After you’ve selected languages, you’ll be asked to specify a version number to use for the install package. The next step is to choose which languages to include in the installation package. For this demonstration I’ll use 32-bit and the First Release Current channel. On the Products screen of the Install Toolkit we have the choice to deploy 32-bit or 64-bit, and can also choose the channel to install. Manage your local Office 365 ProPlus installationįor this tutorial let’s look at creating a new Office 365 ProPlus installer.Import an existing Office 365 ProPlus installer.Create a new Office 365 ProPlus installer.The page refers to Office 365 ProPlus but the Install Toolkit can also be used to create and manage installers for the Office 365 for Business SKU, as well as Visio and Project.Īfter downloading and launching the Installation Toolkit you’ll be presented with the options to either:
The Install Toolkit can be downloaded from the Office 365 ProPlus Configuration XML Editor site, under the Tools section on the left column of the page. I rarely encounter problems with distributing from a network share, so you might like to consider that option instead. In the comments for this blog post below, there’s reports of people having trouble getting the MSI/GPO deployment to work. Personally, I prefer to just deploy from a network share. Note, this is a different process than deploying Office 365 ProPlus from a network share. You can then use the package file to deploy new Office installations to your client computers, manage existing installs, or uninstall Office applications from clients. This will then install Office without Skype for Business.The Office 365 Install Toolkit is a downloadable tool provided by Microsoft that packages an Office 365 client installation into a single executable or MSI package file. Setup.exe /configure configuration-Office2019Enterprise.xml Then, run the following commands one after another (replace the configuration file name with whichever you are using), which may take some time: setup.exe /download configuration-Office2019Enterprise.xml Input this into Command Prompt: cd C:\OfficeĪgain, replace the C:\Office path with where you extracted the files. Paste this line beneath: ExcludeApp ID= "Lync"ĭo a system search for Command Prompt and click Run as administrator. Next, look for these two lines (your product ID may be "ProPlus2019Volume" instead of "OF365ProPlusRetail" and your language ID may be different): Product ID= "O365ProPlusRetail" Right-click the configuration file and choose Open with > Notepad.įirst, look for the line that begins with: Add OfficeClientEdition=Īmend the opening of the line as follows, replacing C:\Office with the path of where you extracted the files: Add SourcePath= "C:\Office" OfficeClientEdition=
This will give you three configuration.xml files and a setup.exe file.ĭecide which configuration file you need: 圆4 is for 32-bit systems, x86 is for 64-bit systems, and Enterprise is if you are installing Office Enterprise edition. Open it and choose where to extract the files to.
Next, download the Office Deployment Tool. Alternatively, go to the "Uninstall Office from a PC" Microsoft support page and use the second option to download the Office uninstall support tool. Though the standard Office installation doesn't let you choose not to install Skype for Business, you can use an advanced technique to achieve it.įirst, uninstall Office using the steps described above. Install Office Without Skype for Business