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How to extract the contents from an .ISO file without burning the .ISO to disc.
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over 3 years ago
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EricAshton
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When Office products are downloaded from the Volume License Service Center they come down as .ISO files. .ISO is not a file format that Windows can open natively. An ISO file is an image of a CD/DVD. Typically you would be able to use a burning...
MSI Restart Manager - How it relates to Office updates and application restarts
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
Eric Ellis [MSFT]
1
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Windows Installer 4.x and later includes the “MSI Restart Manager” which is designed to reduce required operating system reboots during Installer maintenance mode operations, by restarting applications rather than rebooting the operating system...
How to automate the uninstallation of an Office patch programmatically
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
EricAshton
We can automate the silent uninstallation of Office patches via a command line like so: %windir%\System32\msiexec.exe /package {Office GUID} /uninstall {Patch GUID} /QN First we will need to determine what the GUID is for Office, and next what...
How to programmatically install the Outlook 2007 hotfix related to KB2512788 and KB2509470
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
Eric Ellis [MSFT]
After installing the April 2011 Public Update for Outlook 2007 (KB2509470), some users have reported difficulty with print previewing messages. The KB2512788 hotfix was created to address these issues. The following steps can be used to install the...
How to programmatically install the PowerPoint 2003 hotfix related to KB2543241 and KB2464588
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over 3 years ago
by
Eric Ellis [MSFT]
If you have installed the KB2464588 update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2003, which is related to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-022, you may be aware of/experiencing the following known issues: When you open presentations that contain layouts with background...
How to perform an uninstall-upgrade to Office 2010
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over 3 years ago
by
EricAshton
There are a few upgrade options available when planning to move to Office 2010 from a previous version. Microsoft has a technet article that touches on these various options here: Plan an upgrade to Office 2010 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us...
How to automate the uninstallation of Office 2003 products
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over 3 years ago
by
EricAshton
When automating the uninstallation of Office 2003, we can call msiexec to perform the work from a command line. Example syntax: msiexec /x {GUID} /qb *note* You could use /qb for an automated uninstall with a progress bar, or use /qn for a totally...
How to automate the uninstallation of Office 2007 products via command line
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
EricAshton
When automating the removal of Office 2007, we need to call setup.exe to perform the work. Because Office 2007 is a multi-msi based product we cannot use msiexec for the installation, nor the uninstallation of Office 2007. http://technet.microsoft...
How to obtain and use Offscrub to automate the uninstallation of Office products
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over 3 years ago
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EricAshton
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Sometimes you cannot uninstall the existing 2003, 2007 or 2010 Microsoft Office suite on your computer by using the Add or Remove Programs feature in Control Panel of Windows XP or the Programs and Features feature in Control Panel of Windows Vista/Win7...
Getting invalid product key error when trying to input MAK key for Volume License version of Office 2010
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
EricAshton
There are a couple common scenarios that occur that can cause an invalid product key error with Office 2010 volume license edition when attempting to install the VL MAK key. 1. After purchasing a Volume License edition of Office 2010, when...