Article ID: 220791 - Last Review: January 24, 2007 - Revision: 1.4

You receive a "Command line option syntax error" error message when you install Office 2000

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SYMPTOMS

When you install Microsoft Office 2000, you may receive the following error message:
Command line option syntax error. Type Command /? for Help.
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CAUSE

This error occurs when you install Office 2000 from a source that contains spaces in the path name. For example, if you install from a server named "\\myserver\Office 2000 Setup", you receive the error.
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WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, modify the source path so that it does not contain any spaces.
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
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Keywords: 
kbtshoot kbsetup kbprb kbpending KB220791
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