You modify the following SOURCELIST element
in the Config.xml file in the 2007 Microsoft Office system to
provide a path for an alternative installation
source.
<SOURCELIST Value="\\server1\share\Office12;\\server2\share\Office12" />
When you do this, the alternative installation source is
not entered in the Windows registry as expected.
The alternative installation
source should be entered in the following Windows
registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Delivery\SourceEngine\Downloads\<product
GUID>\Sources
All 2007 Office system products include a Config.xml file in the
Product_name.WW folder on the installation media.
The text in the Config.xml file provides examples of elements that you can use
to customize the installation.
This issue occurs because the sample text that is contained
in the default Config.xml file contains a documentation error. To enter the alternative installation source in the registry, you must use an element that is other than the SOURCELIST element. The Config.xml file does not provide a
sample of this other element.
To resolve this issue, use the following sample element to correctly add the
alternative installation source.
<LIS SOURCELIST="<semicolon-delimited-path-list>" />
To use this element, enter it in the Config.xml file, and then enter a
valid path to replace
<semicolon-delimited-path-list>.
An example of a valid entry for this element is as follows.
<LIS SOURCELIST="\\<ServerName>\Office2007Professional" />
To verify the change after the installation process is complete, locate
and then examine the following registry entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Delivery\SourceEngine\Downloads\<Download
Code>\Sources
In this registry entry,
<Download Code>
represents the GUID for each installed .msi file. For example,
<Download Code> may represent the following GUID:
{90120000-0010-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-D
For more information about how to edit the Config.xml file,
view the Office 2007 Resource Kit. To do this, visit the following Microsoft
Web site: