Customizing How Setup Runs

You can always run Setup interactively to install Microsoft Office 2003—or allow users to run Setup interactively. However, by using command-line options or setting values for Setup properties in the Setup settings file (Setup.ini) or in a transform (MST file), you can customize the way Setup installs Office 2003 throughout your organization.

You set most properties that control the behavior of Setup in one of three locations, listed in order of precedence:

  • On the command line

  • In the Setup settings file (Setup.ini)

  • On the Modify Setup Properties page of the Custom Installation Wizard, which stores your settings in a transform (MST file)

Note that settings specified on the Modify Setup Properties page override most corresponding ...

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