This document provides steps required to deploy Microsoft Office 2016 to multiple computers using Endpoint Central.
To deploy Microsoft Office 2016, follow the steps given below:
Note: The network share should have read permissions to Everyone in the group and should be accessible from all the computers to which you are trying to install.
Note: If you are copying the contents from a CD, you can skip the steps below and copy the contents of the CD directly to the network share
Office image file has to be purchased from the Vendor for installing the application.
Note: This opens the OCT from where you can specify the information about the license, information about the company, and change outlook profiles.
Note: If you select the MAK(Multiple Activation Key) option, you are required to enter a 25-character key. However, if you select the KMS key option, you are not required to enter a key.
Note: The default setting is to remove all the older version. If you want to retain some of the office components select the Remove the following earlier versions of Microsoft Office programs option and choose the components that you want to retain.
setup_reboot
Your computers will not be rebooted after installation.
Note: This MSP file should also be saved in the same network share.
Unistallation Procedure
1. Open the SilentUninstallConfig.xml file from the location where the downloaded office setup has been saved or create an XML file with the name SilentUninstallConfig.xml and save it in the downloaded office setup folder.
2. Edit the file as below :
<Configuration Product="ProPlus">
<Display Level="none" CompletionNotice="no" SuppressModal="yes" AcceptEula="yes" />
</Configuration>
3. Select all the files and folders and zip/7z it all.
4. Create the package under software deployment -> choose the local computer option -> upload the created zip file in the package.
5. Specify the Uninstallation Command with the Switches/Arguments as given below,
setup.exe /uninstall ProPlus /config SilentUninstallConfig.xml
6. Add the package > Create a configuration > Deploy it to the computers
Note: If the office edition is standard, ProPlus will be replaced as Standard in both XML and in the uninstallation command.
- Click the Software Deployment tab
- Click Add Package
- Select the MSIEXEC/EXE/ISS/Command package type
- Specify a name for the application
- Specify the Installation Command with Switches/Arguments as
<share_name>\setup.exe /adminfile "<share_name>\<msp file name>
For example, "\\DC-machine1\software\Office 2016sv\setup.exe" /adminfile "\\DC-machine1\software\Office 2016sv\custom.msp"- Click Add Package