I stand corrected, .MSP file. However, it doesn't make any difference, when I
use the Office 2007 Customization program, the fact is I am unable to
successfully add Outlook 2007 to an existing installation of Office 2007.
When I first deployed Office 2007 and used the Customization program to
create a .MSP file, I went along with the default installation settings for
all Office 2007 components except Outlook which I had set to "Not Available"
because I wasn't ready to deploy that program yet.
Now when I attempt to install Outlook on a test machine that has the Office
2007 package installed (except Outlook 2007). I've tried even creating a new
..MSP file (or adjusting an existing one) using the Customization program
selecting "Run from my Computer" or "Run all from my Computer". However, when
I execute the modified .MSP file Outlook doesn't install. If I execute the
Setup program and select "Add/Remove programs" and click NEXT, there is still
a red X next to Outlook and the only choice is still "Not Available" despite
the settings in the .MSP file. According to the documentation on the MS
website, I am supposed to be able to use the Customization program to create
updated .MSP files to add/remove any office programs. The tool does appear to
work with all the other Office programs but not Outlook.
"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Hi Jim,
>
> Office 2007 uses .MSP (MS Installer Patch) files rather than the .MST (MS Installer Transforms) of previous Office versions.
>
> When you first deployed Office 2007 what were the settings you used for Outlook 2007 in your customization file.
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> <<"Jim" <Jim[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B301A36E-9FC1-4EE7-85F4-224ABDD4BEB9[ at ]microsoft.com...
> I've installed Office 2007 Pro on most of our WinXP PC's installing most of
> the other programs except Outlook 2007 due to more testing. I had used the
> documented method of running Setup with the /admin switch to create a .MST
> file. When I run the Setup program on a system that has Office 2007 installed
> and select ADD/REMOVE FEATURES, I click the red X next to Microsoft Office
> Outlook 2007, the selection says "NOT AVAILABLE" and no other options!!!! It
> doesn't matter if I use the same .MST file I orginally configured, make up a
> new .MST file with Outlook seleted or re-run Setup from the original CD!!!
> Previous versions of office allowed you to add/remove programs from the Setup
> program, so this looks like a step backwards in Setup functionality.
> Is there a way for me to actually add Outlook 2007 without having to
> uninstall the whole Office package and re-install the whole thing? <<
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>
> Bob Buckland ?:-)
> MS Office System Products MVP
>
> *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
>
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