[ms office - 2003] Office 2003 SP3 question

[Mr_M_Cox]

I want to install just SP3 onto all my workstations by using a msi deployment through GP.

 

I have just extracted the files from the EXE to find that it has 3 .msp, 1 .exe and a .dll.

 

Does anyone know how to do it.

[rob_f]

Create a startup script:

 

Script Name: msiexec

Parameters: /p \\servername\pathtoffice2003sp3files\MAINSP3.msp /np /norestart

 

Repeat for the other msps (web components IIRC) and test!

 

Hth,

 

 

Rob.

[Mr_M_Cox]

thanks for the quick reply, i have created a .bat with exactly what you wrote in it but with the path inserted.

 

it doesn't seem to work, i will paste what i have written below, could you see if it seems right to you

 

/p \\pc09506\sp3\MAINSP3.msp /np /norestart

 

saved as msiexec.bat

 

?

[rob_f]

Sorry, if you're doing it with a .bat you'll need to prefix that with msiexec

[Mr_M_Cox]

now it just brings up a command prompt as keeps printing the line of text in contained in the .bat. i have now set it out like below.

 

msiexec /p \\pc09506\sp3\MAINSP3.msp /np /norestart

[Mr_M_Cox]

sorry to be a pain rob, you are being really helpful cheers

[rob_f]

Not a problem, i'm not testing these locally so just bouncing my memory off you!

 

try: msiexec /update \\pc09506\sp3\MAINSP3.msp /quiet /norestart /passive

 

If that doesn't work, lose the /passive.

 

If you're still having problems, check the syntax with msiexec /? from start -> run.

 

 

Rob.

[rob_f]

Alternatively, use wsus!

 

 

Rob.

[Michael]

I've created a guide on my website which you can view here.

 

By creating and updating an admin installation of Office 2003 SP3 + hotfixes (optional), you can then deploy Office to the network this way.