Office Customization Tool

Add/Modify Program Entry dialog box

In the Add installations and run programs dialog box, if you click Add, the Add Program Entry dialog box opens. If you select an entry in the Add installations and run programs dialog box, and then click Modify, the Modify Program Entry dialog box opens. You can enter the following information in the Add Program Entry or Modify Program Entry dialog boxes:

  1. In the Target box, type the path and file name of the executable program.

    Expand the Target list to include any of the following standard Windows folders in the path of the executable file.
    [INSTALLLOCATION]The folder in which Office is installed
    [WindowsFolder]Windows folder
    [SystemFolder]Windows System32 folder
    [ProgramFilesFolder]Program Files folder
    [CommonFilesFolder]Program Files\Common Files folder
    [DesktopFolder]Windows Desktop folder
    [StartMenuFolder]Windows Start menu
    [ProgramMenuFolder]Windows Start\Programs menu

  2. In the Arguments box, type a string of command-line options; for example, /q /path c:\temp.
  3. Select Run this program after the Office product has been installed if you want the program listed in the Target box to run after the Office installation is complete. This is the recommended option. If the program does not terminate normally, or if it restarts the computer, the Office installation is not affected. However, programs further down the list do not run.
  4. Select Run this program before the Office product has been installed if you want the program listed in the Target box to run before the Office installation starts. If the program does not terminate normally, or if it restarts the computer, Office is not installed, and programs further down the list do not run.
  5. Click OK.