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Q179432: Silent Install Fails with Outlook Deployment Wizard

Article: Q179432
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WINDOWS:98
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbpatch kbsetup kbgraphxlinkcritical
Last Modified: 21-DEC-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Outlook 98 Deployment Kit 
- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When you use the Outlook Deployment Kit that shipped with the April 1, 1998
Microsoft Select compact disc to deploy Microsoft Outlook 98 and you select
either the Silent Install option in the Wizard or you use the following command
line:

  setup.exe /Q:A /C:"outlwzd.exe /S:""#e"" /Q /R:N"

the installation fails immediately and you receive the following message:

  Error: Setup cannot find a properly configured setup.ini file for quiet
  mode. Consult the Outlook 98 Deployment Kit for information on creating
  quiet mode installations. Do you wish to continue installing without
  quiet mode?

If you click Yes, the installation continues; however, there is no way to disable
the message without updating the Setup.ini file.

CAUSE
=====

There is a conflict with the silent installation mode on the Select compact
disc. This does not affect non-Select compact discs in silent mode, or Select
compact discs in non- silent mode.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods:

Method 1
--------

Dowload the latest version of the Outlook 98 Deployment Kit from the following
Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/TechNet/Outlook/Manuals/deploy/welcome.asp

Method 2
--------

Odkpatch.exe is available to resolve this issue. To apply the patch, run
Odkpatch.exe before building a custom Outlook package. Any custom packages you
previously built must be rebuilt after you run the patch.

NOTE: Odkpatch.exe is language independent. It can be used on any language
version of the ODK.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

  DownloadDownload Odkpatch.exe now
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/outlook98/Patch/1.0/WIN98Me/EN-US/ODKPATCH.EXE)

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Additional query words: 98 ODK

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Keywords          : kbfile kbpatch kbsetup kbgraphxlinkcritical 
Technology        : kbOutlookSearch kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 kbOutlookDeployKitSearch kbOutlook98DeployKit
Version           : WINDOWS:98
Issue type        : kbprb

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