OFF2000: How to Customize Add/Remove Functionality (269340)



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 Q269340

SUMMARY

If you want to customize the functionality of Office 2000 in the Add/Remove Programs dialog box, you can specify one or more command-line properties when you install Office.

The "More Information" section of this article lists the properties that can be used in this situation.

MORE INFORMATION

The following table outlines several Windows Installer properties that you can use to customize the way Office 2000 is controlled by Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.
Property              Details
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ARPNOMODIFY           Turning on the ARPNOMODIFY property turns off the 
                      functionality in the Add/Remove Programs control 
                      panel that modifies your Office installation.

                      If you are using Microsoft Windows 2000, this
                      property turns off the Change button for Office in
                      Add/Remove Programs.

                      If you are using Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, or
                      Windows NT 4.0, clicking Add/Remove uninstalls Office
                      rather than starting the Maintenance Mode Wizard. 
                      NOTE: You are prompted to confirm whether you 
                      want to uninstall the product first.

                      To turn on the ARPNOMODIFY property, run Setup with a
                      command line similar to the following:

                         <path>\Setup.exe ARPNOMODIFY=1

                      where <path> is the full path to your Office source 
                      files.

                      If the ARPNOMODIFY property is turned on, the DWORD
                      value "NoModify" is written, with a value 1, under 
                      the following registry key: 
                      HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ 
                      Uninstall\<product GUID>
                      where <product GUID> is the 32-character 
                      alphanumeric string that varies 
                      according to your edition of Office.

                      NOTE: If you run Setup using Setup.exe from your 
                      Office source files, Maintenance Mode Setup starts,
                      with options to Remove Office, Repair 
                      Office, or Add/Remove Office features.

ARPNOREMOVE           Turning on the ARPNOREMOVE property turns off the 
                      functionality in the Add/Remove Programs control
                      panel that removes your Office installation.

                      If you are using Windows 2000, this turns off the 
                      Remove button for the product from the Add/Remove 
                      Programs control panel. However, if you click Change, 
                      Maintenance Mode Setup for Office starts, and 
                      you can click Remove Office. If you want 
                      to prevent this from occurring, make sure to turn on 
                      both the ARPNOMODIFY and the ARPNOREMOVE properties.

                      If you are using Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows 
                      NT 4.0, Office is not displayed in the list 
                      of installed products in the Add/Remove Programs
                      control panel.

                      To turn on the ARPNOREMOVE property, run Setup with a
                      command line similar to the following:

                         <path>\Setup.exe ARPNOREMOVE=1

                      where <path> is the full path to your Office source 
                      files.

                      If the ARPNOREMOVE property is turned on, the DWORD 
                      value "NoRemove" is written, with a value 1, under 
                      the following registry key: 
                      HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ 
                      Uninstall\<product GUID>
                      where <product GUID> is the 32-character
                      alphanumeric string that varies 
                      according to your edition of Office.

                      NOTE: If you run Setup using Setup.exe from your 
                      Office source files, Maintenance Mode Setup starts,
                      with options to Remove Office, Repair 
                      Office, or Add/Remove Office features.

ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT    Turning on the ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT property prevents 
                      Office from being displayed in the Add/Remove 
                      programs list in Windows 2000.

                      If the ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT property is turned on, the 
                      DWORD value "SystemComponent" is written, with a 
                      value 1, under the following registry key: 
                      HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ 
                      Uninstall\<product GUID>
                      where <product GUID> is the 32-character
                      alphanumeric string that varies 
                      according to your edition of Office.

                      To turn on the ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT property, run
                      Setup with a command line similar to the following:

                         <path>\Setup.exe ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT=1

                      where <path> is the full path to your Office source 
                      files.

                      This property has no effect on Office if you are 
                      using Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0.

                      NOTE: If you run Setup using Setup.exe from your 
                      Office source files, Maintenance Mode Setup starts,
                      with options to Remove Office, Repair 
                      Office, or Add/Remove Office features.

LIMITUI               Turns off interactive Setup during the installation 
                      of Office. Setting this property to 1 is equivalent 
                      to using the /qb Setup command-line option or the 
                      Display=Basic value in the Setup.ini file.

                      To turn on the LIMITUI property, run Setup with a 
                      command line similar to the following:

                         <path>\Setup.exe LIMITUI=1

                      where <path> is the full path to your Office source 
                      files.

                      NOTE: If you set this property in a transform 
                      instead of on the command line, when you run 
                      Setup, a reinstallation may be performed, running 
                      quietly as if you had used the /qb command-line
                      option. Under Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT
                      4.0, this is true whether you run Setup from 
                      Setup.exe or you use the Add/Remove Programs control 
                      panel. On Windows 2000, this quiet reinstallation is 
                      performed if you run Setup.exe or if you click
                      Change in the Add/Remove Programs control panel.
                      However, if you click Remove in the Add/Remove 
                      Programs control panel, Office will be uninstalled.

                      If you are using Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows 
                      NT 4.0 and you applied the LIMITUI property in a 
                      transform, to uninstall Office you must use a 
                      command line similar to the following:

                         <path>\Setup.exe /x
				

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/13/2006
Keywords:KB269340