Article ID: 824012
Article Last Modified on 11/26/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System version 2003
- Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
- Microsoft Office Excel 2003
- Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
- Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
- Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
- Microsoft Office Word 2003
- Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
- Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003
- Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
- Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003
- Microsoft Office Access 2003
SUMMARY
When you create a Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Setup project for a Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System client, for a Shared Add-in client, or for an Automation client, Visual Studio .NET detects the Microsoft Office 2003 Primary Interop Assemblies (PIAs) as dependencies. The PIAs are then included in the Setup project for distribution with the Setup program. Do not distribute PIAs. Instead, install Office 2003 PIAs by using the Office 2003 Setup program.
MORE INFORMATION
Office 2003 is the first version of Office to include PIAs on the Office installation media. Microsoft recommends that you exclude the Office 2003 PIAs from your Visual Studio .NET Setup program. Instead, install Office 2003 PIAs by using the Office 2003 Setup program.
Note The Office 2003 PIAs require that the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 be installed. If the .NET Framework 1.1 is not installed, the Office 2003 Setup does not install the PIAs or display the PIAs.
REFERENCES
For more information about the Office PIAs, visit the following Microsoft Web sites:
Office Primary Interop Assemblies
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/15s06t57(vs.80).aspx
How to: Install Office Primary Interop Assemblies
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/kh3965hw(VS.80).aspx
For additional information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
823986 PRB: Primary Interop Assembly (PIA) install occurs the first time that you open a Microsoft Office document that is referenced by a managed code extension
828087 Microsoft Visual Studio tools for the Microsoft Office System readme
Keywords: kbinfo kbpia KB824012
