Install Office 365 with XML files but without manual entry of commands?

Step 2: Run the ODT executable in configure mode
You must have local administrator permissions on the client computer.

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garlin said:

Setup.exe for Office has an annoying quirk, it must be started from the same folder as your configuration XML file.

The solution is to copy a batch file to the same folder, and have it figure out where that folder currently lives. This solves the problem of when you move the folder around, or copy it to an USB drive where the drive letter is different.

Code:

@echo off
cd /d "%~dp0"
setup.exe /configure installconfig.xml

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win11freak said:

Quick question regarding this video tutorial on how to install Office 365 package.

Instead of copying and pasting or manually typing the commands in the Command Prompt, is there a way to make a batch file where all you need to do is just run it without manually entering those commands?

Will this work as below as an example?

I created this command in Notepad and renamed it .bat with the following below but to run it you need Admin rights. So is this good?

cd /d C:\Office\
setup.exe /configure Configuration.xml

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GitHub - Sheikh98-DEV/Office-Custom-Installer: This Script will download and install Office365 (only Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word)

This Script will download and install Office365 (only Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word) - Sheikh98-DEV/Office-Custom-Installer

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garlin said:

Except your project makes a decision on how to configure Office, since you provided a XML file.

The point is to use https://config.office.com/deploymentsettings, or Office Deployment Tool (ODT) to make a personal XML file that fits your Office needs (which SKU to install, what apps to skip, activation type).

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