add a feature into office 2003
hi all,
i have a mst file for office 2003 that was created with ORK. there was a feature that was supposed to be installed but is not.
how can i add the feature if office is already installed?
the feature is called HandWritingFiles and i know i need to put ADDLOCAL="HandWritingFiles" to the command line but the feature does not install.
if i go to control panel and office setup, i can manually install the feature.
please help!
thanks!
i have a mst file for office 2003 that was created with ORK. there was a feature that was supposed to be installed but is not.
how can i add the feature if office is already installed?
the feature is called HandWritingFiles and i know i need to put ADDLOCAL="HandWritingFiles" to the command line but the feature does not install.
if i go to control panel and office setup, i can manually install the feature.
please help!
thanks!
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Posted by:
anonymous_9363
15 years ago
I can't see why that command wouldn't have worked. Log both install types and see what it is you missed by comparing the two.
Posted by:
kardock
15 years ago
good suggestion but how can i log the action from the setup's GUI of office?
thanks!
edit: by running it from the command line of course! *smack head*
thanks!
edit: by running it from the command line of course! *smack head*
Posted by:
kardock
15 years ago
ok i admit, i'm lost.
here's the only line i can find in the log file about the feature, running with the GUI open;
MSI (s) (28:9C) [10:27:32:200]: Feature: HandWritingFiles; Installed: Absent; Request: Null; Action: Null
this works when i run powerpoint and test the feature.
and here are the lines i can find into the log file running with ADDLOCAL property on command line, running with /QB;
MSI (s) (3C:B4) [10:46:38:395]: Command Line: TRANSFORMS=MicrosoftOffice2003STDEN.MST ADDLOCAL=HandWritingFiles CURRENTDIRECTORY=Z:\Projects\Microsoft Office 2003 STD EN CLIENTUILEVEL=2 CLIENTPROCESSID=228
MSI (s) (3C:B4) [10:46:38:410]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding ADDLOCAL property. Its value is 'HandWritingFiles'.
MSI (s) (3C:B4) [10:46:42:650]: Feature: HandWritingFiles; Installed: Absent; Request: Local; Action: Local
MSI (s) (3C:B4) [10:46:52:411]: Executing op: RegClassInfoRegister(Feature=HandWritingFiles,Component={B05C6A77-8180-42FF-9C3A-ACC8C548F026},FileName=C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\INK\SKCHOBJ.DLL,ClsId={BAA8FB92-D1E7-4181-B0EE-94DA3329F7C0},ProgId=FSHook.MouseHook.1,VIProgId=FSHook.MouseHook,Description=MouseHook Class,Context=InprocServer32,,AppID={BAA8FB92-D1E7-4181-B0EE-94DA3329F7C0},,,,,,,)
a few lines like the one above.
Property(S): ADDLOCAL = HandWritingFiles
if i try running powerpoint and testing the feature, it's not working.
i don't understand this behavior.
thanks for helping!
here's the only line i can find in the log file about the feature, running with the GUI open;
this works when i run powerpoint and test the feature.
and here are the lines i can find into the log file running with ADDLOCAL property on command line, running with /QB;
a few lines like the one above.
if i try running powerpoint and testing the feature, it's not working.
i don't understand this behavior.
thanks for helping!
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
15 years ago
My *guess* would be that there are other features which need to be installed alongside HandWritingFiles...
Posted by:
spartacus
15 years ago
Can you clarify whether this change is being applied to a workstation running XP Tablet Edition ?
Regards,
Spartacus
Regards,
Spartacus
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
15 years ago
Opening my PRO11.MSI, I see that that feature's parent is one called CiceroFiles which, amongst other things, puts down a Control Panel applet, INPUT.CPL, whose name hints at some participation in this. Is that feature (i.e. CiceroFiles) already installed on your target? If not, try adding that as well and re-test. I presume (hope) that this is all taking place on a sacrificial w/s, rather than a Production one...?
Posted by:
kardock
15 years ago
it's on XP but not tablet edition.
it's for a feature into powerpoint where, when you run a slideshow, you can highlight stuff with a yellow marker.
VBScab, i think you could be right but how can i detect what is missing?
thanks!
it's for a feature into powerpoint where, when you run a slideshow, you can highlight stuff with a yellow marker.
VBScab, i think you could be right but how can i detect what is missing?
thanks!
Posted by:
kardock
15 years ago
ORIGINAL: VBScab
Opening my PRO11.MSI, I see that that feature's parent is one called CiceroFiles which, amongst other things, puts down a Control Panel applet, INPUT.CPL, whose name hints at some participation in this. Is that feature (i.e. CiceroFiles) already installed on your target? If not, try adding that as well and re-test. I presume (hope) that this is all taking place on a sacrificial w/s, rather than a Production one...?
of course on a test pc ;-)
so i need ADDLOCAL="CiceroFiles,HandWritingFiles" right? i'll try that.
thanks!
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
15 years ago
Just "ADDLOCAL=CiceroFiles" will suffice, as "HandWritingFiles" is a child feature. Check first, though, to see whether or not the feature's already installed.
Posted by:
kardock
15 years ago
this is driving me crazy. nothing works.
i tried both;
ADDLOCAL="CiceroFiles"
ADDLOCAL="CiceroFiles,HandWritingFiles"
but the feature never got installed.
thanks!
i tried both;
ADDLOCAL="CiceroFiles"
ADDLOCAL="CiceroFiles,HandWritingFiles"
but the feature never got installed.
thanks!
Posted by:
Inabus
15 years ago
Couple of things to try:
1) Use ORK and add in all the missing features and make a new transform that way.
2) Try using maintwiz.exe to add the missing features
3) Make a new transform for all features, including the old transform and test to ensure it all works. Then check what properties have been set and duplicate as required.
At the end of the day you should never manually edit the office installs, always use microsoft utilities.
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1) Use ORK and add in all the missing features and make a new transform that way.
2) Try using maintwiz.exe to add the missing features
3) Make a new transform for all features, including the old transform and test to ensure it all works. Then check what properties have been set and duplicate as required.
At the end of the day you should never manually edit the office installs, always use microsoft utilities.
P
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