OpenOffice.org 2.x

This is a silent installer and uninstaller for OpenOffice.

Basics

First, download the OpenOffice installer (i.e. OOo_2.4_Win32Intel_install.exe) from OpenOffice.org Website.
Run the installer - it creates a directory named OpenOffice.org 2.4 Installation Files, which includes several files. The ones you need are:

openofficeorg1.cab
openofficeorg2.cab
openofficeorg20.msi
openofficeorg3.cab
openofficeorg4.cab

When downloaded the package with JRE, you need the java directory too.

Installer Parameters

You can customize your instalation by using the following supported installer parameters: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Automatic_Installation_on_Windows

WPKG install

excerpt from package.xml, adjust your paths accordingly:

<package id="ooo-2.x" 
  name="OpenOffice.org 2.x" 
  revision="1" 
  reboot="false" 
  priority="0">
  <check type="uninstall" condition="exists" path="OpenOffice.org 2.0" />
  <install cmd='msiexec /qn /i "%SOFTWARE%\OOo_2.0\openofficeorg20.msi" ALLUSERS=1 SELECT_WORD=1 SELECT_EXCEL=1 SELECT_POWERPOINT=1' />
  <upgrade cmd='msiexec /qn /i "%SOFTWARE%\OOo_2.0\openofficeorg20.msi" ALLUSERS=1 SELECT_WORD=1 SELECT_EXCEL=1 SELECT_POWERPOINT=1' />
  <remove cmd='msiexec /qn /x{CE91484F-B0CF-4494-8BA6-7242EE913626}' />
 
</package>

Note If you install i.e. OO 2.2.1 it also announces itself as OO 2.2 in the Software repository. To know if it got installed, replace the

<check type="uninstall"...>

with

<check type="registry" condition="exists" path="HKLM\SOFTWARE\OpenOffice.org\OpenOffice.org\2.2\{E4C7B3EF-B3DB-4BB6-A812-E8FAE47534D3}\INSTALLLOCATION" />

The long hexnumber is the Uninstall-ID (see below). This always works, also with minorversion updates.

The uninstall ID can be checked from the file setup.ini in the directory OpenOfficeorg 2.0 Installation Files

Question Does "uninstall ID" mean "{CE91484F-B0CF-4494-8BA6-7242EE913626}" or "OpenOffice.org 2.0"?

Answer The long hex number.

Localized builds

The best way to install a localized build (in my opinion) is to install localized language packs in addition to the English installer. This way the user can choose if they want to have the English interface or the localized one. An example for the Traditional Chinese language pack:

<package id="ooo-2.4-langpack-zh"
  name="OpenOffice.org 2.4 language pack (zh)"
  revision="1"
  reboot="false"
  priority="0">
  <check type="registry" condition="exists" path="HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Window
s\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{B95154FE-365D-4867-B915-24EEEE6EFB27}\Version" />
  <install cmd='msiexec /qn /i "%SOFTWARE%\ooo-2.4-langpack-zh\openofficeorg24.msi" ALLUSERS=1' />
  <remove cmd='msiexec /qn /x{B95154FE-365D-4867-B915-24EEEE6EFB27}' />
</package>

Note that {B95154FE-365D-4867-B915-24EEEE6EFB27} is the product code as found in setup.ini.

To switch to that language, choose Tools | Options | Language Settings | Language and set the "language of User Interface".

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Customizing

According to the OpenOffice.org 2 setup guide, you can customize an automated installation using Microsoft's Orca tool.

However, certain customizations are possible without Orca. For example, AppDeploy.com gives the tip for making OpenOffice.org the default program for Microsoft Office file types:

msiexec /qb! /i openofficeorg20.msi ALLUSERS=1 SELECT_WORD=1 SELECT_EXCEL=1 SELECT_POWERPOINT=1

See the new documentation Automatic Installation on Windows at the OpenOffice.org Wiki for a detailed documentation of all the MSI properties.

Alternative install

Here's another possibility:

<package id="openoffice" name="Openoffice 2" revision="1" priority="0" reboot="false">
 <check type="uninstall" condition="exists" path="OpenOffice.org 2.0" />
 <!-- install cmd='%SOFTWARE%\OpenOffice\enu\setup.exe -r:\\server\share\OpenOffice\officeop.txt -D:\"%ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org\" -debug -net' -->
 <!-- make a temporary directory -->
 <install cmd='cmd /c mkdir "%TEMP%\ooo"' />
 <!-- Expand the zip file -->
 <install cmd='"%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\7z.exe" e -y -o"%TEMP%"\ooo %SOFTWARE%\openoffice2\OOo_2.0_Win32Intel_install.zip"' />
 <install cmd='"%TEMP%\ooo\setup" /q' />
 <install cmd='cmd /c del /s /q "%TEMP%\ooo"' />
 <remove cmd="msiexec /qb /l* c:\netinst\logs\openoffice.log x{C3B3C054-0F00-4BC3-9A90-9C6B3EF4201F}" />
</package>

Open questions

1- Is there an easy way to associate .csv and .dbf files?

2- Is there an easy way to active the quickstarter? (In Version 2.1, it seems to be disabled by default?)

3- Is there a way to deactivate the registration wizard that appears for each user at first start ?

Partial answers

1- by modifying HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT in the registry

2- by dropping a link to it in the startup folder

3- by copying a folder OpenOffice.org2 into the profile of the user at session start. The folder is a copy made from a user profile which user has done the registration. Just cut and paste the snippet below and place it into your logon.bat.

rem ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### 
rem
rem 	OPENOFFICE 2.2
rem
rem ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### 


IF NOT EXIST "%PROGRAMFILES%\OpenOffice.org 2.2\program\soffice.exe" GOTO OOO2END
IF EXIST "%APPDATA%\OpenOffice.org2\" GOTO OOO2END
xcopy /v /s /i /e /h /c /y /q "\\server\netlogon\OpenOffice.org2" "%APPDATA%\OpenOffice.org2"
:OOO2END