Article ID: 298802
Article Last Modified on 12/4/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Office XP Professional Edition
- Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition
- Microsoft Office XP Developer Edition
This article was previously published under Q298802
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to use the Custom Installation Wizard (CIW) with a non-Enterprise (Retail) edition of Office XP, you receive the following error message:
CAUSE
The Custom Installation Wizard from the Microsoft Office XP Resource Kit can only be used with Windows Installer packages (.msi) that come from Enterprise editions of Office XP.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, create a transform with the Custom Installation Wizard for Office XP. To do this, use an .msi file from an Enterprise edition of Office XP.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about Enterprise editions of Office, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
290134 HOW TO: Determine Whether You Have a Retail or Enterprise Edition of Office XP
REFERENCES
For more information about the Microsoft Office XP Resource Kit, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
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