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Config.xml file in the 2007 Office system

Updated: September 30, 2010

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In this article:

Config.xml element quick reference
How it works
Config.xml file format
Config.xml element reference
Sample Config.xml file

The primary tool you use to customize the installation of products in the 2007 Microsoft Office system is the Office Customization Tool (OCT). For more information about using the OCT to create a Setup customization file, see Office Customization Tool in the 2007 Office system.

The Config.xml file is used to configure installation tasks and is used only while running Setup; it is not installed or cached on users' computers. Administrators can edit the Config.xml file to customize the installation. By default, the Config.xml file that is stored in the core product folders (core_product_folder_name.WW folder, for example, Enterprise.WW or Pro.WW) directs Setup to install that product. For example, the Config.xml file in the Pro.WW folder installs Microsoft Office Professional 2007.

You use the Config.xml file to perform the following installation tasks:

Specifying the path to the network installation point.
Selecting which product to install.
Customizing Setup options, such as logging and the location of the Setup customization file and software updates.
Setting installation options, such as user and company name.
Copying the local installation source (LIS) to the user's computer without installing Office.
Adding or removing languages from the installation.

The Config.xml file can also be used for maintenance operations such as adding or removing features, and repairs and uninstalls. To do this, administrators must rerun Setup.exe from the original source. For more information, see Using the Config.xml file for maintenance in Best practices for maintaining the 2007 Office system.

The Config.xml is required to customize an installation that you deploy with Group Policy Software Installation. For more information, see Use Group Policy Software Installation to deploy the 2007 Office system.

Important

Use a text editor, such as Notepad, to edit Config.xml. Do not use a general-purpose XML editor, such as Microsoft Office Word 2007.

For information about editing the Config.xml file and to see an example of a customized Config.xml file, see Deploy custom configurations of the 2007 Office system (step-by-step).

Config.xml element quick reference

The following table contains a list of the elements in Config.xml. These elements can appear in any order, except for Configuration, which must be first, and elements such as Command, whose order in Config.xml affects how they are processed during installation.

Element	Description
Configuration	Top-level element
AddLanguage	Add a language to the installation
ARP	Values that control the text and behavior of Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel for the product
CCP_DRIVE	The fully qualified path to the folder that is searched by RMCCPSEARCH
Command	Run a command during installation
COMPANYNAME	The name of the organization or company of the user on whose computer the product is being installed
Display	The level of UI that Setup displays to the user
DistributionPoint	The fully qualified path to the network installation point from which the installation is to run
INSTALLLOCATION	The fully qualified path to the folder on the user's computer in which the product is installed
LIS	Options for how the local installation source (LIS) is cached on the user's computer
Logging	Options for the type of logging that Setup performs
MinOSRequirement	The minimum supported operating system for this product
OptionState	Options to specify how individual product features are to be handled during installation
PIDKEY	The 25-character volume license key
RemoveLanguage	Remove a language from the installation
Setting	Values for Windows Installer properties
SetupUpdates	The search path for Setup to use to find Setup customization files
USERINITIALS	The initials of the user on whose computer the product is being installed
USERNAME	The name of the user on whose computer the product is being installed

How it works

Setup looks for a copy of Config.xml in the same folder as Setup.exe. If a copy is not found there, Setup uses the Config.xml file that resides in the core product folder for the product that you are installing (if there are multiple products in the network installation point, Setup waits until you specify which product to install before it looks for the copy of Config.xml). The copy of Config.xml residing in the product folder identifies the product through the Product attribute of the Configuration element.

You can also use the /config Setup command-line option to specify the location of the Config.xml file. For example:

\\ server \ share \setup.exe /config \\ server \ share \Enterprise.WW\config.xml

Note

If you have also created a Setup customization file using the OCT, the customizations you define in Config.xml take precedence over those in the customization file.

Config.xml file format

XML elements in Config.xml begin with < and end with />.

The basic element format is:

< element [attribute**="value"] [attribute="value"**] … />

For example:

<Display Level="none" AcceptEula="Yes" />

Elements and attributes are case-sensitive. Attribute values must be enclosed in quotes (") and are not case-sensitive.

