Office 2003 Setup /m switch

F

Frank Buzin

Shouldn't the /m switch create the MIF file named after it? I have tried it
in various positions on the command line as someone posted that it need to
be before the TRANSFORMS=... Is this switch valid (I get no errors using it
and the log files indicate setup is parsing it and passing it to msiexec)
and if so where is the MIF that it creates!

Right now I'm returning the exit code I get back from setup. So all they are
getting is install/not install. Would love to use this /m switch and have it
do something. My command line looks something like this (paths removed):

setup.exe /qb- /wait /lpiwaeo+ "Microsoft Office 2003 Setup(*).txt"
/settings mysetup.ini /m off11 TRANSFORMS=mytransform.mst /NOREBOOT
NOCANCEL=1

Works fine to get it installed, but I don't see the /m switch doing
anything. We will be deploying via SMS 2003.

Thanks,
Frank
 
F

Frank Buzin

No that comment about "enhanced version" stems from when /m was first
documented for Setup back in Office 2000 (see Q232501 TITLE : OFF2000:
Description of the Enhanced Copy of Setup.exe Available in the Office
Resource Kit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=232501). They
just never dropped that "enhanced" comment from the description of the /m
switch (confirmed from our MS TAM although they still don't know why it
doesn't work). All XP and later Setup.exe versions supposedly have support
for this switch, and yes I have the latest Setup.exe that you mentioned. Had
to get it for the enforcecache option. That said, I plan to use the older
Setup.exe tomorrow just to test to see if it is something they broke with
this latest version.

I can't believe there isn't at least one person here that has pushed Office
2003 with SMS 2003 and not wanted to use this switch.

Thanks,
Frank
 
F

Frank Buzin

No that comment about "enhanced version" stems from when /m was first
documented for Setup back in Office 2000 (see Q232501 TITLE : OFF2000:
Description of the Enhanced Copy of Setup.exe Available in the Office
Resource Kit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=232501). They
just never dropped that "enhanced" comment from the description of the /m
switch (confirmed from our MS TAM although they still don't know why it
doesn't work). All XP and later Setup.exe versions supposedly have support
for this switch, and yes I have the latest Setup.exe that you mentioned. Had
to get it for the enforcecache option. That said, I plan to use the older
Setup.exe tomorrow just to test to see if it is something they broke with
this latest version.

I can't believe there isn't at least one person here that has pushed Office
2003 with SMS 2003 and not wanted to use this switch.

Thanks,
Frank
 
F

Frank Buzin

No that comment about "enhanced version" stems from when /m was first
documented for Setup back in Office 2000 (see Q232501 TITLE : OFF2000:
Description of the Enhanced Copy of Setup.exe Available in the Office
Resource Kit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=232501). They
just never dropped that "enhanced" comment from the description of the /m
switch (confirmed from our MS TAM although they still don't know why it
doesn't work). All XP and later Setup.exe versions supposedly have support
for this switch, and yes I have the latest Setup.exe that you mentioned. Had
to get it for the enforcecache option. That said, I plan to use the older
Setup.exe tomorrow just to test to see if it is something they broke with
this latest version.

I can't believe there isn't at least one person here that has pushed Office
2003 with SMS 2003 and not wanted to use this switch.

Thanks,
Frank
 
F

Frank Buzin

No that comment about "enhanced version" stems from when /m was first
documented for Setup back in Office 2000 (see Q232501 TITLE : OFF2000:
Description of the Enhanced Copy of Setup.exe Available in the Office
Resource Kit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=232501). They
just never dropped that "enhanced" comment from the description of the /m
switch (confirmed from our MS TAM although they still don't know why it
doesn't work). All XP and later Setup.exe versions supposedly have support
for this switch, and yes I have the latest Setup.exe that you mentioned. Had
to get it for the enforcecache option. That said, I plan to use the older
Setup.exe tomorrow just to test to see if it is something they broke with
this latest version.

I can't believe there isn't at least one person here that has pushed Office
2003 with SMS 2003 and not wanted to use this switch.

Thanks,
Frank
 
F

Frank Buzin

No that comment about "enhanced version" stems from when /m was first
documented for Setup back in Office 2000 (see Q232501 TITLE : OFF2000:
Description of the Enhanced Copy of Setup.exe Available in the Office
Resource Kit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=232501). They
just never dropped that "enhanced" comment from the description of the /m
switch (confirmed from our MS TAM although they still don't know why it
doesn't work). All XP and later Setup.exe versions supposedly have support
for this switch, and yes I have the latest Setup.exe that you mentioned. Had
to get it for the enforcecache option. That said, I plan to use the older
Setup.exe tomorrow just to test to see if it is something they broke with
this latest version.

