Customizing Office Solution Installation (2007 System)

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Applies to

The information in this topic applies only to the specified Visual Studio Tools for Office projects and versions of Microsoft Office.

Project type

  • Document-level projects

  • Application-level projects

Microsoft Office version

  • 2007 Microsoft Office system

For more information, see Features Available by Application and Project Type.

If you create a custom Setup program for your Office solution, instead of using the default one that is created by Visual Studio Tools for Office, you can install the solution without opening a Microsoft Office application. Call the Visual Studio Tools for Office installer tool (VSTOInstaller.exe) as part of the process. By default, the tool is installed in the following location:

%commonprogramfiles%\microsoft shared\VSTO\9.0\VSTOInstaller.exe

Parameters for VSTOInstaller.exe

The following table explains the parameters that are available.

Parameter

Definition

/Install or /I

Install the solution. This option must be followed by the path of a deployment manifest. The path can be on the local computer, a UNC file share, or an HTTP/HTTPS Web site. The path can be local (c:\foldername\publishfolder), relative (publish\), or a fully qualified location (\\servername\foldername or https://servername/foldername).

/Uninstall or /U

Uninstall the solution. This option must be followed by the path of a deployment manifest. The path can be on the local computer, a UNC file share, or an HTTP/HTTPS Web site. The path can be local (c:\foldername\publishfolder), relative (publish\), or a fully qualified location (\\servername\foldername or https://servername/foldername).

/Silent or /S

Install or uninstall without prompting for input or displaying any messages. If a trust prompt is required, the customization is not installed or updated.

/Help or /?

Display the help information.

For an explanation of the error codes that are returned by VSTOInstaller.exe, see VSTOInstaller Error Codes (2007 System).

See Also

Tasks

How to: Install a ClickOnce Office Solution (2007 System)

Concepts

Deployment Overview (2007 System)

Publishing Office Solutions (2007 System)

Reference

VSTOInstaller Error Codes (2007 System)