

Specify the Installation Command with Switches/Arguments.For Sharepath deployment method, the installation command should be as follows, " \setup.exe" /configure " \configuration.xml".If the deployment method chosen is Http Path, Zip all the files in the Office setup folder and Locate/Add the zip file in the Package. Choose Network Path/Http Path based on your requirement.Select the MSIEXEC/EXE/ISS/Command package type.Adding the software package in Desktop Central To download the complete package by using the customized xml, navigate to the command prompt and run this command - \setup.exe /download /config.xmlĪfter downloading the package, you can deploy it.Save the file, after making the customization changes.This may cause any data loss when microsoft office applications are running in the background. Setting ForceAppShutdown value as "True" will close all the microsoft office applications forcibly, before shutting down the computers.Setting AutoActivate value as 1 will allow user to access the application directly without specifying the login credentials.Office Client edition depends on your OS architecture(32 or 64-bit).For other Product IDs that are supported by the Office Deployment Tool, refer the article here.For Office 2016 professional plus enter "ProPlusRetail", for Office 365 enter " O365ProPlusRetail" Product ID depends on the edition you require.

Open the Configuration.xml file from the extracted folder and the edit the file as given below,.You can know the file name by viewing the details, before downloading the package from the website. Note: Ensure that you enter the correct file name in the command prompt before extracting the package. To extract the downloaded package, navigate to the command prompt and run this command - \officedeploymenttool_6612-6352.exe /extract:\Destination Folder /quiet.Note: The network share should have read permissions to Everyone group and should be accessible from all the computers to which you are trying to install. If you wanted to deploy Microsoft Office to computers located in a remote location, you can use HTTP upload. Network share is recommended only if you want to deploy the software to computers within the network. Download Microsoft office 2016 tool from the Microsoft website ( ) and store in the network share.
