OFF97: How to Configure Setup.stf to Exclude Find Fast

ID: Q166070

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SUMMARY

In Microsoft Office 97, it is possible to customize a post-administrative installation (setup /a) so that when your users run Office 97 Setup, Find Fast is not available for installation.

This article explains how to perform this task by editing the Office Setup .stf file.


MORE INFORMATION

WARNING: This modification may not be supported by Microsoft. Microsoft support professionals will support some modifications to a BACKUP copy of the Setup.stf file. Note also that while support professionals may help customers modify specific lines of an STF, we will not rewrite the entire file in order to achieve a desired configuration. As a general rule, support is limited to options that can normally be changed by a user during a standard installation of the application.

NOTE: The following steps work only if you first perform an administrative installation (setup /a) of Office 97 to a server on your network. If you are performing a stand-alone installation using the Office 97 compact disc, you cannot use the steps in this article.

Before you perform the following steps, make a backup copy of the Off97pro.stf or Off97std.stf file on your server. Rename the file to Backup.stf and do not open or edit it for any reason.

  1. Edit the .STF file in a text editor such as Microsoft Word, Wordpad, or Notepad.

    NOTE: MS-DOS Editor should NOT be used to modify the SETUP.STF file. MS- DOS Editor replaces tabs with spaces and will cause the same error. Other text editors that are known to replace tabs with spaces (and are thus unsuitable for modifying the .STF file) are Xtree Gold 2.0 by Executive Systems and QEdit by SemWare Inc.


  2. Find the following Object IDs and delete the corresponding values from the Object Data column on the same line. Make sure you delete the trailing space after each number. Use the table that is appropriate for your version of Office.

    Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition: 
    
   For             Remove the Reference to
   ---------------------------------------

   ObjID 334                         12103
   ObjID 335                         12103
   ObjID 338                         12101

    Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition, SR-1: 
    
   For             Remove the Reference to
   ---------------------------------------

   ObjID 347                         12403
   ObjID 348                         12403
   ObjID 351                         12401

    Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition: 
    
   For             Remove the Reference to
   ---------------------------------------

   ObjID 246                         11003
   ObjID 247                         11003
   ObjID 250                         11001

    Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition, SR-1: 
    
   For             Remove the Reference to
   ---------------------------------------

   ObjID 259                         11403
   ObjID 260                         11403
   ObjID 263                         11401


  3. Save the File. Make sure that the file type is Text.


After you finish these steps, the Find Fast component is not installed and does not appear in the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel icon for any user who performs an installation of Office 97 using the modified setup table file (for example, you may call this file Custom.stf).

For more information about using custom setup table files with Office 97, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q158281 OFF97 Err Msg: "Setup Error 544"

Additional query words: modify edit off97 


Keywords          : kbsetup offwinsetup 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: May 25, 1999