Failure return code 203 Deploying Office 2003 Standard
Created: 29 Dec 2012 | Updated: 31 Dec 2012
Hello
I created software delivery package of Microsoft office 2003 standard but while deploying it giving failure return code 203.
I got one document it that giving The system could not find the environment option that was entered.
But I didnt understand what this error mean
Quick Look Solution
Hello all I used below
Hello all
I used below command and its installed successfully
setup.exe TRANSFORMS="D:\software\office2003\New Custom Setup File.MST" /qn
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Can you give us the exact
Can you give us the exact command line you used
setup.exe
setup.exe TRANSFORMS=D:\software\office2003\office.mse /qb-
You should use the MSI in
You should use the MSI in combination with the transform instead of specifying the setup.exe file.
msiexec /i <path to\file.msi> TRANSFORMS=<file.mst> /qb-
You should be OK with
You should be OK with TRANSFORMS= after the Office setup.exe but the transform usually has an .mst extension. I'd make the silent switch /qn and add verbose logging, the verbose log file should tell you more:
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Yes, your office.mse file
Yes, your office.mse file should be office.mst, which is a Microsoft Transform file. Here is a good resource:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826530
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yes my it is my mistake that
yes my it is my mistake that I mention mst it is not mst it is MSE only
Where did the .mse file come
Where did the .mse file come from? If it is a proper transform file created with the Office Customisation Wizard you should give it an .mst extension, it probably won't help with this but will save confusion and potential problems later on.
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So the
So the 'D:\software\office2003\office.mst' is a valid location?
If the transform is in the same location as the Setup.exe file then you would only need to specify TRANSFORMS=.\office.mst
Hello all I used below
Hello all
I used below command and its installed successfully
setup.exe TRANSFORMS="D:\software\office2003\New Custom Setup File.MST" /qn
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