An element definition can span multiple lines. Spaces, carriage returns, line feeds, and tab characters are ignored within an element definition.

For example:

<Display
   Level="none"
   AcceptEula="yes"
/>

Tip

For long element definitions, place attributes on separate lines and use indentation to make the file easier to read.

The Configuration element is a special case and is required. All other elements are contained within the Configuration element, and the element is closed with </Configuration>.

For example:

<Configuration Product="Enterprise">
   <PIDKEY Value="1234512345123451234512345" />
   <Display Level="none" AcceptEula="Yes"/>
</Configuration>

Comments can be added anywhere and are delimited by "".

For example:

<!-- Install Office Enterprise 2007 -->
<Configuration Product="Enterprise" >
   <!-- Set the product key -->
   <PIDKEY Value="1234512345123451234512345" />
   <Display
      <!-- Turn off all Setup UI -->
      Level="none"
      <!-- Accept the EULA for the user -->
      AcceptEula="Yes"
   />
</Configuration>

Each Office product folder contains a default Config.xml file, which consists of a Configuration element with the Product attribute set to the appropriate value for the product. A number of example elements enclosed in comments are included within the Configuration element. Remove the beginning and closing comment marks and enter the appropriate attribute values to activate these elements.

For example, you can activate the PIDKEY element by changing this:

<!-- <PIDKEY Value="BCDFGHJKMPQRTVWXY2346789B" /> -->

to this:

<PIDKEY Value="1234567890123456789012345" />

Config.xml element reference

The following conventions are used in the descriptions in this reference.

bold	Element or attribute name
normal	Text to be entered exactly as shown
italic	Placeholder for a value to be added
x\|y	Choose between multiple values
[x]	Optional value

Configuration element

Top-level element. This element is required, and all other elements must appear within this element.

Syntax

<Configuration [Product="productID"] >

...

</Configuration>

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
Product	productID	The value of the ID attribute in the Setup element in the setup.xml file for the product that is being installed

Remarks

The Product attribute identifies the product affected by this Config.xml file. The productID is defined in the Setup.xml file located in the core folder for the product, in the ID attribute of the Setup element.

The Product attribute is optional, unless you set the Display Level attribute to "Basic" or "None". In this case, the Product attribute is required. If the product specified by the Product attribute does not exist in the network installation point, Setup ends the installation.

Example

The productID for Office Enterprise 2007 is located in Enterprise.WW\Setup.xml in the following line:

<Setup Id="Enterprise" Type="Product" ... >

You use this productID in Config.xml to specify Office Enterprise 2007 by entering the following:

<Configuration Product="Enterprise">
   ...
</Configuration>

AddLanguage element

Adds the specified language to the installation.

Syntax

<AddLanguage

Id="ll-cc" | "match"

[ShellTransform="Yes"]

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
Id	ll - cc	The language identifier. For a complete list of language tags, see Language identifiers in the 2007 Office system.
	match	Matches the language of the user's Windows user locale.
ShellTransform	Yes	Specifies the language for the shell user interface. If more than one AddLanguage element is specified, then one (and only one) language must specify the ShellTransform element.

Remarks

The language must be available on the network installation point.

You can have multiple AddLanguage and RemoveLanguage elements. If both RemoveLanguage and AddLanguage elements specify the same language, the AddLanguage element takes precedence and the language is installed.

Note

If more than one AddLanguage element is specified, then one (and only one) language must specify the ShellTransform element or Setup ends the installation.

There are three different language concepts you should know about when installing the 2007 Office system:

Setup user interface (UI): the language of the installation.
Shell UI: the language of shortcuts, right-click context menus, and tooltips.
Office UI: the language of the Office user interface and menus.

When there are multiple Office languages, these three values are determined as follows:

By default, the Setup UI is dependent on the set of available resources for installation and the ability to match the user locale. The Setup UI will match the user locale by default. The Shell UI depends on the set of languages being installed and by default it follows the Setup UI. The default Office UI language depends on the user locale and current user settings. The default is to use the Windows user locale set on each user's computer. This means that in the default case, the Setup UI, Shell UI, and Office UI will all be the same.

