Chaining Office SP2

[IMAFY]

Hi all:

I have a compressed CD image and have users access it via Start>Run... and typing the syntax "\\<server>\<share>\Office2003SE\STD11.MSI TRANSFORMS=\\<server>\<share>\Office2003SE\CustomSetup.MST /qn+". This successfully installs Office 2K3. I am researching how to chain SP2 to it so as a user types the above syntax, SP2 gets applied after Office 2K3 is installed. I read some conflicting (I thought) articles on how to do this (none have worked for me). I downloaded the Administrative SP2 update and extracted to a folder path on the same server as the compressed CD image (in a seperate folder called \SP2\ExtractedSP2Files). I changed the setup.ini file in the compressed CD's \Files\Setup folder to reference the following (this syntax is located at the very end of setup.ini):

[ChainedInstall_1]

TASKTYPE=exe

PATH=C:\Windows\System32\MSIExec.exe

CmdLine=\\<server>\<share>\office2003SE\SP2\ExtractedSP2Files\MAINSP2ff.msp /qb /lpiwaeo

Reboot=1

I had even tried to do:

[ChainedInstall_1]

TASKTYPE=msi

PATH=\\<server>\<share>\office2003SE\SP2\ExtractedSP2Files\MAINSP2ff.msp /qb /LV*

CmdLine=options

Reboot=1

I know that SP2 is NOT being applied, but where is a logfile that even tells me it tried/failed? My syntax/method has to be wrong; any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[spacesurfer]

Is there a reason why you can't simply slipstream the service pack and install that way? This avoids having to chain install.

[IMAFY]

Hi:

When I tried to slipstream, I receive an error that the CD Key I entered is incorrect (I did not enter a key in the 1st place). I did not think I could slipstream to a compressed CD image. For what I read, chaining is the solution. I will attempt again to see what/where the error occurs. Thanks for the feedback.

[spacesurfer]

I'm not sure what kind of a compressed CD image you are working with but in order to slipstream, you must extract the files to a temp location, then slipstream, then compress your files again if you need to.

So, if your compressed image is of the type ISZ (compressed ISO), then extract it to a temp location then apply the slipstream.

[IMAFY]

Thanks for all your help. The compressed CD image is just all the contents (hidden files and all) of the Office 2003 CD up on a network share, then I used CIW to make an MST. I again tried slipstreaming (no go) and tried to chain MSIExec and OHotFix to add SP2 to the Setup.ini for the Office install (and that didn't work either). So I used OHotFix in a script and will implement SP2 that way (it updated in under 4 minutes). Thanks again for your suggestions and feedback.

[spacesurfer]

Try this site for slipstreaming office 2003: slipstream office 2003 sp2.

It works for me.