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Subject: Installing Applications
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warrenddsUser is Offline

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06/18/2008 8:29 AM  

I'm far from being a scripting wiz, but I thought that the command line needed to install Office 2003 in Lite Touch would be pretty easy. I've tried everything I can think of though, and I just can't get it to work. I can't get any applications to work actually, they all error out. Can someone give me an example of a command line they are using for Lite Touch application install of both Office 2003 and the SMS Advanced Client? Maybe then I can see what I am doing wrong.

 

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06/19/2008 3:36 AM  

Install the office 2003 Reskit. Click start the custom installation wizard.  Go through the wizard to

Create a transform file.  At the end call the file EG officecustom.mst

Add an application in deployment and for the command use

SETUPPRO.EXE TRANSFORMS=OFFICECUSTOM.mst /QB

 

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08/14/2008 12:59 AM  

i did that command, but an error occurred during the installation that the mst path is not found, althogh it exists on the deployement point i created

setup.exe Transforms=1_2.mst /qb-

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08/15/2008 10:19 AM  

If you copy the os source locally to a laptop and run the command from start > Run.  Does the app install then.   (no deployment server envolved).

 

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08/15/2008 3:32 PM  
eng_yasser. It all depends on how you are creating the application in MDT. If you are choosing Application with Source Files, you should be able to point to the share that has your customized Office install in the wizard. After that, it will then ask you the command line you want to run. If you are running against an exe, you need to do the following to get it to work

setup.exe /v"TRANSFORMS 1_2.mst /qb-"

Setup.exe won't use MSI Switches without using the /V" " to encapsulate the properties to pass to the internal MSI. You can also simply use the MSI. I have to much success and have not had a problem yet.
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