A locale in the Windows operating systems is a set of user preference information related to the user's language, environment, and cultural conventions. This information is represented as a list of values used to determine the correct input language, keyboard layout, sorting order, and the formats used for numbers, dates, currencies, and time. The user locale is a per user setting that determines the formats used by default to display dates, times, currency, and numbers, and the sorting order of text. A user locale is specified for each account created on a computer.

If an administrator specifies multiple languages for installation in the Config.xml file, the shell UI language must be chosen from the set of installing languages. To do this, administrators specify the ShellTransform attribute of the AddLanguage element in the Config.xml file. This specifies which language Setup should use for the shell UI. However, this will not necessarily affect the choice of Setup UI or Office UI when installing on the user’s computer.

For instance, if you have an Office image with English, French, German, and Spanish, to specify that Setup install full language support for all these languages and have the Shell UI follow the user’s default regional options, you add the following elements in the Config.xml file:

<AddLanguage Id="match" ShellTransform="yes"/> <AddLanguage Id="en-us" /> <AddLanguage Id="fr-fr" /> <AddLanguage Id="de-de" /> <AddLanguage Id="es-es" />

In the preceding example, Setup installs all of the specified languages and the Shell UI matches the language of the user's locale. If there were more languages available in the source image, the match value in the preceding example may install an additional language in the case where the match language does not resolve to one of the other four explicitly called out languages. For instance, if Japanese was also included in the source, this example would install Japanese in addition to the other four languages when installed on a computer with the user locale set to Japanese.

Example

<AddLanguage Id="en-us" ShellTransform="Yes" />

ARP element

Specifies values that control the text and behavior of Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel for the product.

Syntax

<ARP attribute =" value " [attribute**="value"**] ... />

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
ARPCOMMENTS	text	Additional text. Can be up to 255 characters, though all characters might not display.
ARPCONTACT	text	List of technical support contacts.
ARPNOMODIFY	Yes	Prevents users from modifying the product installation by making the Change button unavailable.
	No (default)	Allows user to modify the product installation.
ARPNOREMOVE	Yes	Prevents users from removing the product by making the Remove button unavailable.
	No (default)	Allows users to remove the product.
ARPURLINFOABOUT	URL	URL for the product's home page.
ARPURLUPDATEINFO	URL	URL for information about product updates.
ARPHELPLINK	URL	URL of a Web site from which users can receive technical support.
ARPHELPTELEPHONE	text	Phone numbers for technical support.

CCP_DRIVE element

The fully qualified path to the folder that RMCCPSEARCH is to search. The RMCCPSEARCH action uses file signatures to validate that qualifying products are installed on a system before an upgrade installation is performed.

Syntax

<CCP_DRIVE Value=" value " />

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
Value	value	The fully qualified path to the folder that is to be searched by RMCCPSEARCH

Example

<CCP_DRIVE Value="\\server\office2003" />

Command element

Specifies a command line to run. See the Remarks section for more information.

Tip

The equivalent option in the OCT is Add installations and run programs.

Syntax

<Command

Path="path"

[QuietArg="arguments"]

[Args="args"]

[ChainPosition="Before" | "After"(default)]

[Wait="mseconds"]

[Execute="Install"(default) | "Uninstall"]

[Platform="x86"(default) | "x64"]

Attributes

The following table describes the Command element attributes.

