Patching an administrative installation point
Patching an administrative installation point
You must install administrative updates (MSP files) from the command line. On the command line, you run Windows Installer with options to specify the path to the MSI file and the name and path of the MSP file.
The MSI file is the Windows Installer package file from your original administrative image. The MSP file is the Office administrative update file that contains information about the changes in the upgrade. The update instructs Windows Installer to add, update, or remove files in the administrative image.
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Note Before you update an administrative installation point, make sure that no clients are using the share. If a file on the share is in use during the upgrade process, a newer version of that file is not copied to the administrative installation point.
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To apply an update to an Office administrative installation point
1.Download the self-extracting executable file for the update and double-click the file name to extract the MSP file.
Administrative updates for Office 2003 are made available on the Office Resource Kit Web site.
2.Connect to the server share for your administrative installation point.
You must have write access to the administrative installation point on the server and the appropriate privileges to carry out the task, including the Change privilege.
3.On the Start menu, click Run, and then type the Windows Installer command line with the appropriate options for your installation. Use the following syntax:
msiexec.exe /p [path\name of update MSP file]/a
[path\name of MSI file] /qb /lv* [path\name of log file]
If an update contains multiple MSP files, you must run the command line separately for each MSP file that you apply to the administrative installation point. You cannot reference multiple MSP files on the same command line.
The following table describes the command-line options.
Command-line option Description
Msiexec.exe Executable file name for Windows Installer.
/p Directs Windows Installer to apply an update to an existing installation.
[path\name of update MSP file] Path and file name of the MSP file for the update.
/a Directs Windows Installer to perform an administrative installation of a product on a network share.
[path\name of MSI file] Path and file name of the Windows Installer package for your original administrative image.
/qb Sets the user interface to the basic level (simple progress and error handling).
/lpiwaeo Turns on logging and sets a path for the log file. The default setting /lpiwaeo logs a subset of information, such as error messages and warnings. Use /lv* to log all information.
[path\name of log file] Path and file name of the Windows Installer log file.
Updating client computers
After you update your administrative installation point, you need to perform a recache and reinstallation on all client computers that use the administrative image as a source. Any new client installations from the administrative installation point automatically include the updated version of Office.
To update an existing client installation from an administrative installation point, users need only rerun Setup.exe on the administrative installation point. If the administrative image has been patched, Setup automatically triggers the recache and reinstallation of all Office 2003 applications and features. Unless Setup is set to run in quiet mode, users are prompted to update.
Alternatively, you can distribute the following command line to the clients:
setup.exe REINSTALL=[list of features modified by the update] /qb
In this case, Setup.exe calls Windows Installer to perform the installation and automatically generates log files. You can run this command line by creating a logon script, distributing it as a batch file, deploying it by using SMS, or using other means according to your practice. The options for this command line are described in the following table.
Command-line option Description
Setup.exe Executable file name for Office Setup program.
REINSTALL=[value] Specifies whether to reinstall all applications or only the features affected by the patch. The default REINSTALL=all reinstalls all applications and features in the updated package.
/qb Directs Setup to run in quiet mode.
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Tip Each update that Microsoft releases includes documentation listing all the features affected by the update. You can minimize the time and network bandwidth needed to update users' computers by setting the REINSTALL property to reinstall only the features modified by the update. Note that the values for REINSTALL shown in the feature list are case sensitive.
You must install administrative updates (MSP files) from the command line. On the command line, you run Windows Installer with options to specify the path to the MSI file and the name and path of the MSP file.
The MSI file is the Windows Installer package file from your original administrative image. The MSP file is the Office administrative update file that contains information about the changes in the upgrade. The update instructs Windows Installer to add, update, or remove files in the administrative image.
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Note Before you update an administrative installation point, make sure that no clients are using the share. If a file on the share is in use during the upgrade process, a newer version of that file is not copied to the administrative installation point.
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To apply an update to an Office administrative installation point
1.Download the self-extracting executable file for the update and double-click the file name to extract the MSP file.
Administrative updates for Office 2003 are made available on the Office Resource Kit Web site.
2.Connect to the server share for your administrative installation point.
You must have write access to the administrative installation point on the server and the appropriate privileges to carry out the task, including the Change privilege.
3.On the Start menu, click Run, and then type the Windows Installer command line with the appropriate options for your installation. Use the following syntax:
msiexec.exe /p [path\name of update MSP file]/a
[path\name of MSI file] /qb /lv* [path\name of log file]
If an update contains multiple MSP files, you must run the command line separately for each MSP file that you apply to the administrative installation point. You cannot reference multiple MSP files on the same command line.
The following table describes the command-line options.
Command-line option Description
Msiexec.exe Executable file name for Windows Installer.
/p Directs Windows Installer to apply an update to an existing installation.
[path\name of update MSP file] Path and file name of the MSP file for the update.
/a Directs Windows Installer to perform an administrative installation of a product on a network share.
[path\name of MSI file] Path and file name of the Windows Installer package for your original administrative image.
/qb Sets the user interface to the basic level (simple progress and error handling).
/lpiwaeo Turns on logging and sets a path for the log file. The default setting /lpiwaeo logs a subset of information, such as error messages and warnings. Use /lv* to log all information.
[path\name of log file] Path and file name of the Windows Installer log file.
Updating client computers
After you update your administrative installation point, you need to perform a recache and reinstallation on all client computers that use the administrative image as a source. Any new client installations from the administrative installation point automatically include the updated version of Office.
To update an existing client installation from an administrative installation point, users need only rerun Setup.exe on the administrative installation point. If the administrative image has been patched, Setup automatically triggers the recache and reinstallation of all Office 2003 applications and features. Unless Setup is set to run in quiet mode, users are prompted to update.
Alternatively, you can distribute the following command line to the clients:
setup.exe REINSTALL=[list of features modified by the update] /qb
In this case, Setup.exe calls Windows Installer to perform the installation and automatically generates log files. You can run this command line by creating a logon script, distributing it as a batch file, deploying it by using SMS, or using other means according to your practice. The options for this command line are described in the following table.
Command-line option Description
Setup.exe Executable file name for Office Setup program.
REINSTALL=[value] Specifies whether to reinstall all applications or only the features affected by the patch. The default REINSTALL=all reinstalls all applications and features in the updated package.
/qb Directs Setup to run in quiet mode.
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Tip Each update that Microsoft releases includes documentation listing all the features affected by the update. You can minimize the time and network bandwidth needed to update users' computers by setting the REINSTALL property to reinstall only the features modified by the update. Note that the values for REINSTALL shown in the feature list are case sensitive.
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