Description of the Setup command-line switches for Office 2000 (202946)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office 2000 Premium
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Professoinal
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Standard
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Developer
  • Microsoft Access 2000
  • Microsoft Excel 2000
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2000
  • Microsoft Outlook 2000
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q202946
For a Microsoft Office XP version of this article, see 283686.

SUMMARY

The Office Setup program accepts a number of optional command-line switches that you can use to control how the Setup program operates. This article lists the switches and describes the functionality of each switch.

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Important Notes
  • Switches are not case sensitive; for example, /A is the same as /a.
  • Except where specifically noted, you may only use these switches when performing an initial installation of Microsoft Office 2000.
  • When using multiple switches, separate them with a blank space. For example, use the following command line to use a specific installer file and write the results to a log file:
       Setup /i data1.msi /l* c:\logfile.txt
The following table lists the Setup switches. 

 Switch              Description                 
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 /?                  Displays a dialog box of valid Setup switch options.
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 /a <msifile>        Setup performs an administrative installation using 
                     the specified Microsoft Installer (.msi) file to 
                     create an administrative install point. The .msi file
                     must be in the same folder as Setup.exe.

                     NOTE: This option cannot be used along with the /i 
                     switch (discussed later).

                     Example: /a data1.msi
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 /autorun            This switch is only used in the autorun.inf file. Its 
                     purpose is to indicate that Setup is being run by
                     Windows automatically after you insert the Office disc 
                     in the CD-ROM drive.

                     Caution: Do not modify the Autorun.inf file. The 
                     information it contains is necessary for the proper
                     operation of Setup.
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 /chained            Used to chain the Setups of more than one Office 2000
                     CD.
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 /g <option>         Language ID. English is ID 1033. See the Office 
                     Resource Kit for a complete list of language IDs.

                     Example: /g 1033
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 /help               Displays a dialog box of valid Setup switch options.
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 /i <msifile>        Specifies the name of the .msi file. This option 
                     cannot be used along with the /a option. The .msi 
                     file must be in the same folder as Setup.exe.

                     Example: /i mso9.msi
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 /j<option>          Creates an icon representing an Office program or
   <package path>    feature that is configured during Setup to install 
                     the first time you use it ("Installed on first use").
                     Valid options are:

                     u: Current user logged on to Windows.
   
                     m: All users using the computer.

                     g: Language ID.

                     t: Applies transform to advertised package.
                     
                     Note: When using the /j switch with a TRANSFORMS file 
                     the /t switch should be used to point to a particular 
                     transforms list. Otherwise with other switches the 
                     TRANSFORMS property should be used. 

                     Example: /ju c:\data1.msi
                     Example: /ju c:\data1.msi /t install.mst
                     Example: /ju c:\data1.msi /g 1033
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 /f<options>         Setup repairs the Office installation. The .msi file 
   <package path>    specified must be .msi file used to install Office 
                     originally. The .msi file must be in the same folder 
                     as Setup.exe.

                     The Detect and Repair command (Help menu) in Office
                     programs performs the same function as using the 
                     following options, /focums.

                     If you run Setup and click Reinstall. Setup performs
                     the same function as using the following options, 
                     /fecum. Valid options are:

                     a -Force all files to be reinstalled regardless of 
                        checksum or version.

                     c -Reinstall a file if it is missing or corrupted (the 
                        stored checksum doesn't match the computed 
                        checksum value).

                     d -Reinstall a file if it is missing or a different 
                        version is present.

                     e -Reinstall a file if it is missing or an equal or 
                        older version is present.

                     m -Rewrite all required local machine registry values.

                     o -Reinstall a file if it is missing, or an older 
                        version is present.

                     p -Reinstall a file only if it is missing.

                     s -Reinstall all shortcuts overwriting any existing 
                        shortcut.

                     u -Rewrite all required user registry values.

                     v -Run from the source package and re-cache the local 
                        package.

                     Example: /focums data1.msi
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 /l<option>          Logs switches for Msiexec.exe (the Windows installer)
   <logfile>         and specifies the path to the log file. The flags 
                     indicate which information to log. Valid options are:

                     a -Startup of actions.            

                     c -Initial UI parameters.

                     e -All error messages.

                     i -Status messages.

                     m -Out of memory.
 
                     o -Disk space errors.
				
                     r -Action-specific records.

                     p -Terminal properties.

                     u -User requests.

                     v -Verbose output.

                     w -Nonfatal warnings.

                     + -Append to existing file.

                     * -Log all information except verbose output. You can 
                        use the v switch along with the asterisk, /l*v.

                     ! -Writes each line to the log file. The default 
                        behavior is to cache 20 lines of log file text 
                        into memory and then write 20 lines to the log 
                        file at once. This is done to improve performance.
                       
                     Example: /l* c:\logfile.txt
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  /m <.mif file>     Specifies an SMS .mif file. 

                     The /m switch is available with the enhanced version
                     of Setup.exe. It will only appear when you run the 
                     command, "Setup /?" (without the quotation marks). For
                     information about the enhanced version of Setup.exe, 
                     please see the following article in the Microsoft 
                     Knowledge Base:

                     ARTICLE-ID: Q232501 
                     TITLE     : OFF2000: Description of the Special Copy
                                 of Setup.exe from ORK
 
				
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 /nd                Used with the Office Server Extensions Setupse.exe
                    only. This does not install the Microsoft Database
                    Engine.

 /noinstmsi         Does not install the Windows Installer.
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 <PROPERTY>=<value>  Specifies a value for any of the Installer properties 
                     (see the Office Resource Kit for a complete listing 
                     of valid properties). If the property value contains 
                     spaces, enclose the string in quotation marks 
                     ("<value>"). You can specify more than one property 
                     and value pair on the command line separated by 
                     spaces.

                     Example: TRANSFORMS="c:\acct dept" 
                              INSTALLLANGUAGE="German"
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 /q<option>          Selects the user interface level. Valid options are:

                     n: None - No user interface is displayed.

                     b: Basic - Only simple progress indicators and error 
                        are displayed.

                     r:  Reduced - No user information is collected and 
                         no progress indicators are displayed.
               
                     f: Full - All indicators with a modal dialog box at 
                        the end of setup.

                     n+: No user interface except for a modal dialog box 
                         displayed at the end.

                     Note: The modal dialog box is not displayed if the
                     system restarts.

                     b+: Basic user interface with a modal dialog box 
                         displayed at the end.

                     Note: The modal dialog box is not displayed if the 
                     user cancels the installation.

                     Example: /qn
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 /settings           Specifies a settings file and path that customizes 
 <INI file>          setup actions.

                     /settings c:\office9.ini
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 /t <transform>      Specifies the name of the transform (.mst) file. The 
                     /i switch is required with the /t switch. When using 
                     the /j switch with a transforms file, the /t switch 
                     must be used otherwise the TRANSFORMS property should 
                     be used.

                     Example: /t acct.mst /i off9.msi
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 /wait               Wait for the installation to complete before exiting 
                     the Setup program.
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 /x <msifile>        Setup uninstalls Office. The .msi file specified 
                     must be the same .msi file used to install Office 
                     originally. The .msi file must be in the same folder 
                     as Setup.exe.

                     Example: /x data1.msi
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If you are using a long file name with embedded spaces in the path, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

139427 Using long filenames with the Run command

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/13/2006
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