Language versions of Office

Every Office product must include at least one set of language-specific packages. You cannot deploy just the core package (MSI file) by itself. On the Office product CD and the network installation point, these language packages are contained in folders. Each folder name includes a language tag, in the form ll-cc(for example, en-usfor English U.S.), that identifies the language. Each folder also contains a set of installation files.

For example, the Office Professional Plus 2013 Preview product is spread out among the files in these folders. Elements that are not specific to any language, such as Winword.exe (the executable file for Word 2013 Preview), are located in the core ProPlus.WW package. Other elements, such as Help and the user interface for Word 2013 Preview, are located in the appropriate language-specific package for Word or for shared Office features.

Both language-neutral and language-specific elements are required to make a functionally complete feature. Winword.exe by itself does not represent a Word application that anyone can use. Similarly, the core Office Professional Plus 2013 Preview MSI file in the ProPlus.WW folder does not represent a complete Office product.

Setup assembles all these parts into a whole product. The Package.xml and Setup.xml files in each folder contain information that Setup uses to assemble complete features, build a consolidated feature tree, and collect the correct set of MSI files for the installation. After collecting the XML data and assembling the required MSI files, Setup uses Windows Installer to install Office on the user's computer. From a user's perspective, this process happens automatically and seamlessly.

You cannot deploy a specific application in Office 2013 Preview by detaching the language-specific folder that contains the individual MSI file, such as the Word.en-us folder. However, you can determine which applications and features are installed on users' computers by customizing the installation.

Note:

None of the MSI files on an Office installation point can be installed independently by using Windows Installer or any other method. Also, none of the digitally signed XML files (Setup.xml and Package.xml) can be edited or altered. In Office 2013 Preview, Setup is required to collect the files and installation information and to orchestrate the installation process.

Language packs for Office

Language-specific packages are used in two contexts: in the language version of an Office product, and in the Single Language Pack (SLP) for that language. For example, the Japanese version of Office Professional Plus 2013 Preview includes a language-specific folder for each application and for shared features in Office Professional Plus 2013 Preview. The same folders are included in the Japanese SLP, which includes language-specific folders for other products in Office 2013 Preview.

Language packs can be deployed as separate products, or they can be used to deploy an Office product in multiple languages. You are not required to enter a unique product key for language packs, whether you are deploying them separately or as part of the installation of another product.

Note:

In versions of Office earlier than the Office 2007, enterprise customers added languages by deploying Multilanguage User Interface (MUI) packs after a U.S. English version of Office was installed. Localized versions, such as the Japanese version of Office Standard Edition, were

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