Attribute	Value	Description
Path	path	Fully qualified path of the executable file. If the path value contains a space, you must use double quotes as shown in the following example: "\\server\share\Office 12\copylogs.bat"
QuietArg	string	String of arguments to be appended to the command line if you configure a silent installation. For more information about when to use the QuietArg attribute, see the Remarks section that follows this table.
Args	string	String of arguments to be passed to the executable. For information about when to use the Args attribute for chained installations, see the Remarks section, following this table. If the value of the Args element includes quotation marks, you can enclose the entire value in single (') quotes as shown in the following example: Args='"/param value"'
ChainPosition	Before	This command is executed before the primary product installation.
	After (default)	This command is executed after the primary product installation.
Wait	mseconds	When you install a product with the Display Level attribute set to "full" or “basic”, this is the number of milliseconds to wait after you run the program before you continue the installation. The default is 0 (zero), which indicates no waiting.
Execute	Install (default)	Setup executes this command when the primary product is installed.
	Uninstall	Setup executes this command when the primary product is uninstalled.
Platform	x86 (default)	Specifies that this program requires the Intel x86 platform. This command runs only if the computer on which the installation is run matches this platform requirement.
	x64	Specifies that this program requires a 64-bit processor that supports the x64 extensions to the x86 architecture. This command runs only if the computer on which the installation is run matches this platform requirement.

Remarks

The Command element in the Config.xml file and the Add installations and run programs option in the OCT (command-lines entered in the Add Program Entry and Modify Program Entry dialog boxes) are intended to be used only for initial product installations and uninstallations. The Command element commands are processed only during initial installations and uninstallations. If Command element commands are used for customizations after the initial installation, they are ignored.

The command line can be specified to run an arbitrary command or to run a lightweight executable that you want to run when this product is installed.

The Command element in Config.xml and the Add installations and run programs option in the OCT do not provide the software deployment capabilities that an enterprise software deployment and management tool provides, such as the ability to track deployment progress and troubleshoot problems. Therefore, it is recommended that you limit the use of Command element in Config.xml and Add installations and run programs in the OCT to running only lightweight executables or arbitrary commands that will not make changes to the computer or that do not require user input. For example, you can run a utility to copy logs or a command to launch a Welcome page at the end of installation.

Important

Chaining is not as reliable as installing each product separately. For example, if you chain two installations together and one of the products fails or encounters an unexpected error, the primary installation and the chained installation might not be completed successfully. Therefore, using the chaining approach is not recommended. The recommended method for installing multiple products together in enterprise environments is to use a deployment management program, such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 or Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003, or a third party tool, instead of chaining.

The use of Args and QuietArg is as follows:

The Args attribute is always appended to the command. This can include switches such as "/install" or **"Company=**MyCorporation".
The QuietArg attribute is also appended if setup is running silently (with Display set as Display="none"). In such cases, you can specify the QuietArg attribute with the "/quiet" switch, for example, you can use: QuietArg="/quiet".

The following statements apply to the Wait attribute:

Setting the Wait attribute to 0 milliseconds indicates no waiting after you run the program before you continue the installation; the command will execute and move on immediately.

Return codes are only respected if the Wait value is nonzero. If you specify 0, Setup will not wait to continue the installation after running the specified program; therefore, there is no return code to report in that case.
Setting the Wait attribute to any positive nonzero value will wait exactly the number of milliseconds you specify. If the process ends earlier than the specified time, setup will continue. If the process has not ended when the specified time is up, setup will fail.
Setting the Wait attribute to -1 indicates to wait indefinitely. This can be problematic because if the command process stops responding (hangs), setup will stop responding and will wait indefinitely for the command to run.

If there are two or more Command elements in the Config.xml file, they run in the order in which they are specified in Config.xml.

Examples

<Command Path="\\server\share\myscript.exe" Args='/id "123 abc"' QuietArg="/q" Wait="30000" />

COMPANYNAME element

The name of the organization or company of the user on whose computer the product is being installed.

Tip

The equivalent option in the OCT is the Organization name setting in Installation location and organization name.

Syntax

<COMPANYNAME Value=" companyname " />

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
Value	companyname	The company or organization name

Example

<COMPANYNAME Value="Microsoft Corporation" />

Display element

The level of UI that Setup displays to the user.

Tip

The equivalent option in the OCT is the Display level and license agreement settings in “Licensing and user interface” in Office Customization Tool in the 2007 Office system.

