Here's the deal, I've got an Office 2003 (Word/Access/Excel/Powerpoint) shrinked (with Office Shrinker) and a WinRAR SFX installer. It works perfectly under a normal windows environment, but doesn't when it SHOULD install.

I'm using XPlode4 at the T-12 stage, and it's the only prog not installing. The XPlode pointer stays on the item for some time, so it's got to be doing something.

Please help, I gotta get this working before I'm starting adding new stuff.

what method did u use?

what does your coding look like?

Alright:

1. Clean Windows install (VMware)
2. Office Shrinker unleashed at it
3. WinRAR SFX, best compression, following script:


I currently replaced it with an (untested) 7z, as made by your steps. Though if I decide on using this second method, I want to know how you make the SFX modules. :/

Nope, 7zip installer doesn't work either.

try removing the setup line and run setup seperately maybe?
i dunno

Yeah, me neither, that's the problem. The 7zip seems to work for everyone. :/

7-zip method didnt work for me =\
it would extract and do nothing

Anyone got an idea?

Try putting the Office 2003 installation on a 2nd CD, use the 2 CD method discussed on this forum (you can search and find it).

Then using a batch file or runonceex.cmd launch the setup with this command line:

"<path to source files>\setup.exe" "transforms=unattended.mst" /qb-

In this case, the unattended.mst file must be at the root of the Office 2003 source files directory in the same location as the setup.exe executable.

I have done the install this way hundreds of time without any problem.

Good luck.

Yeah, been thinking about it, but I have to get it on one CD to keep it fully unattended. :/

There's got to be a cause, thus a solution!

try this with the 7-zip config.txt



Save this with Utf-8 enconding and name this cofig.txt. For more of a walkthrough with 7-zip. See this link http://ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=67 .

if it does not work then it just means that their is something wrong with
your office shrink.

7z is only for compression

my installer.exe is designed for office with mst w/ office shrink or without office shrink.
u can view that many people have used the method i made and had great success.

again the only time my method will not work is if u dont make a proper mst and office shrink.

Tnx, gonna try that one Too bad I don't really see the difference with other method, but let's hope.



Ffs dude, at least TRY not to stamp everybody as a total n00b. I'm very grateful for your method, andit's also not the problem, as the WinRAR installer also doesn't work. Again, it works in a normal environment, just not in T-12. It wouldn't be very good if I use RunOnceEx for one program, and for the rest XPlode.

I personally know several people using the 7zip method with xplode.

why dont u try

not using office shrink

and just 7zipping the office w/ mst???

if that doesn't work there is a problem with your office

Alright, made a WinRAR SFX (still with office shrink, need the space =p), but now followed every step of the installer.

It gives ONE error which cancels the process in silent mode. The following:

"Error 1406. Setup can't write the value DW0200 to the register key \Software\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW\Installed. Check if you have the sufficient amount of privileges to gain access to the register or contant the IT-development for support."

It's a translation, so not the original English error. I mean, it copy's every other register value okay. >_<

Anyone a solution? Please?