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ARPNOMODIFY Turning on the ARPNOMODIFY property turns off the
functionality in the Add/Remove Programs control
panel that modifies your Office installation.
If you are using Microsoft Windows 2000, this
property turns off the Change button for Office in
Add/Remove Programs.
If you are using Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, or
Windows NT 4.0, clicking Add/Remove uninstalls Office
rather than starting the Maintenance Mode Wizard.
NOTE: You are prompted to confirm whether you
want to uninstall the product first.
To turn on the ARPNOMODIFY property, run Setup with a
command line similar to the following:
<path>\Setup.exe ARPNOMODIFY=1
where <path> is the full path to your Office source
files.
If the ARPNOMODIFY property is turned on, the DWORD
value "NoModify" is written, with a value 1, under
the following registry key:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Uninstall\<product GUID>
where <product GUID> is the 32-character
alphanumeric string that varies
according to your edition of Office.
NOTE: If you run Setup using Setup.exe from your
Office source files, Maintenance Mode Setup starts,
with options to Remove Office, Repair
Office, or Add/Remove Office features.
ARPNOREMOVE Turning on the ARPNOREMOVE property turns off the
functionality in the Add/Remove Programs control
panel that removes your Office installation.
If you are using Windows 2000, this turns off the
Remove button for the product from the Add/Remove
Programs control panel. However, if you click Change,
Maintenance Mode Setup for Office starts, and
you can click Remove Office. If you want
to prevent this from occurring, make sure to turn on
both the ARPNOMODIFY and the ARPNOREMOVE properties.
If you are using Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows
NT 4.0, Office is not displayed in the list
of installed products in the Add/Remove Programs
control panel.
To turn on the ARPNOREMOVE property, run Setup with a
command line similar to the following:
<path>\Setup.exe ARPNOREMOVE=1
where <path> is the full path to your Office source
files.
If the ARPNOREMOVE property is turned on, the DWORD
value "NoRemove" is written, with a value 1, under
the following registry key:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Uninstall\<product GUID>
where <product GUID> is the 32-character
alphanumeric string that varies
according to your edition of Office.
NOTE: If you run Setup using Setup.exe from your
Office source files, Maintenance Mode Setup starts,
with options to Remove Office, Repair
Office, or Add/Remove Office features.
ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT Turning on the ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT property prevents
Office from being displayed in the Add/Remove
programs list in Windows 2000.
If the ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT property is turned on, the
DWORD value "SystemComponent" is written, with a
value 1, under the following registry key:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Uninstall\<product GUID>
where <product GUID> is the 32-character
alphanumeric string that varies
according to your edition of Office.
To turn on the ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT property, run
Setup with a command line similar to the following:
<path>\Setup.exe ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT=1
where <path> is the full path to your Office source
files.
This property has no effect on Office if you are
using Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0.
NOTE: If you run Setup using Setup.exe from your
Office source files, Maintenance Mode Setup starts,
with options to Remove Office, Repair
Office, or Add/Remove Office features.
LIMITUI Turns off interactive Setup during the installation
of Office. Setting this property to 1 is equivalent
to using the /qb Setup command-line option or the
Display=Basic value in the Setup.ini file.
To turn on the LIMITUI property, run Setup with a
command line similar to the following:
<path>\Setup.exe LIMITUI=1
where <path> is the full path to your Office source
files.
NOTE: If you set this property in a transform
instead of on the command line, when you run
Setup, a reinstallation may be performed, running
quietly as if you had used the /qb command-line
option. Under Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT
4.0, this is true whether you run Setup from
Setup.exe or you use the Add/Remove Programs control
panel. On Windows 2000, this quiet reinstallation is
performed if you run Setup.exe or if you click
Change in the Add/Remove Programs control panel.
However, if you click Remove in the Add/Remove
Programs control panel, Office will be uninstalled.
If you are using Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows
NT 4.0 and you applied the LIMITUI property in a
transform, to uninstall Office you must use a
command line similar to the following:
<path>\Setup.exe /x
Keywords: KB269340