Syntax

<Display

Level="None" | "Basic" | "Full"(default)

CompletionNotice="Yes" | "No"(default)

SuppressModal="Yes" | "No"(default)

NoCancel="Yes" | "No"(default)

AcceptEula="Yes" | "No"(default)

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
Level	None	No Setup UI is displayed. Setting Display Level="none" directs Setup to run a silent install (unattended install). See the Remarks section for more information.
	Basic	Setup displays the Welcome screen, the Product Key (PIDKEY) page (if needed), the End-User License Agreement (EULA) page (if needed), a progress bar, and the completion notice (if allowed).
	Full (default)	Setup displays all UI to the user.
CompletionNotice	Yes	Only applies if Level is set to "Basic" or "None": Setup displays the completion notice.
	No (default)	Only applies if Level is set to "Basic": Setup does not display the completion notice.
SuppressModal	Yes	Only applies if Level is set to "Basic": Setup does not display error messages and other dialog boxes that might interrupt the installation.
	No (default)	Only applies if Level is set to "Basic": Setup displays errors and other dialog boxes as needed.
NoCancel	Yes	If Level is set to "Full" or "Basic", disable the cancel button (X in upper-right corner of the progress dialog).
	No (default)	If Level is set to "Full" or "Basic", allow the user to cancel the installation from the progress bar.
AcceptEULA	Yes	The End-User License Agreement is accepted on behalf of the user. Setup does not display the EULA page.
	No (default)	If Level is not set to "None", Setup displays the EULA page.

Remarks

If this element is not defined, the default settings are used. If an invalid value is specified, Setup ends the installation.

If the Level attribute is set to "Basic" or "None" and you supply a product key using the PIDKEY element, Setup assumes that you also accept the license agreement on behalf of the user.

Note

In enterprise deployments, it is recommended that you set the Display level value to none to direct Setup to run a silent install, to prevent prompting users to enter information, and to prevent the installation from waiting for any user interaction, including when files are in use. Setting the Display Level value to none assumes that the SuppressModal and CompletionNotice attributes are silenced and that the end-user license agreement (EULA) is accepted. Administrators must also make sure that no Office applications are running during an installation of the 2007 Office system.
If you set the Display level value to basic and SuppressModal to yes, users may be prompted if any Office files are in use. Setting Display level to none prevents prompting users in such cases. The SuppressModal attribute does not prevent files in use messages from displaying; only Display level set to none prevents their display.
The Display element is used by Setup only if Setup finds the Config.xml file in the same folder as setup.exe, or if you specify the Config.xml file by using the Setup /config command-line option. If Setup uses the Config.xml file in the product folder, then Setup uses the default display options.

Example

<Display Level="none" AcceptEula="Yes" />

DistributionPoint element

Specifies the fully qualified path to the network installation point from which the installation is to run.

Syntax

<DistributionPoint Location=" path " />

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
Location	path	The fully qualified path to the network installation point from which the installation is to run

Remarks

If this is not specified, then Setup assumes that the Setup.exe file is located at the root of the network installation point.

Note

The DistributionPoint element is used by Setup only if Setup finds the Config.xml file in the same folder as setup.exe, or if you specify the Config.xml file using the Setup /config command-line option. If Setup uses the Config.xml file in the product folder, it ignores this element because the network installation point has already been found.

Example

<DistributionPoint Location="\\server1\office" />

INSTALLLOCATION element

Specifies the fully qualified path to the folder on the user's computer in which the product is installed.

Tip

The equivalent option in the OCT is the Default installation path setting in Installation location and organization name.

Syntax

<INSTALLLOCATION Value=" path " />

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
Value	path	The fully qualified path to the folder on the user's computer in which the product is installed.

Remarks

You can use system environment variables in the path. If this element is not specified, Office is installed in %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office.

Example

<INSTALLLOCATION Value="%ProgramFiles%\MyApps" />

LIS element

Controls how the local installation source (LIS) is cached on the user's computer and specifies the location of one or more network installation points that contain the installation files for the product.