I can't believe there isn't at least one person here that has pushed Office
2003 with SMS 2003 and not wanted to use this switch.

Thanks,
Frank
 
F

Frank Buzin

No that comment about "enhanced version" stems from when /m was first
documented for Setup back in Office 2000 (see Q232501 TITLE : OFF2000:
Description of the Enhanced Copy of Setup.exe Available in the Office
Resource Kit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=232501). They
just never dropped that "enhanced" comment from the description of the /m
switch (confirmed from our MS TAM although they still don't know why it
doesn't work). All XP and later Setup.exe versions supposedly have support
for this switch, and yes I have the latest Setup.exe that you mentioned. Had
to get it for the enforcecache option. That said, I plan to use the older
Setup.exe tomorrow just to test to see if it is something they broke with
this latest version.

I can't believe there isn't at least one person here that has pushed Office
2003 with SMS 2003 and not wanted to use this switch.

Thanks,
Frank
 
F

Frank Buzin

No that comment about "enhanced version" stems from when /m was first
documented for Setup back in Office 2000 (see Q232501 TITLE : OFF2000:
Description of the Enhanced Copy of Setup.exe Available in the Office
Resource Kit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=232501). They
just never dropped that "enhanced" comment from the description of the /m
switch (confirmed from our MS TAM although they still don't know why it
doesn't work). All XP and later Setup.exe versions supposedly have support
for this switch, and yes I have the latest Setup.exe that you mentioned. Had
to get it for the enforcecache option. That said, I plan to use the older
Setup.exe tomorrow just to test to see if it is something they broke with
this latest version.

I can't believe there isn't at least one person here that has pushed Office
2003 with SMS 2003 and not wanted to use this switch.

Thanks,
Frank
 
F

Frank Buzin

No that comment about "enhanced version" stems from when /m was first
documented for Setup back in Office 2000 (see Q232501 TITLE : OFF2000:
Description of the Enhanced Copy of Setup.exe Available in the Office
Resource Kit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=232501). They
just never dropped that "enhanced" comment from the description of the /m
switch (confirmed from our MS TAM although they still don't know why it
doesn't work). All XP and later Setup.exe versions supposedly have support
for this switch, and yes I have the latest Setup.exe that you mentioned. Had
to get it for the enforcecache option. That said, I plan to use the older
Setup.exe tomorrow just to test to see if it is something they broke with
this latest version.

I can't believe there isn't at least one person here that has pushed Office
2003 with SMS 2003 and not wanted to use this switch.

Thanks,
Frank
 
F

Frank Buzin

No that comment about "enhanced version" stems from when /m was first
documented for Setup back in Office 2000 (see Q232501 TITLE : OFF2000:
Description of the Enhanced Copy of Setup.exe Available in the Office
Resource Kit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=232501). They
just never dropped that "enhanced" comment from the description of the /m
switch (confirmed from our MS TAM although they still don't know why it
doesn't work). All XP and later Setup.exe versions supposedly have support
for this switch, and yes I have the latest Setup.exe that you mentioned. Had
to get it for the enforcecache option. That said, I plan to use the older
Setup.exe tomorrow just to test to see if it is something they broke with
this latest version.

I can't believe there isn't at least one person here that has pushed Office
2003 with SMS 2003 and not wanted to use this switch.

Thanks,
Frank
 
F

Frank Buzin

I think I found it. To use the /m switch with the setup wrapper (that in
turn passes it to msiexec where it is used), you must have ISMIF32.DLL
located somewhere in the path. See msiexec command line options:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...msi/setup/command_line_options.asp?frame=true

It is very possible that my test PC at work doesn't have the adv client on
it yet (I was testing from my CD installation, not an SMS push) or it has
issues.

Anyway these appear to be the requirements for using the /M switch:

1) ISMIF32.DLL present (normally there from an SMS client install, but
comes with some dev products like Visual Studio 6.0)

2) No extension (i.e. .MIF) should be supplied

3) Should not include path (mif will always be placed in %systemroot%)

4) Name specified must be 8 characters or less


I know I met 2-4, but I bet ISMIF32.DLL not being in the path is the
problem.

Thanks,
Frank
 

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