TRANSFORMS="%systemdrive%\install.app\ocd1\CD1.MST" /qb-Right I get the .bat stuff. But if I've just installed Windows how can I have the Office files copied over to the hard drive? I don't get that bit. If I have to put the Office files into an nLite install why can't I just have Office install as part of the Windows install? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZcWorld Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 (edited) CD ROOT - > $OEM$ -> c -> install ->ocd1 << put your office files here >>note due to the size of office and the size of windows you may going to be using a dvd , i dont think you will get arrr 800 mb onto a normal cd justs a heads up edit dam it i gotta put a file on here so its looks right Edited July 7, 2006 by ZcWorld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcLister Posted July 7, 2006 Author Share Posted July 7, 2006 CD ROOT - > $OEM$ -> c -> install ->ocd1 << put your office files here >>note due to the size of office and the size of windows you may going to be using a dvd , i dont think you will get arrr 800 mb onto a normal cd justs a heads up edit dam it i gotta put a file on here so its looks rightThanks. So what do I do? Run the administrative install of Office and then copy the files into that folder?As for DVDs, I only have DVDR/RWs to use. I made an nLite version of Windows earlier. It was 574.2Mb before. Once I'd finished and removed all the rubbish I didn't want, added RyanVM's pack and my archive of downloaded Windows Updates it had shrunk to 293.26Mb!! A reduction of 315.77Mb. I didn't add things like Winamp, VLC, Firefox and Thunderbird though. I just wanted to see what kind of reduction I could get on a basic install of Windows.I was always going to write the nLite stuff to a DVD anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZcWorld Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 have fun with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avneet Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 whtas the registry entry to make it run at runonce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZcWorld Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 add it to the runonce.cmd file that should be in the <CD/DVD root>\$OEM$\ folder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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