OFF97: How to Configure Setup.stf to Exclude Outlook

 Last reviewed: March 17, 1998
Article ID: Q165571
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Office 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Office 97 for Windows, Service Release 1 (SR-1)

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Office 97, it is possible to customize a post-administrative installation (setup /a) so that when your users run Office 97 Setup, Microsoft Outlook is not available for installation and none of the Microsoft Outlook components are installed.

This article explains how to perform this task by editing the Office Setup .stf file.

MORE INFORMATION

WARNING: This modification may not be supported by Microsoft. Microsoft support engineers will support some modifications to a BACKUP copy of the Setup.stf file. Note also that while support engineers may help customers modify specific lines of an STF, we will not rewrite the entire file in order to achieve a desired configuration. As a general rule, support is limited to options that can normally be changed by a user during a standard installation of the application.

NOTE: The following steps work only if you have first performed an administrative installation (setup /a) of Office 97 to a server on your network. If you are performing a standalone installation using the Office 97 compact disc, you cannot use the following steps.

Before performing the following steps, make a backup copy of the Off97pro.stf or Off97std.stf file stored on your server. Rename the file to Backup.stf and do not open or edit it for any reason.

NOTE: The following steps explain how to use Microsoft Excel to edit the .stf file. If Microsoft Excel is not installed or you have problems using these steps, open the .stf file in WordPad or another text editor that does not alter tabs and spaces. Make the appropriate changes outlined in step 15 and save the file.

Use the following steps to edit the .stf file in Microsoft Excel version 5.0 or later.

  1. In Microsoft Excel, open the .stf file you want to edit.

  2. In the Text Import Wizard dialog box, click Next twice to proceed to step 3.

  3. In the Text Import Wizard - Step 3 Of 3 dialog box, under Data Preview, drag the vertical scroll bar indicator down until the Object ID item appears in the Data Preview window. Click the first column to select it. Hold the SHIFT key down, and drag the horizontal scroll bar indicator to the right until the last column is displayed in the Data Preview window. Click the last column. All of the columns (at least 15 columns) should be selected.

  4. Under Column Data Format, click the Text option, and click Finish.

  5. After the .stf file is open, press CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR to select the entire .stf file. Then, on the Data menu, point to Filter, and click AutoFilter.

  6. In cell E1, click the arrow, and then click the value "AddRegData."

  7. In cell F1, click the arrow and click Custom. In the Custom AutoFilter dialog, set the following values

    Show rows where: F contains """" (four quotation marks)

    and click OK.

  8. Select all visible cells in column F.

  9. On the Edit menu, click Replace. In the Find What box, type a space, followed by a quotation mark ( "). In the Replace With box, type a quotation mark ("). Click Replace All.

  10. Select all visible cells in column F.

  11. On the Edit menu, click Replace. In the Find What box, type three quotation marks ("""). In the Replace With box, type two quotation marks (""). Click Replace All.

  12. Select all visible cells in column F.

  13. On the Edit menu, click Replace. In the Find What box, type two quotation marks (""). In the Replace With box, type a quotation mark ("). Click Replace All.

  14. On the Data menu, point to Filter, and click AutoFilter.

  15. Find the following Object IDs located in column A and delete the corresponding values from the Object Data column in column F. Make sure you delete the trailing space after each number. Use the table that is appropriate for your version of Office.

    Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition: 

           For        Remove the Reference to
       ----------------------------------

       ObjID 46                       198
       ObjID 51                       196
       ObjID 53                       196
       ObjID 54                       197
       ObjID 56                       202
       ObjID 58                       196
       ObjID 59                       197
       ObjID 60                       199

       For           Change             To
       ----------------------------------------

       ObjId 12808   'Depend'           'Group'
       ObjId 12808   '11917 ? : 12809'  '12809'
       ObjId 12863   'Depend'           'Group'
       ObjId 12863   '11917 ? : 12864'  '12864'

    Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition, SR-1:

       For        Remove the Reference to
       ----------------------------------

       ObjID 46                       211
       ObjID 52                       209
       ObjID 54                       209
       ObjID 55                       210
       ObjID 57                       215 
       ObjID 59                       209
       ObjID 60                       210
       ObjID 61                       212

       For           Change             To
       ----------------------------------------

       ObjId 13108   'Depend'           'Group'
       ObjId 13108   '12220 ? : 13109'  '13109'
       ObjId 13163   'Depend'           'Group'
       ObjId 13163   '12220 ? : 13164'  '13164'

    Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition:

       For        Remove the Reference to
       ----------------------------------

       ObjID 35                       110
       ObjID 41                       108
       ObjID 43                       108
       ObjID 44                       109
       ObjID 46                       114
       ObjID 48                       108
       ObjID 49                       109
       ObjID 50                       111

       For           Change             To
       ----------------------------------------

       ObjId 11708   'Depend'           'Group'
       ObjId 11708   '10817 ? : 11709'  '11709'
       ObjId 11763   'Depend'           'Group'
       ObjId 11763   '10817 ? : 11764'  '11764'

    Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition, SR-1:

       For        Remove the Reference to
       ----------------------------------

       ObjID 35                       123
       ObjID 42                       121
       ObjID 44                       121
       ObjID 45                       122
       ObjID 47                       127
       ObjID 49                       121
       ObjID 50                       122
       ObjID 51                       124

       For           Change             To
       ----------------------------------------

       ObjId 12108   'Depend'           'Group'
       ObjId 12108   '11220 ? : 12109'  '12109'
       ObjId 12163   'Depend'           'Group'
       ObjId 12163   '11220 ? : 12164'  '12164'
Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition, SR-1 From the November 1997 Select CD: 

       For        Remove the Reference to
       ----------------------------------

       ObjID 43                       204
       ObjID 49                       202
       ObjID 51                       202
       ObjID 52                       203
       ObjID 54                       208
       ObjID 56                       202
       ObjID 57                       203
       ObjID 58                       205

       For           Change             To
       ----------------------------------------

       ObjId 12308   'Depend'           'Group'
       ObjId 12308   '11420 ? : 12309'  '12309'
       ObjId 12363   'Depend'           'Group'
       ObjId 12363   '11420 ? : 12364'  '12364'

  • On the File menu, click Save. Make sure that the file type is Text.

    After you finish these steps, the Microsoft Outlook components are not installed and do not appear in the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel icon for any user who performs an installation of Office 97 using the modified setup table file (for example, you may call this file Custom.stf).

    Note: Removal of ObjId 57 may not be absolutely necessary. Save the ObjId 

    	 information to another location for re-entry purposes.
    For more information about using custom setup table files with Office 97, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

       ARTICLE-ID: Q158281
   TITLE     : OFF97: How to Use Custom STF Files with MS Office 97 Setup

    • Additional query words: XL97
    Keywords : OffWinSetup kbsetup kbusage
    Version : WINDOWS:97,97sr1
    Platform : WINDOWS
    Issue type : kbhowto

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    Last reviewed: March 17, 1998
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