The /log command-line switch and the /passive command-line switch do not function as expected when you run the installation package that contains Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1

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SYMPTOMS

You run the installation package that contains Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1). When you try to use some Microsoft Self-Extractor command-line switches to run the installation package, the command-line switches do not function as expected.

For example, you may experience the following problems:

If you use the /log command-line switch, a log file is created for the installation of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. However, a log file is not created for the installation of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1. If errors are encountered during the installation of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1, you may be unable to determine what errors occurred.
If you use the /passive command-line switch, you unexpectedly must accept the Microsoft Software License Terms and then select the installation options.

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WORKAROUND

To work around these problems, use the following methods as appropriate for your situation.

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Method 1: Install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 separately

The installation package does not support the logging of errors during the installation of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1. To log errors during the installation of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1, install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 first. Then, use the /log command-line switch to install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1.

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Method 2: Use the /quiet command-line switch

To install the installation package without user interaction, use the /quiet command-line switch.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the installation package that contains Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1.

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MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the command-line switches that are supported by a software installation package, an update package, or a hotfix package, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

912203 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912203/ ) Description of the command-line switches that are supported by a software installation package, an update package, or a hotfix package that was created by using Microsoft Self-Extractor

For detailed procedures that describe how to distribute product updates for the 2007 Microsoft Office system, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/2ce70869-aa75-4a73-9c9b-8b74001f1c3c1033.mspx (http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/2ce70869-aa75-4a73-9c9b-8b74001f1c3c1033.mspx)

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