Syntax

<LIS

[CACHEACTION="CacheOnly" | "RemoveCacheOnly"]

[SOURCELIST=" semicolon-delimited-path-list "]

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
CACHEACTION	CacheOnly	Setup copies the LIS to the user's computer, but does not install the product.
	RemoveCacheOnly	If the cache is copied to the user's computer and Office is not installed, Setup removes the LIS from the user's computer but does not install or uninstall the product.
SOURCELIST	semicolon-delimited-path-list	A list, separated by semicolons, of one or more network installation points that contain the installation files for the product. The equivalent option in the OCT is Additional network sources.

CACHEACTION

CacheOnly

Setup copies the LIS to the user's computer, but does not install the product.

RemoveCacheOnly

If the cache is copied to the user's computer and Office is not installed, Setup removes the LIS from the user's computer but does not install or uninstall the product.

SOURCELIST

semicolon-delimited-path-list

A list, separated by semicolons, of one or more network installation points that contain the installation files for the product.

The equivalent option in the OCT is Additional network sources.

Remarks

By default, the LIS is created in the folder \MsoCache\All Users at the root of the drive into which Office is installed. Setup customization files and software updates in the Updates folder in the network installation point are also copied.

If you specify INSTALLLOCATION, the drive designation in the path is used to determine on what drive the LIS is created. For example, if the INSTALLLOCATION path is E:\office\files, the LIS is created on drive E. The sources listed by the SOURCELIST attribute are kept with the installed product and are used by Setup if the local installation source (LIS) on the user's computer is missing or corrupted.

Example

<LIS CACHEACTION="CacheOnly" />   
<LIS SOURCELIST="\\server1\office;\\server2\corpdata" />

Logging element

Specifies the type of logging that Setup performs.

Syntax

<Logging

Type="Off" | "Standard"(default) | "Verbose"

Path="path"

Template="filename.txt"

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
Type	Off	Setup does no logging.
	Standard (default)	Setup writes installation information to the log file.
	Verbose	Setup writes all installation information to the log file.
Path	path	The fully qualified path to the folder used for the log file. You can use environment variables. Default is %temp%.
Template	filename .txt	The name of the log file. If you insert the string * anywhere in the file name, a unique log file is created for each installation performed by Setup.exe (see the explanation below). If * is not included and the file name specified already exists, log information is appended to the existing file. The .txt file extension must be included. The default template is *SetupExe().log**.

Remarks

You can specify a * anywhere in the Template value. Setup inserts a string in that location with the following format:

YYYYMMDDHHMMSS xxx

where:

YYYY = Year
MM = Month
DD = Day
HH = Hour
MM = Minute
SS = Seconds
xxx = a unique string generated by Setup

Note

The Logging element is used by Setup only if Setup finds the Config.xml file in the same folder as setup.exe, or if you specify the Config.xml file using the Setup /config command-line option. If Setup uses the Config.xml file in the product folder, then Setup uses the default logging options.

Example

<Logging Type="standard" Path="%temp%" 
   Template="MyLog(*).txt" 
/>

With this example, Setup creates a log file each time it installs the product. Setup uses unique file names such as the following:

%temp%\MyLog(20060428110717CFC).txt
%temp%\MyLog(20060429113143C70).txt

MinOSRequirement element

Specifies the minimum supported operating system for this product.

Syntax

<MinOSRequirement

VersionNT="version"

WindowsBuild="number"

ServicePackLevel="number"

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
VersionNT	version	Windows NT version
WindowsBuild	number	Windows build number
ServicePackLevel	number	Windows service pack number

The following values can be used.

System	VersionNT	WindowsBuild	ServicePackLevel
Windows XP	501	2600	2 or greater
Windows Server 2003	502	3790	0 or greater

Remarks

Setup does not proceed with the installation if the user's computer has an operating system with a version earlier than what is specified here (or the Office default if this element is not specified). You cannot specify a version of Microsoft Windows here that is earlier than the version required by the 2007 Office system.

For information about system requirements, see Getting started with the 2007 Office system.

OptionState element

Specifies how specific product features are handled during installation.

Important

In most situations, it is recommended that you use the OCT to change the installation state of features. The equivalent option in the OCT is Set feature installation states.

