Unable to install Outlook 2007 after Office 2007 Pro install

[Jim]

I've installed Office 2007 Pro on most of our WinXP PC's installing most of
the other programs except Outlook 2007 due to more testing. I had used the
documented method of running Setup with the /admin switch to create a .MST
file. When I run the Setup program on a system that has Office 2007 installed
and select ADD/REMOVE FEATURES, I click the red X next to Microsoft Office
Outlook 2007, the selection says "NOT AVAILABLE" and no other options!!!! It
doesn't matter if I use the same .MST file I orginally configured, make up a
new .MST file with Outlook seleted or re-run Setup from the original CD!!!
Previous versions of office allowed you to add/remove programs from the Setup
program, so this looks like a step backwards in Setup functionality.
Is there a way for me to actually add Outlook 2007 without having to
uninstall the whole Office package and re-install the whole thing?

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Jim,

Office 2007 uses .MSP (MS Installer Patch) files rather than the .MST (MS Installer Transforms) of previous Office versions.

When you first deployed Office 2007 what were the settings you used for Outlook 2007 in your customization file.

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I've installed Office 2007 Pro on most of our WinXP PC's installing most of
the other programs except Outlook 2007 due to more testing. I had used the
documented method of running Setup with the /admin switch to create a .MST
file. When I run the Setup program on a system that has Office 2007 installed
and select ADD/REMOVE FEATURES, I click the red X next to Microsoft Office
Outlook 2007, the selection says "NOT AVAILABLE" and no other options!!!! It
doesn't matter if I use the same .MST file I orginally configured, make up a
new .MST file with Outlook seleted or re-run Setup from the original CD!!!
Previous versions of office allowed you to add/remove programs from the Setup
program, so this looks like a step backwards in Setup functionality.
Is there a way for me to actually add Outlook 2007 without having to
uninstall the whole Office package and re-install the whole thing? <<
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Jim]

I stand corrected, .MSP file. However, it doesn't make any difference, when I
use the Office 2007 Customization program, the fact is I am unable to
successfully add Outlook 2007 to an existing installation of Office 2007.
When I first deployed Office 2007 and used the Customization program to
create a .MSP file, I went along with the default installation settings for
all Office 2007 components except Outlook which I had set to "Not Available"
because I wasn't ready to deploy that program yet.
Now when I attempt to install Outlook on a test machine that has the Office
2007 package installed (except Outlook 2007). I've tried even creating a new
..MSP file (or adjusting an existing one) using the Customization program
selecting "Run from my Computer" or "Run all from my Computer". However, when
I execute the modified .MSP file Outlook doesn't install. If I execute the
Setup program and select "Add/Remove programs" and click NEXT, there is still
a red X next to Outlook and the only choice is still "Not Available" despite
the settings in the .MSP file. According to the documentation on the MS
website, I am supposed to be able to use the Customization program to create
updated .MSP files to add/remove any office programs. The tool does appear to
work with all the other Office programs but not Outlook.