I go to a lot of computers that need a fresh install of office 2003. I have a true VLK cd but it does not have SP2. Is there a way to integrate sp2 into the installation source, and still have it cache the files?

Right now, I have a cd w/ source files that have sp2 integrated, and I first copy it to the hard disk....


Anybody feel me?

read this article
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=232
although its writen for OfficeXP it also works on Office 2003
i applied this to my office install and made it a self extracting exe so now i have office2003 with SP2 slipstreamed and its 270 meg and also installs 30 seconds faster than installing office and then SP2

UA Guide, please read before posting, it's in the rules.
Direct link of office 2003: http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/48/
If your edition is VLK you can create an admin point.

You guys are both missing the point... he wants to keep the cache after install. By creating an administrative install point, you loose that ability.


@decoy5657 - There is a guide somewhere around here on how to do it, but the last time I checked, the cache is there but Office update doesn't work properly. Your best bet if you want to keep the cache is to install Office on its own, and then install the SP2 update. It'll be a bit bigger on the install disk, but you'll get what you want. There are several threads on this, so all you have to do is search for them.

But in %systemdrive%\Install or wherever, he can keep the office files there but delete the rest.
I didn't see the cache part. I missed it.

and how to install office with only word and excel on my unattended cd of winxp?

In the Office 2003 resource kit, when you create the MST file, only choose to install Word and Excel.
http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/50/