Microsoft 79G-03775, T5D01575 manual Using Setup command-line options, Using Group Policy

∙Making last-minute or one-off customizations that do not warrant running the OCT to create a new customization file.

If you put the Config.xml file in the same folder as Setup.exe, Setup finds and uses the file. You can also specify the location of the file by using the /config Setup command-line option.

Note:

If you specify both a Setup customization file and the Config.xml file, the customizations that you define in Config.xml take precedence over the same customizations in the customization file.

For a complete description of the contents and format of the Config.xml file, see Config.xml file in Office 2013 Preview.

Using Setup command-line options

Setup recognizes only a few command-line options in the Office 2013 Preview. This is the same as for Office 2007 and Office 2010. The OCT is the primary tool to configure Setup properties and specify other customizations.

You can use Setup.exe commands to perform the following tasks:

∙Run the Office Customization Tool to create a Setup customization (.msp) file.

∙Apply the specified Setup customization file to the installation. For example, you can specify a path of a specific customization file (.msp file) or to the folder where you store customization files.

∙Specify the Config.xml file that Setup uses during the installation.

∙Run Setup in maintenance mode and change an existing Office installation.

∙Run Setup to repair the specified product from the user's computer.

∙Run Setup to remove the specified product from the user's computer.

For more information about the Setup.exe commands, see Setup command-line options for Office 2010. The information also applies to Office 2013 Preview. For information about Windows Installer properties that were used in earlier versions of Office, and about properties that can be used when you install Office 2013 Preview, see Setup properties in Office 2010. The information also applies to Office 2013 Preview

Using Group Policy

Administrators can use Group Policy settings to define and maintain an Office configuration on users' computers. Group Policy is used to configure the Office 2013 Preview policy settings that are contained in Administrative Templates, and the operating system enforces those policy settings. In an Active Directory environment, administrators can apply policy settings to groups of users and computers in a site, domain, or organizational unit to which a Group Policy object is linked. True policy settings are written to the approved registry keys for policy, and these settings have access control list (ACL) restrictions that prevent people who are not administrator users from changing them. This allows administrators to create highly restricted or lightly managed configurations.

Administrators can use policy settings for the Office 2013 Preview applications to manage most options that configure the Office user interface. These include the following:

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