Microsoft Office 2000 Command-Line Switches

Microsoft Office 2000 Command-Line Switches

Switch Description

/? Displays a dialog box of valid Setup switch options.

/a <msifile> etup performs an administrative installation using the specified Microsoft Installer (.msi) file to create an administrative install point. The .msi file must be in the same folder as Setup.exe.
NOTE: This option cannot be used along with the /i switch (discussed later).
Example: /a data1.msi

/autorun This switch is only used in the autorun.inf file. Its purpose is to indicate that Setup is being run by Windows automatically after you insert the Office disc in the CD-ROM drive.
Caution: Do not modify the Autorun.inf file. The information it contains is necessary for the proper operation of Setup.

/chained Used to chain the Setups of more than one Office 2000 CD.

/g <option> Language ID. English is ID 1033. See the Office Resource Kit for a complete list of language IDs.
Example: /g 1033

/help Displays a dialog box of valid Setup switch options.

/i <msifile> Specifies the name of the .msi file. This option cannot be used along with the /a option. The .msi file must be in the same folder as Setup.exe.
Example: /i mso9.msi

/j <option> <package path> Creates an icon representing an Office program or feature that is configured during Setup to install the first time you use it ("Installed on first use"). Valid options are:
u: Current user logged on to Windows.
m: All users using the computer.
g: Language ID.
t: Applies transform to advertised package.
Note: When using the /j switch with a TRANSFORMS file the /t switch should be used to point to a particular transforms list. Otherwise with other switches the TRANSFORMS property should be used.
Example: /ju c:\data1.msi
Example: /ju c:\data1.msi /t install.mst
Example: /ju c:\data1.msi /g 1033

/f <option> <package path> Setup repairs the Office installation. The .msi file specified must be .msi file used to install Office originally. The .msi file must be in the same folder as Setup.exe. The Detect and Repair command (Help menu) in Office programs performs the same function as using the following options, /focums. If you run Setup and click Reinstall. Setup performs the same function as using the following options, /fecum. Valid options are:
a -Force all files to be reinstalled regardless of checksum or version
c -Reinstall a file if it is missing or corrupted (checksum value mismatch).
d -Reinstall a file if it is missing or a different version is present
e -Reinstall a file if it is missing or an equal or older version is present
m -Rewrite all required local machine registry values
o -Reinstall a file if it is missing, or an older version is present
p -Reinstall a file only if it is missing
s -Reinstall all shortcuts overwriting any existing shortcut
u -Rewrite all required user registry values
v -Run from the source package and re-cache the local package.
Example: /focums data1.msi

/i<option> <package path> Logs switches for Msiexec.exe (the Windows installer) and specifies the path to the log file. The flags
indicate which information to log. Valid options are:
a -Startup of actions.
c -Initial UI parameters.
e -All error messages.
i -Status messages.
m -Out of memory.
o -Disk space errors.
r -Action-specific records.
p -Terminal properties.
u -User requests.
v -Verbose output.
w -Nonfatal warnings.
+ -Append to existing file.
* -Log all information except verbose output. You can use the v switch along with the asterisk, /l*v.
! -Writes each line to the log file. The default behavior is to cache 20 lines of log file text into memory and then write 20 lines to the log file at once. This is done to improve performance.

Example: /l* c:\logfile.txt

/m <.mif file> Specifies an SMS .mif file. The /m switch is available with the enhanced version of Setup.exe. It will only appear when you run the command, "Setup /?" (without the quotation marks). For information about the enhanced version of Setup.exe, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q232501
TITLE : OFF2000: Description of the Special Copy of Setup.exe from ORK

/nd Used with the Office Server Extensions Setupse.exe only. This does not install the Microsoft Database Engine.

/noinstmsi Does not install the Windows Installer.

<PROPERTY>=<value> Specifies a value for any of the Installer properties (see the Office Resource Kit for a complete listing of valid properties). If the property value contains spaces, enclose the string in quotation marks ("<value>"). You can specify more than one property and value pair on the command line separated by spaces.
Example: TRANSFORMS="c:\acct dept" INSTALLLANGUAGE="German"

/q<option> Selects the user interface level. Valid options are:
n: None - No user interface is displayed.
b: Basic - Only simple progress indicators and error are displayed.
r: Reduced - No user information is collected and no progress indicators are displayed.
f: Full - All indicators with a modal dialog box at the end of setup
n+: No user interface except for a modal dialog box displayed at the end.
Note: The modal dialog box is not displayed if the system restarts.
b+: Basic user interface with a modal dialog box displayed at the end.
Note: The modal dialog box is not displayed if the user cancels the installation.
Example: /qn

/settings <INI file> Specifies a settings file and path that customizes setup actions. /settings c:\office9.ini

/t <transform> Specifies the name of the transform (.mst) file. The /i switch is required with the /t switch. When using the /j switch with a transforms file, the /t switch must be used otherwise the TRANSFORMS property should be used.
Example: /t acct.mst /i off9.msi

/wait Wait for the installation to complete before exiting the Setup program.

