Modifying the DestDir Column in the MS Office SETUP.STF

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Office for Windows, versions 4.2, 4.3
• Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0

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The following are guidelines you can use to determine whether to use a trailing backslash with items in the SETUP.STF:

• DO use a trailing backslash with the DestDir column
• DO NOT use a trailing backslash in the Object Data column for the AppSearch object.

MICROSOFT OFFICE VERSION 4.X

These two methods have different purposes. Changing the DestDir will hard code a specific destination directory for the Program files. However, changing the Object Data entry will change the default directory but will allow the user to change this directory if they are not using the batch mode for installation.

DestDir

If you are modifying the %1 in the DestDir Column (the destination directory of a specified object) of the SETUP.STF, you need to include the trailing backslash, as in the following example:

   C:\WORD6\

Object Data for AppSearch Object

If you choose to modify the Object Data column for the AppSearch object, then you do not use the trailing backslash.

The row beneath Object Data (cell F24 or F25 if you are editing the STF in Microsoft Excel) will list the current settings including the default directory. The default settings in the Object Data column are the following:

   "C:\WINWORD", "WINWORD.EXE", "6.0.0.2226", 1, "yes", "yes", 2 3 4 5

MICROSOFT OFFICE VERSION 7.0

As a 32-bit operating system, Windows 95 allows you to use long filenames. Therefore, the Office version 7.0 STF file contains long filename alternative entries. For example, the first AppSearch entry appears as follows:

   "C:\MSOffice"<C:\MSOffice>,MSOFFICE.EXE,95.2.3.2,176,,yes,8

Modification

Modifications to an STF file should be made using a backup copy of the file and following the procedures outlined in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q111248
   TITLE     : XL: Saving .STF File in Excel May Cause Setup Error
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1. In the Setup.stf file, locate Object Id 2. This item is located in the first column of the STF file under the ObjID heading.

2. Press the Right Arrow key to move to the sixth column in the STF file (Object Data) which contains the following cell contents:

   "C:\MS_OFF95"<C:\Microsoft Office 95>,MSOFFICE.EXE,95.2.3.2,176,,yes,8

   Modify the standard path ("C:\MS_OFF95") and/or the long filename path (<C:\Microsoft Office 95>).

3. Press the Right Arrow key again to move to the eleventh column in the STF file (Destination Directory). There should be an entry in this column similar to the following:

         C:\MS_OFF95\<C:\Microsoft Office 95\>
   

   Modify the standard path (C:\MS_OFF95\) and/or the long filename path (<C:\Microsoft Office 95\>).

   Note that the path in this column is followed by a backslash character as described in the "Summary" section of this article. If this entry is not present, you may enter it using the entry above as an example.

   <path>SETUP /t <path>filename.STF /q

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