Installing Windows Prerequisites from the Command Line on 32-bit Operating Systems

Follow this process to install Windows prerequisites for administrative image installations using the command line on 32-bit Versions of Windows.

To install multiple components in one install operation, create a batch file with the commands provided in the following procedures and use it to push the components to the client computers.

  1. Ensure that the target computer has at least 290 MB of available disk space and a valid TEMP directory.
  2. Install Office Web Components by running this command:

    administrative_image_directoryOfficeWeb_11owc11.exe

  3. For Windows XP, install Windows Installer:

    administrative_image_directoryWindowsInstallerWindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe

    It is not necessary to install Windows installer on any version of Windows other than Windows XP.
  4. Install the Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package:

    administrative_image_directoryMicrosoft_C++_2005_Redistributablevcredist_x86.exe /Q

  5. Install the Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package:

    administrative_image_directoryMicrosoft_C++_2008_Redistributablevcredist_x86.exe /Q

  6. For Windows XP and Windows Vista, install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 using Windows Server Update Services.
    It is not necessary to install the .NET Framework image on Windows 7 or later.
  7. Install the Visual Studio Tools for Applications:

    administrative_image_directoryMicrosoft_VSTAvsta_aide.msi

Installing Windows Prerequisites from the Command Line on 32-bit Operating Systems