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Re: Office 2K3 SP3 Exclude? 18 January 2008 00:21

> Can you provide the correct method for excluding Office 2003 SP3 from
> installing?

Yes:
1. Modify ...\client\cmd\SetTargetEnvVars.cmd
Instead of
set OFFICE_SP_VERSION_TARGET=3
set OFFICE_SP_TARGET_ID=KB923618
use
set OFFICE_SP_VERSION_TARGET=2
set OFFICE_SP_TARGET_ID=KB887616

2. For any language you need, edit
...\static\StaticDownloadLinks-o2k3-<language>.txt, e.g. in
StaticDownloadLinks-o2k3-enu.txt use
http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/b/3/9b37f157-123d-41fd-a3f4-
f4aedd0cc847/Office2003SP2-KB887616-FullFile-ENU.exe
instead of
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/7/8/778493c2-ace3-44c5-8bc3-
d102da80e0f6/Office2003SP3-KB923618-FullFile-ENU.exe

Regards
Torsten Wittrock