ACC2: SETUP /Q Always Installs Complete Version

ID: Q119026

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

If you follow the directions in the "Network Installations" section of the ACREADME.HLP file to modify the SETUP.STF file for a quiet Setup (SETUP /Q), Setup will set up a complete copy of Microsoft Access, whether you choose the Typical, Custom, Laptop, or Workstation Setup option.


CAUSE

There is an additional line in the SETUP.STF file that needs to be modified. The ACREADME.HLP file does not mention this line.


RESOLUTION

Follow these steps to modify the line that contains the Batch Mode Root Object ID variable:

  1. Make a backup copy of the SETUP.STF file.


  2. Open the SETUP.STF file in a text editor or a spreadsheet. Opening the file in a spreadsheet is the preferred method.


  3. Search for the string "Batch Mode Root Object ID" (without quotation marks). If you open the file in Microsoft Excel, the string will be in cell A19.


  4. In the cell to the right of the string (cell B19), change the value 
    
      9:01

   to:

      7:01


  5. Save and then close the file.



STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access version 2.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem


  1. Install Microsoft Access on your server using the SETUP /A command. When you are prompted, choose to keep all the Microsoft Access files on the server.


  2. Install Microsoft Access on a workstation using the SETUP command (do not use the /Q switch). Setup will create an icon for Microsoft Access that points to the server, as it should.


  3. Modify the SETUP.STF file as outlined in the ACREADME.HLP file to automatically set up Microsoft Access using the workstation settings.


  4. Run the SETUP /Q command to install Microsoft Access on another workstation. Note that Setup copies the MSACCESS.EXE file to the workstation's local hard disk. 



Keywords          : kbsetup StpNet 
Version           : 2.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        :

Last Reviewed: April 6, 1999