installing office on a fully patched w2ksp4 -28 april 2004

When we have a fully patched os, Windows XP or 2000 (pro) and we try to install office 2000 from our installation point (with the office service packs in it) or from the Office 2000 CD the install asks for the windows service pack cd (service pack 4 for 2k, SP1 for XP).

This is no good as we're installing we're using the network install for deployment.

Office installs fine on a Windows 2000 SP4 IE6.1 base install, but not after security updates have been run. So we uninstalled the updates and the install/repair runs ok again.

Do we know which OS update causes this conflict?

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When we have a fully patched os, Windows XP or 2000 (pro) and we try to install office 2000 from our installation point (with the office service packs in it) or from the Office 2000 CD the install asks for the windows service pack cd (service pack 4 for 2k, SP1 for XP).

This is no good as we're installing we're using the network install for deployment.

Office installs fine on a Windows 2000 SP4 IE6.1 base install, but not after security updates have been run. So we uninstalled the updates and the install/repair runs ok again.

Do we know which OS update causes this conflict?

I have been researching this identical problem. The machine came
preloaded with OEM W2Ksp2 and was web upgraded to sp4. Since downloading
the the sp4 pack and copying it to cd from the installation temp file
doesn't work, there is no KB reference, and there seems to be no interest
from any msvp's that I can google, I think the only workaround is to
uninstall sp4, install Office, reapply sp4, apply osp's as needed and
hope for the best. There is something in the sp4 security patches that
has changed access to protected files that the Office installer can't
deal with. Adding the latest MSI, granting the system full control, etc.
has no effect. So I'm waiting for a better procedure. The machine that
needs Office installed is critical so I can't take it offline and monkey
dick around with it. Post back if you try and have any success.
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