OFF97: How to Configure Setup.stf to Exclude Access

• 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 Access is not available for installation and none of the Microsoft Access 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 professionals will support some modifications to a BACKUP copy of the Setup.stf file. Note also that while support professionals 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 first perform an administrative installation (setup /a) of Office 97 to a server on your network. If you are performing a stand-alone installation using the Office 97 compact disc, you cannot use the steps in this article.

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

1. Edit the .STF file in a text editor such as Microsoft Word, Wordpad, or Notepad.
   
   NOTE: MS-DOS Editor should NOT be used to modify the SETUP.STF file. MS- DOS Editor replaces tabs with spaces and will cause the same error. Other text editors that are known to replace tabs with spaces (and are thus unsuitable for modifying the .STF file) are Xtree Gold 2.0 by Executive Systems and QEdit by SemWare Inc.



2. Find the following Object IDs and delete the corresponding values from the Object Data column on the same line. 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                       118
         ObjId 52                       174
         ObjId 53                       117
         ObjId 54                       118
         ObjId 56                       120
         ObjId 57                       174
         ObjId 58                       117
         ObjId 59                       118
         ObjId 60                       119
         ObjId 62                       118
         ObjId 8836                    9001 

   
   Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition, SR-1:
   

   
         For        Remove the Reference to
         ----------------------------------
   
         ObjId 46                       131
         ObjId 53                       187
         ObjId 54                       130
         ObjId 55                       131
         ObjId 57                       133
         ObjId 58                       187
         ObjId 59                       130
         ObjId 60                       131
         ObjId 61                       132
         ObjId 63                       131
         ObjId 9036                    9201 

   
   Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition, SR-1 From November 1997 Select CD:
   

   
         For        Remove the Reference to
         ----------------------------------
   
         ObjId 43                       124
         ObjId 50                       180
         ObjId 51                       123
         ObjId 52                       124
         ObjId 54                       126
         ObjId 55                       180
         ObjId 56                       123
         ObjId 57                       124
         ObjId 58                       125
         ObjId 60                       124
         ObjId 9036                    9301 




3. Save the File. Make sure that the file type is Text.

Q158281 OFF97 Err Msg: "Setup Error 544"

Additional query words: off97 modify edit

Keywords : kbsetup offwinsetup
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto