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I try to install MSOffice 97 in Fedora 10 with wine. Version 1.1.15.
I obtain the following text message (in windows / temp) (long message):
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Launch Setup
5/23/2009 8:08:19 PM
Detected Windows Info:
PlatformId = 2
MajorVersion = 5
MinorVersion = 1
Setup path: Z:\media\office xp\Office XP (E_)\SETUP.EXE
Searching for .INI file: SETUP.INI
Z:\media\office xp\Office XP (E_)\FILES\SETUP\SETUP.INI
Settings file located: Z:\media\office xp\Office XP (E_)\FILES\SETUP\SETUP.INI
GetTempPath returned: C:\windows\temp\
NT Version 5 detected
NT Service Pack 0x0 detected. (Minimum 0x600 required)
Loading MSI Library....
C:\windows\system32\MSI.DLL
.. succeeded.
DllGetVersion succeeded.
Using Darwin Version 1.10.1029.0 from .ini file
Minimum MSI version required is 1.10.1029.0
MSI.DLL version installed now is 3.1.4000.0
Trying to get version of
C:\windows\system32\msiexec.exe
...succeeded.
C:\windows\system32\msiexec.exe is version 3.1.4000.1823
Reading settings file
Z:\media\office xp\Office XP (E_)\FILES\SETUP\SETUP.INI
Located: Z:\media\office xp\Office XP (E_)\PROPLUS.MSI
Package to install: Z:\media\office xp\Office XP (E_)\PROPLUS.MSI
Checking for Windows Installer....
C:\windows\system32\MSI.DLL
.. succeeded.
Checking for any beta version of the product.
Tahoma (TrueType) listed in Z:\media\office xp\Office XP (E_)\FILES\SETUP\SETUP.INI is Version 2.30
Tahoma (TrueType) is already on the system, no need to install newer font
Tahoma Bold (TrueType) listed in Z:\media\office xp\Office XP (E_)\FILES\SETUP\SETUP.INI is Version 2.30
Tahoma Bold (TrueType) is already on the system, no need to install newer font
OSP - Display full UI
Windows NT version sufficient - OSP does not need to be installed on this system.
General properties added: LAUNCHEDFROMSETUP=1 SETUPEXEPATH="Z:\media\office xp\Office XP (E_)\"
Writing Task:
C:\windows\system32\msiexec.exe
/I "Z:\media\office xp\Office XP (E_)\PROPLUS.MSI" SKIPOSPCHECK=1 METRICSSOURCE="Z:\media\office xp\Office XP (E_)" LAUNCHEDFROMSETUP=1 SETUPEXEPATH="Z:\media\office xp\Office XP (E_)\"
Looking for setup tasks to process.
5/23/2009 8:08:20 PM WaitForMsiExecDone...
5/23/2009 8:08:20 PM WaitForMsiExecDone exits
Verifying install package is available
DWSETUPLOGFILE="C:\windows\temp\Office XP Professional with FrontPage Setup(0004).txt"
DWMSILOGFILE="C:\windows\temp\Office XP Professional with FrontPage Setup(0004)_Task(0001).txt"
Command Line Logging Parameters: /I "Z:\media\office xp\Office XP (E_)\PROPLUS.MSI" SKIPOSPCHECK=1 METRICSSOURCE="Z:\media\office xp\Office XP (E_)" LAUNCHEDFROMSETUP=1 SETUPEXEPATH="Z:\media\office xp\Office XP (E_)\" /lvpiwaeo "C:\windows\temp\Office XP Professional with FrontPage Setup(0004)_Task(0001).txt" LOGVERBOSE=1
5/23/2009 8:08:20 PM
Executing Task:
Microsoft Office XP Professional with FrontPage
"C:\windows\system32\msiexec.exe" /I "Z:\media\office xp\Office XP (E_)\PROPLUS.MSI" SKIPOSPCHECK=1 METRICSSOURCE="Z:\media\office xp\Office XP (E_)" LAUNCHEDFROMSETUP=1 SETUPEXEPATH="Z:\media\office xp\Office XP (E_)\" /lvpiwaeo "C:\windows\temp\Office XP Professional with FrontPage Setup(0004)_Task(0001).txt" LOGVERBOSE=1 DWSETUPLOGFILE="C:\windows\temp\Office XP Professional with FrontPage Setup(0004).txt" DWMSILOGFILE="C:\windows\temp\Office XP Professional with FrontPage Setup(0004)_Task(0001).txt"
Install open office latest, abi word and koffice .
They are far better
That is not helpful....You may think they are better (and I agree mostly), but sometimes people really DO need MSOffice.
anika;
I'm not skilled in setting up WINE---you might also want to look at the commercial version: CrossOver (http://codeweavers.com)
They offer a free trial.
Dear Pixelanny,
yes, I am one of the persons that really NEED MSOffice. I am workging into a group of WIN users and a doc written/edited in OO is not 100 % compatible with MSOffice. There issues like formatting or numbering that are not preserved very good when you play with the doc between MSO and OO.
I will try the program that you suggest me - the trial is fully functional ?
I read in a revue that MSOffice 2003 was installed with WINE. Why not XP also ?
I will put a stupid question - where can I find the log file of the installer ?
Last edited by anika.ella; 05-23-2009 at 12:34 PM.
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