I tried all methods that you listed and on the first method this is what i
get in the install.txt log
c:\install.txt
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Launch Setup
8/10/2005 9:23:01 AM
/L*V c:\install.txt PIDKEY=***************** /qb
Detected Windows Info:
PlatformId = 2
MajorVersion = 5
MinorVersion = 0
Setup path: C:\Office2000\SETUP.EXE
Recognized command line switch: /L*V
** Switching to new log file passed on command line. **
8/10/2005 9:23:01 AM
Adding property...PIDKEY=*****************
Recognized command line switch: /qb
Searching for .INI file: SETUP.INI
C:\Office2000\FILES\SETUP\SETUP.INI
Settings file located: C:\Office2000\FILES\SETUP\SETUP.INI
NT Version 5 detected
NT Service Pack 0x0 detected. (Minimum 0x600 required)
Loading MSI Library....
C:\WINNT\system32\MSI.DLL
... succeeded.
DllGetVersion succeeded.
Using Darwin Version 1.10.1029.0 from .ini file
Minimum MSI version required is 1.10.1029.0
MSI.DLL version installed now is 3.1.4000.0
Trying to get version of
C:\WINNT\system32\msiexec.exe
....succeeded.
C:\WINNT\system32\msiexec.exe is version 3.1.4000.1823
Reading settings file
C:\Office2000\FILES\SETUP\SETUP.INI
Located: C:\Office2000\PROPLUS.MSI
Package to install: C:\Office2000\PROPLUS.MSI
Checking for Windows Installer....
C:\WINNT\system32\MSI.DLL
... succeeded.
Checking for any beta version of the product.
Tahoma (TrueType) listed in C:\Office2000\FILES\SETUP\SETUP.INI is Version
2.30
Tahoma (TrueType) is already on the system, no need to install newer font
Tahoma Bold (TrueType) listed in C:\Office2000\FILES\SETUP\SETUP.INI is
Version 2.30
Tahoma Bold (TrueType) is already on the system, no need to install newer font
OSP - Display full UI
Windows NT version sufficient - OSP does not need to be installed on this
system.
Office-specific properties added: PIDKEY=*****************
General properties added: LAUNCHEDFROMSETUP=1 SETUPEXEPATH=C:\Office2000\
Writing Task:
C:\WINNT\system32\msiexec.exe
/I C:\Office2000\PROPLUS.MSI SKIPOSPCHECK=1 METRICSSOURCE="C:\Office2000
/L*V c:\install.txt ***************** /qb"
PIDKEY=*****************LAUNCHEDFROMSETUP=1 SETUPEXEPATH=C:\OfficeXP\ /qb
Looking for setup tasks to process.
8/10/2005 9:23:01 AM WaitForMsiExecDone...
8/10/2005 9:23:01 AM WaitForMsiExecDone exits
Verifying install package is available
DWSETUPLOGFILE=c:\install.txt
DWMSILOGFILE=c:\install_Task(0001).txt
Command Line Logging Parameters: /I C:\Office2000\PROPLUS.MSI
SKIPOSPCHECK=1 METRICSSOURCE="C:\Office2000 /L*V c:\install.txt
***************** /qb" PIDKEY=*****************
LAUNCHEDFROMSETUP=1 SETUPEXEPATH=C:\Office2000\ /qb /l*V
c:\install_Task(0001).txt LOGVERBOSE=1
8/10/2005 9:23:01 AM
Executing Task:
Microsoft Office 2000 Premium
"C:\WINNT\system32\msiexec.exe" /I C:\Office2000\PROPLUS.MSI SKIPOSPCHECK=1
METRICSSOURCE="C:\Office2000 /L*V c:\install.txt PIDKEY=*****************
/qb" PIDKEY=*****************
LAUNCHEDFROMSETUP=1 SETUPEXEPATH=C:\Office2000\ /qb /l*V
c:\install_Task(0001).txt LOGVERBOSE=1 DWSETUPLOGFILE=c:\install.txt
DWMSILOGFILE=c:\install_Task(0001).txt
Type: msi
Ignore Return Values: False
Reboot: False
Successfully launched MsiExec....
8/10/2005 9:23:57 AM Chained install return code: 1603
Shutting down chained setup processing.
Set Verbose logging for subsequent setup.
***** Setup exits
8/10/2005 9:23:57 AM
(return = 1603)
****please help it still doenst work, the screen i get is the windows
installer then after about a minute or so it disappears with no errors.
Thanks