Architecture-specific versions of the Office Customization Tool
The OCT provides two architecture-specific versions, one for 32-bit Office 2013 Preview and one for
64-bit Office 2013 Preview. The 64-bit version of the OCT supports 64-bit client editions of Office 2013 Preview, and provides the same user interface, capabilities, and configurable settings as the 32-bit version. The OCT files are located in the Admin folder under the x86 (32-bit) and x64 (64-bit) folders, respectively.
For information about 64-bit Office 2013 Preview, see 64-bit editions of Office 2013.
Administrators run the following command-line option to start the OCT from the root of the network installation source: setup.exe /admin. You use the same command to run the 32-bit or 64-bit version of the OCT. Running setup.exe /admin on a 32-bit computer starts the 32-bit OCT, and running this command on a 64-bit computer starts the 64-bit OCT.
∙To run the 32-bit OCT, run the setup.exe /admin command line from the x86 (32-bit) folder as shown in the following example: \\server\share\Office15\x86\setup.exe /admin.
∙To run the 64-bit OCT, run the setup.exe /admin command line from the x64 (64-bit) folder as shown in the following example: \\server\share\Office15\x64\setup.exe /admin.
Setup detects which products are available to create Setup customization updates and lists the results in the Create a new Setup customization file for the following product list. Because the 64-bit and 32-bit Office files are in different root directories, the 32-bit OCT lists all 32-bit Office products in the product selection dialog box (Create a new Setup customization file for the following product), and the 64-bit OCT lists the 64-bit Office products.
Administrators use the 32-bit OCT to create, edit, and save OCT customization updates for the 32-bit Office products, and the 64-bit OCT to create, edit, and save OCT updates for the 64-bit Office products.
Office 2013 Preview includes two architecture-specific folders: one for 32-bit and one for 64-bit, with a separate Config.xml file and Updates subfolder in the 32-bit and 64-bit folders.
Note:
Office 2013 Preview does not support side-by-side installations of 64-bit and 32-bit Office on the same computer, including across applications. For example, there is no support for side-by- side installations of 2007 Office system 32-bit with Office 2013 Preview 64-bit, or for SharePoint Workspace 2013 Preview 64-bit and Excel 2013 Preview 32-bit. You cannot use the Office
2013 Preview customization tools to configure side-by-side installations or customizations of
64-bit and 32-bit Office. For example, you cannot create a custom side-by-side installation of a 64-bit Office Professional 2013 Preview and 32-bit Visio 2013 Preview single image. For more information about 64-bit Office, see 64-bit editions of Office 2013.
Importing Office Customization Tool .msp customization files
The OCT Import feature enables administrators to import 32-bit OCT customization .msp files into the 64-bit version of the OCT and 64-bit .msp files into the 32-bit version of the OCT. Administrators of
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