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9
Start the Microsoft Office 2007 setup wizard.
The installation setup involves typing the Microsoft Office 2007 license key and accepting the license
agreement.
10 (Optional) On the File Location tab, install the software in a fixed directory, such as C:\Office, rather
than a default directory to prevent possible access errors for online help in Microsoft Office applications.
The access errors apply only to Office applications deployed on 64‐bit operating systems.
11 On the Choose the installation you want dialog box, click the Customize button.
12 On the Installation Options tab, customize the options to capture the appropriate files and prevent a
Microsoft Office printer error.
a
Select Microsoft Office > Run all from My Computer.
b
Click the plus (+) symbol next to the Office Tools menu.
c
Click the plus (+) symbol next to the Microsoft Office Document Imaging menu.
d
In the Microsoft Office Document Image Writer drop‐down menu, select Not Available.
e
Click Install Now to install Microsoft Office 2007.
f
Close the installation setup.
Disable Child Processes for Microsoft Office 2007
Capturing Microsoft Office involves disabling child processes before the postscan stage of the Setup Capture
wizard.
Some child processes prevent you from closing the sandbox.
Disable child processes for Microsoft Office 2007
1
Disable the ctfmon.exe process to prevent child processes from preventing you from closing the
sandbox.
a
In the Windows control panel, select Regional and Language Options.
b
On the Languages tab, click Details.
c
On the Advanced tab, select the Turn off advanced text services check box.
d
From the desktop, select Start > Run and run the Regsvr32.exe /u msimtf.dll command.
e
From the desktop, select Start > Run and run the Regsvr32.exe /u Msctf.dll command.
2
Disable the mdm.exe process to prevent an issue with child processes that prevent you from closing the
sandbox.
a
In Internet Explorer, select Tools > Internet Options.
b
On the Advanced tab, select the Disable Script Debugging (Other) check box and the Disable Script
Debugging (Internet Explorer) check box.
3
(Optional) Use VMware Workstation to take a snapshot of the virtual machine.
This feature creates an image that you can revert to when you add plug‐ins or updates.
Set Capture Options for Microsoft Office 2007
The final phase of the capture process for Microsoft Office 2007 involves the ThinApp postscan operation and
Setup Capture wizard options to create the package.
The following examples for options might apply to Microsoft Office 2007:
The location of the entry points is %ProgramFilesDir%\Microsoft Office\Office12.
The primary data container name is Microsoft Office 2007.dat.
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