∙Users who apply software updates are less likely to be prompted for a network or CD source because an installation source is available locally.
∙You can deploy the local installation source in advance and trigger the installation of Office on users' computers later to reduce the load on the network. In this scenario, you can even run Setup from the local installation source. This lets users complete the Office installation without using a network connection.
For more information about the local installation source, see Required local installation source.
Install Office
When the installation starts, Setup checks for required disk space and feature dependencies, and then calls Windows Installer to install the correct set of packages (MSI files) on the user's computer from the local installation source. Setup uses the XML data that was described previously to determine which set of MSI files to include. The progress bar that Setup displays to users during the installation takes the whole installation process into consideration. This includes applying customizations and software updates from the Updates folder.
Note:
Although Setup uses Windows Installer to install Office, Windows Installer alone cannot install the individual MSI files independent of Setup.
Apply the customization file
During the installation process, Setup applies the customization file to the user's configuration. The result resembles the effect of applying a Windows Installer transform (MST file) in earlier versions of Office: your customizations become the default configuration for users. In addition to the XML data that customizes the installation process, the customization file might include default user settings, feature installation states, Outlook profiles, and other modifications to the user's configuration.
Customization files are
Note:
If you plan to deploy multiple Setup customization .msp files (patches), you can place only one Setup customization .msp file for each Office 2013 Preview product in the Updates folder for an initial installation. You must deploy the rest of the customization .msp files after the Office installation is complete. Only one customization file for each product patch in the Updates folder is supported. The customization .msp file that you place in the Updates folder will be deployed first. Therefore, it must include any Setup customizations that cannot be changed after the installation, for example, the installation location.
If you create different configurations for different groups of users, we recommend that you store the customization files in another location and then use the /adminfile option on the Setup command line to specify the file that you want. For example:
\\server\share\Office15\setup.exe /adminfile \\server\share\Office15\MyUpdates\Engineering.msp
where Office15 is the root of the network installation point.
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