OFFICE: SETUP /Q May Not Install All Applications

• Microsoft Office for Windows, version 4.0, 4.2, 4.3

SUMMARY

If you use the "SETUP /Q" command to run a quiet mode installation, setup may only install Microsoft Excel 5.0 and its components. Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and their components will be missing. This is true regardless of whether it is a typical, laptop, workstation, or Complete/Custom installation.

CAUSE

There is a problem with the SETUP.STF file that was shipped with Microsoft Office. Certain lines have the wrong settings in the Install During BatchMode column (column B, when you open the file in Microsoft Excel 4.0).

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do the following:

1. Open SETUP.STF in Microsoft Excel (or another suitable text editor).

   NOTE: If you open SETUP.STF in Microsoft Excel 5.0, complete the following additional steps before continuing:

         a. In the Text Import Wizard dialog box, choose Next until Step 3
            Of 3 appears.
   
         b. In the Text Import Wizard - Step 3 Of 3 dialog box, under Data
            Preview, click the second column to select it. Under Column Data
            Format, select the Text option, and choose Finish.
   
   

2. Make the changes outlined below (that is, find each object ID listed below in the Object ID column and change the corresponding entry in the "Install During Batch Mode" column).

   NOTE: If the entry in the table is (blank), clear whatever text is in the cell and leave it blank.

Microsoft Office Version 4.2

      Object ID      Install During Batch Mode
      (Column A)       (Column B)
   --------------------------------------------
      33                no
      36                yes
      91                (blank)
      1608              no
      1609              no
      1610              no
      1611              yes
      1618              yes
      1619              (blank)
      1620              yes
      1621              (blank)
      3209              no
      3210              no
      3211              no
      3212              yes
      4262              yes

Microsoft Office Version 4.3

      Object ID      Install During Batch Mode
      (Column A)       (Column B)
   --------------------------------------------
      37                no
      40                yes
      96                (blank)
      1589              no
      1590              no
      1591              no
      1592              yes
      1599              yes
      1600              (blank)
      1601              yes
      1602              (blank)
      3157              no
      3158              no
      3159              no
      3160              yes
      4184              yes
      4249              no
      4250              no
      4251              no
      4252              yes