Step-by-Step Guide to Slipstream Office and SP3

Below is a step-by-step guide to slipstream Office 2003 and SP3. It doesn't get much easier than this!

1. Create three folders on you c: drive - c:\MSOffice2003, c:\Office2003SP3, c:\TempSP3
2. Now Insert the Office 2003 CD and type "x:\setup.exe /a" in the Run dialog [x is your cd-rom drive letter]
3. Enter the required information like Name, Organization and Office 2003 Product Key. Click Next.
4. Here you should choose c:\MSOffice2003 as the installation point.
5. Accept the End User License Agreement [EULA] and click next. Files are now being copied to the installation pointed choose in step 4.
6. All files need to launch Office 2003 setup is being copied in to the folder you have been selected.
7. Copy Office 2003 SP3 file (Office2003SP3-KB923618-FullFile-ENU.exe) into the folder C:\tempSP3
8. Execute the following commands in sequence,
   
   1. Command to extract all Office 2003 SP3 files into the Office2003SP3 folder.
      

      C:\TempSP3>Office2003SP3-KB923618-FullFile-ENU.exe /Q /C /T:C:\Office2003SP3
      
      

   2. Command to slipstream main Office 2003 files.
      

      msiexec /p C:\Office2003SP3\MAINSP3.msp /a C:\MSOffice2003\PRO11.msi
      SHORTFILENAMES=TRUE /qb
      
      

      For FrontPage2003

      msiexec /p C:\Office2003SP3\MAINSP3.msp /a d:\MSFP2003\FP11.msi
      SHORTFILENAMES=TRUE /qb
      

   3. Command to integrate Office 2003 Web Components
      

      msiexec /p C:\Office2003SP3\Owc11SP3.msp /a C:\MSOffice2003\OWC11.MSI
      SHORTFILENAMES=TRUE /qb
      
      

The Service Pack 3 has now been integrated into your Office 2003. It is safe to delete the c:\Office2003SP3 and c:\tempSP3 folders.

The Integrated (Slipstreamed) Office 2003 SP3 CD will require no serial (CD-key) during installation.

You can either burn the contents of the folder to CD or leave them on your hard drive.