DOCUMENT:Q179432 21-DEC-2001 [exchange] TITLE :Silent Install Fails with Outlook Deployment Wizard PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange PROD/VER:WINDOWS:98 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbfile kbpatch kbsetup kbgraphxlinkcritical ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Outlook 98 Deployment Kit - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you use the Outlook Deployment Kit that shipped with the April 1, 1998 Microsoft Select compact disc to deploy Microsoft Outlook 98 and you select either the Silent Install option in the Wizard or you use the following command line: setup.exe /Q:A /C:"outlwzd.exe /S:""#e"" /Q /R:N" the installation fails immediately and you receive the following message: Error: Setup cannot find a properly configured setup.ini file for quiet mode. Consult the Outlook 98 Deployment Kit for information on creating quiet mode installations. Do you wish to continue installing without quiet mode? If you click Yes, the installation continues; however, there is no way to disable the message without updating the Setup.ini file. CAUSE ===== There is a conflict with the silent installation mode on the Select compact disc. This does not affect non-Select compact discs in silent mode, or Select compact discs in non- silent mode. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods: Method 1 -------- Dowload the latest version of the Outlook 98 Deployment Kit from the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/TechNet/Outlook/Manuals/deploy/welcome.asp Method 2 -------- Odkpatch.exe is available to resolve this issue. To apply the patch, run Odkpatch.exe before building a custom Outlook package. Any custom packages you previously built must be rebuilt after you run the patch. NOTE: Odkpatch.exe is language independent. It can be used on any language version of the ODK. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: DownloadDownload Odkpatch.exe now (http://download.microsoft.com/download/outlook98/Patch/1.0/WIN98Me/EN-US/ODKPATCH.EXE) For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. Additional query words: 98 ODK ====================================================================== Keywords : kbfile kbpatch kbsetup kbgraphxlinkcritical Technology : kbOutlookSearch kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 kbOutlookDeployKitSearch kbOutlook98DeployKit Version : WINDOWS:98 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.