Modify installation of Office 2007

[tj_mcg]

I'm trying to modify an existing installation of Office 2007 to include
Outlook 2007. Office was originally installed using a .MSP created with the
OCT. When I use the /modify switch with a edited config.xml file setup.exe
starts and goes through a configuration process. When Configuration is
complete it doesn't appear to have changed any of the applications and it
does not install Outlook.

I'm using Office 2007 Enterprise and installing on a machine running WinXP
with the following command line -->

\\server\share$\Office2007\setup.exe /modify Enterprise /config
\\server\share$\Office2007\Outlook.en-us\AddOutlook.xml

Here's what's in AddOutlook.xml -->

<Configuration Product="Enterprise">

<SOURCELIST Value="\\server\share$\Office2007" />

<OptionState Id="OutlookFiles" State="local" Children="force" />

<Display Level="basic" CompletionNotice="no" SuppressModal="no"
AcceptEula="yes" />

<Logging Type="standard" Path="%temp%" Template="Microsoft Office
Enterprise Setup(*).txt" />

<PIDKEY Value="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" />

<INSTALLLOCATION Value="%programfiles%\Microsoft Office" />

<!-- <LIS CACHEACTION="CacheOnly" /> -->

<DistributionPoint Location="\\server\share$\Office2007" />

<!-- <Setting Id="Reboot" Value="IfNeeded" /> -->

<!-- <Command Path="msiexec.exe" Args="/i \\server\share\my.msi"
QuietArg="/q" ChainPosition="after" Execute="install" /> -->

</Configuration>

The log file indicates that it is using the correct .xml file. Is there
something that I'm missing in the .xml file? Thanks in advance to anyone
that can help me.

tj

 

[Eric A.]

What about using the OCT to create an MSP to make your change?

run "setup.exe /admin"
In the OCT dont change anything except for adding outlook on the "feature
installation state" section

Save the file somewhere.

When you double click the file does it add outlook to your install?

 

[tj_mcg]

That's the first thing that I tried which lead me to using the /modify switch
and .xml file. When I try to run the install on a machine that Office 2007
has already been installed on using a .MSP file I get the following error.
-->"The /adminfile command-line option can be used only during initial
installation of the product."

As far as I can tell Technet indicates that the only way to modify an
existing installation is with the /modify switch and .xml file.

Thanks for the idea, Eric. Let me know if you or anyone else knows of
something that I might try.

tj

 

[Eric A.]

That's the first thing that I tried which lead me to using the /modify switch
and .xml file. When I try to run the install on a machine that Office 2007
has already been installed on using a .MSP file I get the following error.
-->"The /adminfile command-line option can be used only during initial
installation of the product."

I understood your question.... and yes that is correct.... you can't use the
/adminfile switch with a .msp to reconfigure the product after it is
installed. But you can just double click the .msp you created to reconfigure
the installation or if you are pushing a second .msp to reconfigure installs
on the network you can use

msiexec /p (fullpath\reconfigure.msp) /qb

The msp that you can use to modify a pre-existing installation does not
require that you link it to the original setup.exe at all. You can just push
it using the command above.

Does that make sense? Test it out..

 

[tj_mcg]

Appears to be working perfectly using the msiexec command. Thanks so much
for your help!

 

[Scandalon]

That's the first thing that I tried which lead me to using the /modify switch
and .xml file. When I try to run the install on a machine that Office 2007
has already been installed on using a .MSP file I get the following error.
-->"The /adminfile command-line option can be used only during initial
installation of the product."

I understood your question.... and yes that is correct.... you can't use the
/adminfile switch with a .msp to reconfigure the product after it is
installed. But you can just double click the .msp you created to reconfigure
the installation or if you are pushing a second .msp to reconfigure installs
on the network you can use

msiexec /p (fullpath\reconfigure.msp) /qb

The msp that you can use to modify a pre-existing installation does not
require that you link it to the original setup.exe at all. You can just push
it using the command above.

Does that make sense? Test it out..

 

[Scandalon]

This is the info I've been looking for for about the last hour! (and had just
found the /modify command myself playing w/ the setup.exe! Eric, please try
and get the existing documentation (esp. the technet stuff) to reflect
this... Finding this info in nigh impossible on the official documentation.

Seriously, go ask a competent tech (that is not an office07 expert) to
automate modifying an existing Office07 install, and see what he comes up
with... (Before finding this post!)

 

[Terrance Bennett]

Hello Eric,

Thanks for the information listed in this post.

I was wondering if there is a way to examine a .msp file that will only have the setting that were set during the OCT process.

Terrance

 

[Chuck U. Farley]

Replying to such an old thread? Ya think the OP is coming back after all
these years? And, if he did, how would he know where to look for your
comment since you changed the subject?

Egghead HoopleHead.