Setup properties in the 2007 Office system
Updated: January 15, 2009
Applies To: Office Resource Kit
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Topic Last Modified: 2016-11-14
In previous versions of Office, you used Windows Installer properties to customize and control Office installation. In the 2007 Microsoft Office system, the Setup process is redesigned and most of these functions are replaced by options in the Office Customization Tool (OCT) or elements in the Config.xml file.
Property quick reference
The following table summarizes the recognized Windows Installer properties that you might have used in previous versions of Office. The table shows if the functionality of that property is blocked and replaced by options in the OCT or Config.xml, or if the property is available for use. More detail is provided in the sections below.
| Property | Use in the 2007 Office system |
|---|---|
ADDDEFAULT |
Replaced |
ADDLOCAL |
Replaced |
ADDSOURCE |
Replaced |
ADVERTISE |
Replaced |
ALLUSERS |
Blocked |
ARPAUTHORIZEDCDFPREFIX |
Replaced |
ARPCOMMENTS |
Replaced |
ARPCONTACTS |
Replaced |
ARPHELPLINK |
Replaced |
ARPHELPTELEPHONE |
Replaced |
ARPINSTALLLOCATION |
Replaced |
ARPNOMODIFY |
Replaced |
ARPNOREMOVE |
Replaced |
ARPNOREPAIR |
Replaced |
ARPPRODUCTICON |
Replaced |
ARPREADME |
Replaced |
ARPSIZE |
Replaced |
ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT |
Replaced |
ARPURLINFOABOUT |
Replaced |
ARPURLUPDATEINFO |
Replaced |
CCP_DRIVE |
Replaced |
COMPADDLOCAL |
Replaced |
COMPADDSOURCE |
Replaced |
COMPANYNAME |
Replaced |
DISABLEROLLBACK |
Blocked |
EXECUTEACTION |
Blocked |
EXECUTEMODE |
Blocked |
FILEADDDEFAULT |
Replaced |
FILEADDLOCAL |
Replaced |
FILEADDSOURCE |
Replaced |
HIDEUPDATEUI |
Available |
INSTALLLEVEL |
Blocked |
INSTALLLOCATION |
Replaced |
LIMITUI |
Replaced |
LOGACTION |
Blocked |
MEDIAPACKAGEPATH |
Blocked |
NOCOMPANYNAME |
Replaced |
NOUSERNAME |
Replaced |
PIDKEY |
Replaced |
PRIMARYFOLDER |
Available |
PROMPTROLLBACKCOST |
Blocked |
REBOOTPROMPT |
Blocked |
REINSTALL |
Blocked |
REMOVE |
Replaced |
ROOTDRIVE |
Available |
SEQUENCE |
Blocked |
SETUP_REBOOT |
Available |
SOURCELIST |
Replaced |
TARGETDIR |
Replaced |
UNINSTALL |
Blocked |
USERNAME |
Replaced |
Available properties
The following properties can be used when you install the 2007 Office system:
HIDEUPDATEUI--If set to True, hides the Check for Updates button on the completion dialog. This property is ignored if the completion dialog is not displayed. The default value is False.
PRIMARYFOLDER--Designates a primary folder for the installation.
ROOTDRIVE--Specifies the default drive for the destination folder of the installation. The value for this property must end with '\'.
SETUP_REBOOT--Determines how Setup restarts the computer after installation. You must use all uppercase letters, SETUP_REBOOT.
AutoAlways--Always initiate a reboot. Do not prompt the user.
Always--Always prompt for a reboot at the end of setup.
IfNeeded--Prompt for a reboot at the end of setup if setup requires a reboot. (Default)
AutoIfNeeded--Initiate a reboot if setup requires a reboot. Do not prompt the user.
Never--Never initiate or prompt for a reboot.
You set these properties in the Modify Setup properties page of the OCT, or the Setting element in the Config.xml file.
Replaced properties
A number of Windows Installer properties are replaced by options in the OCT or in the Config.xml file. Some properties are not applicable in the 2007 Office system because of Setup design changes in the 2007 version. All of these properties are blocked by Setup. That is, if you specify any of these properties in the OCT Modify Setup properties page, or with the Config.xml Setting element, Setup will end the installation.
The following table lists blocked properties whose functions are replaced by options in the OCT or by elements in the Config.xml file.
| Property | Replacement OCT option | Replacement Config.xml element |
|---|---|---|
SOURCELIST (in LIS element) |
SOURCELIST attribute inLIS element |
|
COMPANYNAME |
||
INSTALLLOCATION |
||
TARGETDIR |
||
LIMITUI |
||
PIDKEY |
||
ARPAUTHORIZEDCDFPREFIX |
None |
|
ARPCOMMENTS |
None |
|
ARPCONTACTS |
None |
|
ARPHELPLINK |
None |
|
ARPHELPTELEPHONE |
None |
|
ARPINSTALLLOCATION |
None |
|
ARPNOMODIFY |
None |
|
ARPNOREMOVE |
None |
|
ARPNOREPAIR |
None |
|
ARPPRODUCTICON |
None |
|
ARPREADME |
None |
|
ARPSIZE |
None |
|
ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT |
None |
|
ARPURLINFOABOUT |
None |
|
ARPURLUPDATEINFO |
None |
|
CCP_DRIVE |
None |
|
NOCOMPANYNAME |
None |
None |
NOUSERNAME |
None |
None |
USERNAME |
None |
|
ADDDEFAULT |
||
ADDLOCAL |
||
ADDSOURCE |
||
ADVERTISE |
||
COMPADDLOCAL |
||
COMPADDSOURCE |
||
FILEADDDEFAULT |
||
FILEADDLOCAL |
||
FILEADDSOURCE |
||
REMOVE |
The following properties are replaced by Setup command-line options for the 2007 Office system:
REINSTALL--Use the Setup /repair command-line option
UNINSTALL--Use the Setup /uninstall command-line option
Blocked Properties
The following properties are no longer applicable in the 2007 Office system and are blocked. That is, if you specify these properties in the OCT Modify Setup properties page, or with the Config.xml Setting element, Setup will end the installation.
ALLUSERS (all installations of the 2007 Office system are per-machine)
DISABLEROLLBACK
EXECUTEACTION
EXECUTEMODE
INSTALLLEVEL
LOGACTION
MEDIAPACKAGEPATH
PROMPTROLLBACKCOST
REBOOTPROMPT
SEQUENCE
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