OFFXP: Some Switches and Properties Are Ignored When Using the /j Switch (297898)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office XP Professional
  • Microsoft Office XP Small Business
  • Microsoft Office XP Standard
  • Microsoft Office XP Students and Teachers
  • Microsoft Office XP Developer
  • Microsoft Access 2002
  • Microsoft Excel 2002
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2002
  • Microsoft Outlook 2002
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
  • Microsoft Word 2002
This article was previously published under Q297898

For a Microsoft Office 2000 version of this article, see 217609.

SYMPTOMS

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

path\Setup.exe /jm PackageName.msi companyname="My Company" /le c:\Officelog.txt

where path is the location of the installation point and PackageName.mst is the name of the Windows Installer .msi package (for example, Proplus.msi).

When you first start an Office program a dialog box appears showing you user information. The Organization name box will not contain the company name you specified on the command line (for example, My Company). However, the Officelog.txt file will be created on the root of the C: drive.

NOTE: You will not see any notification that the switches or properties are being ignored.

CAUSE

When you run Setup using the /j switch, only a few command-line switches are applied during Setup. The following table lists the switches that are not ignored when you use the /j switch: 
   Switch           Function
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------
   /wait            Setup.exe waits for Msiexec.exe to complete before
                    terminating.

   /settings        Used to specify an alternative file to the default 
                    Setup.ini file.

   /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 or 
                    DVD-ROM drive.

MORE INFORMATION

For a complete description of the command-line switches and properties for Office, see the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/xp/default.htm

You can also download supplemental information (Orkdocs.exe) from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/xp/appndx/appa17.htm

After you download the Orkdocs.exe file, double-click it to extract the files. The Setupref.doc file comtains a complete list of the Setup command-line switches and properties.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/16/2006
Keywords:kbprb KB297898
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