/x <msifile>
Setup uninstalls Office. The .msi file specified must be the same .msi file used to install Office originally. The .msi file must be in the same folder as Setup.exe.
Example: /x data1.msi

Switch	Description
/?	Displays a dialog box of valid Setup switch options.
/a <msifile>	etup performs an administrative installation using the specified Microsoft Installer (.msi) file to create an administrative install point. The .msi file must be in the same folder as Setup.exe. NOTE: This option cannot be used along with the /i switch (discussed later). Example: /a data1.msi
/autorun	This switch is only used in the autorun.inf file. Its purpose is to indicate that Setup is being run by Windows automatically after you insert the Office disc in the CD-ROM drive. Caution: Do not modify the Autorun.inf file. The information it contains is necessary for the proper operation of Setup.
/chained	Used to chain the Setups of more than one Office 2000 CD.
/g <option>	Language ID. English is ID 1033. See the Office Resource Kit for a complete list of language IDs. Example: /g 1033
/help	Displays a dialog box of valid Setup switch options.
/i <msifile>	Specifies the name of the .msi file. This option cannot be used along with the /a option. The .msi file must be in the same folder as Setup.exe. Example: /i mso9.msi
/j <option> <package path>	Creates an icon representing an Office program or feature that is configured during Setup to install the first time you use it ("Installed on first use"). Valid options are: u: Current user logged on to Windows. m: All users using the computer. g: Language ID. t: Applies transform to advertised package. Note: When using the /j switch with a TRANSFORMS file the /t switch should be used to point to a particular transforms list. Otherwise with other switches the TRANSFORMS property should be used. Example: /ju c:\data1.msi Example: /ju c:\data1.msi /t install.mst Example: /ju c:\data1.msi /g 1033
/f <option> <package path>	Setup repairs the Office installation. The .msi file specified must be .msi file used to install Office originally. The .msi file must be in the same folder as Setup.exe. The Detect and Repair command (Help menu) in Office programs performs the same function as using the following options, /focums. If you run Setup and click Reinstall. Setup performs the same function as using the following options, /fecum. Valid options are: a -Force all files to be reinstalled regardless of checksum or version c -Reinstall a file if it is missing or corrupted (checksum value mismatch). d -Reinstall a file if it is missing or a different version is present e -Reinstall a file if it is missing or an equal or older version is present m -Rewrite all required local machine registry values o -Reinstall a file if it is missing, or an older version is present p -Reinstall a file only if it is missing s -Reinstall all shortcuts overwriting any existing shortcut u -Rewrite all required user registry values v -Run from the source package and re-cache the local package. Example: /focums data1.msi
/i<option> <package path>	Logs switches for Msiexec.exe (the Windows installer) and specifies the path to the log file. The flags indicate which information to log. Valid options are: a -Startup of actions. c -Initial UI parameters. e -All error messages. i -Status messages. m -Out of memory. o -Disk space errors. r -Action-specific records. p -Terminal properties. u -User requests. v -Verbose output. w -Nonfatal warnings. + -Append to existing file. * -Log all information except verbose output. You can use the v switch along with the asterisk, /lv. ! -Writes each line to the log file. The default behavior is to cache 20 lines of log file text into memory and then write 20 lines to the log file at once. This is done to improve performance. Example: /l c:\logfile.txt
/m <.mif file>	Specifies an SMS .mif file. The /m switch is available with the enhanced version of Setup.exe. It will only appear when you run the command, "Setup /?" (without the quotation marks). For information about the enhanced version of Setup.exe, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q232501 TITLE : OFF2000: Description of the Special Copy of Setup.exe from ORK
/nd	Used with the Office Server Extensions Setupse.exe only. This does not install the Microsoft Database Engine.
/noinstmsi	Does not install the Windows Installer.
<PROPERTY>=<value>	Specifies a value for any of the Installer properties (see the Office Resource Kit for a complete listing of valid properties). If the property value contains spaces, enclose the string in quotation marks ("<value>"). You can specify more than one property and value pair on the command line separated by spaces. Example: TRANSFORMS="c:\acct dept" INSTALLLANGUAGE="German"
/q<option>	Selects the user interface level. Valid options are: n: None - No user interface is displayed. b: Basic - Only simple progress indicators and error are displayed. r: Reduced - No user information is collected and no progress indicators are displayed. f: Full - All indicators with a modal dialog box at the end of setup n+: No user interface except for a modal dialog box displayed at the end. Note: The modal dialog box is not displayed if the system restarts. b+: Basic user interface with a modal dialog box displayed at the end. Note: The modal dialog box is not displayed if the user cancels the installation. Example: /qn
/settings <INI file>	Specifies a settings file and path that customizes setup actions. /settings c:\office9.ini
/t <transform>	Specifies the name of the transform (.mst) file. The /i switch is required with the /t switch. When using the /j switch with a transforms file, the /t switch must be used otherwise the TRANSFORMS property should be used. Example: /t acct.mst /i off9.msi
/wait	Wait for the installation to complete before exiting the Setup program.
/x <msifile>	Setup uninstalls Office. The .msi file specified must be the same .msi file used to install Office originally. The .msi file must be in the same folder as Setup.exe. Example: /x data1.msi