Problem installing office as NT Authority\System

[Guest]

Can anyone help me with this problem?

I created an Office Pro Plus 2007 admin install onto a network share. I
then created a batch file that would install it as NT Authority\System user.

The following errors pops up everytime I run the install on my XP desktop:

Sourc: MsiInstaller
Event ID: 11708
User: NT Authority\System
Product: Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 -- Installation failed.

Install Log
Error: Failed to install product: C:\MSOCache\All
Users\{90120000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\ProPlusWW.msi
ErrorCode:1635(0x663)

Thanks.

 

[Steve Riley [MSFT]]

Why are you trying to do this?

 

[Guest]

Steve, thanks for the reply. It's due to the fact that my application
deployment tool uses the System account for software deployment.

It should work like this:

1. Created a null UNC share on W2K3 server to host my Office 2007 Pro Admin
installer
2. Created a batch file that points to the installer.
3. Deploy the batch file from my application deployment tool
4. The batch file executes as System user to install office from the UNC
share.

The installation works only if I logon to the workstation as admin and
launch the batch file.

Thanks, again.

 

[Steve Riley [MSFT]]

Hm. I know that SMS can install stuff as SYSTEM. Not sure why your specific
tool is running into a problem, or what the error really means. You might
have to engage with PSS on this one.

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Steve Riley
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http://blogs.technet.com/steriley
http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com

 

[Peter.]

I will try PSS next week. The following is an extended portion of the error
log:

MSI(INFO): 'This patch package could not be opened. Verify that the patch
package exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor
to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer patch package.
C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90120000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\ProPlusWW.msi'
MSI(TERMINATE): '(null)'
Log level changed from: Standard to: Verbose
Error: Failed to install product: C:\MSOCache\All
Users\{90120000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\ProPlusWW.msi ErrorCode:
1635(0x663).
Rolling back chain
10/23/2007 16:11:31 Rolling back package: ProPlusWW
There appears to be no rollback work to do for package: ProPlusWW path:
C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90120000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\ProPlusWW.msi

SystemRestore : Attempting to cancelling System-Restore-Point for Product
[Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007] (with RestorePointType [0,
Installed]).
SystemRestore : Successfully cancelled System-Restore-Point for Product
[Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007] (with RestorePointType [0,
Installed]).
Not showing completion dialog because it was not requested.
Reboot requested if needed.
No reboot is needed.
Catalyst execution finished: 10/23/2007 16:12:30. Return code: 1635.
PERF: TickCount=10351703 Name=RunSetup Description=End function