OFFXPDEV: Microsoft Office XP Developer Packaging Wizard Patch Available on MSDN (305003)

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Office XP Developer Packaging Wizard Patch. This article shows you where to download the patch, how to install the patch, what files are contained in the patch, where to find additional information about the problems that the patch corrects, and how to rebuild your existing packages.

NOTE: You do not need this update if you have installed Office XP Developer Service Pack 1 (SP-1). Office XP Developer SP-1 contains all updates from the Office XP Developer Packaging Wizard Patch plus additional updates.

For additional information how to obtain and install Office XP Developer SP-1, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

313166 OFFXPDEV: How to Obtain and Install Office XP Developer Service Pack 1 (SP-1)

For additional information about what problems are fixed in Office XP Developer SP-1, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

313170 OFFXPDEV: List of Problems That Are Fixed in Microsoft Office XP Developer Service Pack 1 (SP-1)

MORE INFORMATION

Where to Download the Patch

You can download the Office XP Developer Packaging Wizard Patch from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f0f245fd-184c-4125-afb7-3c48e2607f99&DisplayLang=en

How to Install the Patch

Save the patch, modpkwen.exe, to your local hard disk.
Double-click modpkwen.exe to extract the files.
Copy Setup.exe and Setup1.exe to the following folder:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Developer\Packaging Wizard\redist\1033
NOTE: The Program Files\Microsoft Office Developer\Packaging Wizard\redist\1033 folder on your computer may be on a drive other than drive C.
When you copy these files, you receive a message that asks you if you want to overwrite the existing files. Click Yes to replace the existing files.

Files Contained in the Patch

File Name	File Size	Version
Eula.htm	2 KB	n/a
Readme.htm	6 KB	n/a
Setup.exe	128 KB	10.0.9300.0
Setup1.exe	324 KB	6.0.0.9300

Issues Fixed by the Patch

For additional information about the problems that this patch fixes, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

303227 OFFXPDEV: Error Message: "Path/File Access Error" Installing a Run-Time Application

305002 OFFXPDEV: Microsoft Access 2002 Run-time Does Not Install on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

This patch also corrects the following problems:

Unable to install a package from read-only media.
Unable to install package if the Support folder is missing from the package.

305004 OFFXPDEV: Package Fails to Install on a Computer That Is Running Microsoft Windows 98

305005 OFFXPDEV: Distributing the SQL Server Desktop Engine with the Packaging Wizard Causes a Path/File Access Error

NOTE: This article will be updated when there is additional information about these issues.

How to Rebuild Your Existing Packages

If you have already created a package for a Microsoft Windows 98-, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition-, Microsoft Windows Millennium-, or Microsoft Windows NT-based computer, you must re-create the package by copying the updated files of Setup.exe and Setup1.exe to the package, and then rebuilding the package as indicated in the following example.

Rebuilding a Package Example

In Windows Explorer, open the Package folder on your computer, for example, C:\My Documents\Package.

Copy the new Setup.exe to the Package folder (see the "How to Install the Patch" section).
Copy the new Setup1.exe to the Package\Support folder (see the "How to Install the Patch" section).
Double-click the <PackageName.bat> file in the Package\Support folder where <PackageName.bat> is the name of the package that you created. This will rebuild your package image.NOTE: If you have removed the support folder, you must rebuild your package by running the Packaging Wizard again.