RE: MSI admin update for OfficXP_pro SP3 results 860mb directory

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Try the suggestions for chaining the installation of Office patches instead
of burning them slipstreamed to a CD:

Distributing Office 2003 Product Updates
Check the "Caching installation files locally and distributing client
updates" section
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/ha011402381033.aspx

Gustavo
Software Test Engineer
Microsoft

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"Sean Mercer,MCSE" wrote:

> Slipstreaming officeXP pro SP3 per
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011525351033.aspx Results in
> an 860mb
> directory and therefore cannot fit on CD. The original office CD is less
> than 400mb.
> Office SP3 is only about 60mb. The patch adds hundreds of mb to the
> \FILES\PFILES\COMMON\MSSHARED directory and also the
> \FILES\PFILES\MSOFFICE\OFFICE10
> directory where there were only kb on the original. I've examined closely
> the options in
> MSIE /? and the relative MS support sites and don't see any obvious
> solution. The MS websites all refer to updting a network install point but
> don't mention an administrative
> update and reburning the CD. I have slipstreamed the service packs into
> Office 2000 and Windows2000 and did not have this problem. Using the syntax
> "msiexec /a e:\office10\pro.msi
> /update e:\officexpsp3\MAINSP3ff.msp SHORTFILENAMES=TRUE" and also the
> syntax "msiexec /a
> e:\office10\pro.msi /p e:\officexpsp3\MAINSP3ff.msp SHORTFILENAMES=TRUE"
> have the same
> result, after successful completion of MSI installation, then the directory
> is now 860mb.
>
> Does anybody know how to slipstream this patch so it can be reburned to CD?
.

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