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Posted Office 2003, Network and Internet Configuration on Friday, January 6th, 2006.
Microsoft Office 2003 and XP have create the “local installation source” (LIS) folder during installation on individual PCs. The LIS is a hidden folder that holds ALL of the files necessary to setup, restore, and add features to the installed version of Office. During the last step of Office installation there is an option to remove “local installation files”, when chosen it deletes the LIS folder and its contents. Note that leaving the LIS in-place eliminates the need to insert the Office install CD when updates or repairs are run later, but it also uses a lot of disk space.
The path to the LIS can be modified by the free “Local Installation Source Tool” utility from the Microsoft Office Resource Kit: download LIStool.exe from MS. The LISTool instructions cover disabling, deleting, enabling and relocating the LIS folder. Actively managing the LIS location saves time when repairing and upgrading Office and it can save a great deal of disk space on older desktops.
In any environment where Office wasn’t installed with an application management suite (like Microsoft System Management Server) or via an MSI the following error often appears during repairs or updates:
Microsoft Office <version name> Edition 2003 Installation Error: File not Found A required installation file %s could not be found Original Installation Source Required: If you installed Microsoft Office <version name> Edition 2003 from a CD, please insert your CD. If you installed Microsoft Office <version name> Edition 2003 over your computer network, please browse to the installation source on your network. Once you have located your installation source, click OK.
The above error can be solved by creating a copy of the LIST folder for the correct version of Office (ie: Standard, Professional, Small Business, etc) and placing it on a network share.
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