OFF2000: Some Switches and Properties Are Ignored When Using the /j Switch

ID: Q217609

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you run Office Setup using a command-line that includes the /j switch (/jm or /ju), some command-line properties or switches are ignored. For example, if you use the following command-line to start setup 


<path>\setup.exe /jm data1.msi companyname="My Company" /le c:\Officelog.txt
where <path> is the location of the installation pont.
You will not see the Organization name populated with My Company in the dialog box that appears when you start the first Office program. However, the log file Officelog.txt will be created on the root of the C drive.

NOTE: You will not be alerted to the fact the switches or properties are being ignored.


CAUSE

When you run setup using the /j switch, there are only a few command-line switches that are applied during setup. The following is a list of the switches that are not ignored when you use the /j switch: 


Switch           Function
-------------------------
/t         Used to apply a transform (.mst).
/wait      Setup.exe waits for Msiexec.exe to complete before terminating.
/settings  Used to specify an alternative file to the default Setup.ini.
/l         Used to specify logging options. Must also include a path to
           the log file.
/q         Used to run setup in Quiet mode.
/autorun   Used to indicate that Windows runs Setup automatically 
           when you insert the Office CD into the CD-ROM drive.


MORE INFORMATION

For a complete description of the command-line switches and properties for Office, see the Microsoft Office 2000 Resource Kit (ORK) at:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork
You can also download the file Offinfo.exe from the ORK tools site at:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/appndx/toolbox.htm
When you expand Offinfo.exe on your computer, one of the files extracted is Setupref.xls. This is a Microsoft Excel workbook with a complete listing of setup command-line switches and properties.

Additional query words: OFF2000 


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Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: June 8, 1999