Syntax

<OptionState

Id="optionID"

State="Absent" | "Advertise" | "Local"

[Children="force"]

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
Id	optionID	An item that the user can choose to install.
State	Absent	The feature is not installed.
	Advertise	The feature is installed the first time it is used.
	Local	The feature is installed on the user's computer.
Children	force	All child features of the feature are set to the specified state.

Remarks

A feature is an item that the user can choose to install. The Id value for a feature is defined in the Option element of the Setup.xml file in the core product folder.

For a list of OptionState Id Values, see Config.xml file OptionState Id values. For information about modifying the OptionState element in Config.xml, see the Modifying the Config.xml File OptionState element section in Use Group Policy Software Installation to deploy the 2007 Office system.

Example

<OptionState Id="ExcelAddinFiles" 
   State="Absent" 
   Children="force" 
/>

PIDKEY element

The 25-character volume license key.

Tip

The equivalent option in the OCT is the Product key setting in “Licensing and user interface” in Office Customization Tool in the 2007 Office system.

Syntax

<PIDKEY Value=" 25-character-key " />

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
Value	25-character-key	The 25-character volume license key

Remarks

When the PIDKEY value is set, users are not required to enter a product key when they install Office.

Example

<PIDKEY Value="1234512345123451234512345" />

Note

If the Level attribute of the Display element is set to "Basic" or "None" and you supply a product key using the PIDKEY element, Setup assumes that you also accept the license agreement on behalf of the user. In this case, regardless of how you set the AcceptEULA attribute of the Display element, the user is not prompted for the license agreement either during installation or the first time an Office application runs.

RemoveLanguage element

Removes the specified language from the installation.

Syntax

<RemoveLanguage Id=" ll - cc " />

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
Id	ll-cc	The language identifier. For a complete list of language tags, see Language identifiers in the 2007 Office system.

Remarks

If the language is not installed on the user's computer, the RemoveLanguage element is ignored.

You can have multiple AddLanguage and RemoveLanguage elements. If both RemoveLanguage and AddLanguage elements specify the same language, the AddLanguage element takes precedence and the language is installed.

Example

<RemoveLanguage Id="en-us" />

Setting element

Allows you to specify values for Windows Installer properties.

Tip

The equivalent option in the OCT is “Modify Setup properties” in Office Customization Tool in the 2007 Office system.

Syntax

<Setting Id=" name " Value=" value " />

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
Id	name	The name of the Windows Installer property
Value	value	The value to assign to the property

Remarks

Not all Windows Installer properties can be specified in the Setting element. If a blocked property is specified, Setup ends the installation process. If a supported property is specified, Setup passes the property directly to Windows Installer. For a complete list of Windows Installer properties, including an explanation of supported and blocked properties, see Setup properties in the 2007 Office system.

The Setting element supports the REMOVEPREVIOUS setting. This setting removes the specified application from the installation and uses the following syntax:

<Setting Id="REMOVEPREVIOUS" Value="Option Id" />

where Option Id is the identifier value for the 2007 Office system application. To specify multiple applications, use a comma-separated list to indicate the appropriate Option Id values. For a complete list of Option Id values, see Config.xml file OptionState Id values.

Note

If you are installing Outlook, a previously installed version of Outlook is always removed, regardless of the user’s preference.

If you specify REMOVEPREVIOUS with an Option Id value, only the specified applications are removed.

If you do not specify REMOVEPREVIOUS, any previously installed Office applications for which a replacement is being installed are removed. This is the default behavior.

If you specify REMOVEPREVIOUS with a blank value (REMOVEPREVIOUS=""), no applications are removed.

The Setting element also supports the SETUP_REBOOT property. SETUP_REBOOT initiates a reboot after installation. It uses the following syntax. You must use all uppercase letters for the SETUP_REBOOT property.

<Setting Id="SETUP_REBOOT" Value="value" />

where value can be one of the following:

AutoAlways--Always initiate a reboot. Do not prompt the user.
Always--Always prompt for a reboot at the end of setup.
IfNeeded--Prompt for a reboot at the end of setup if setup requires a reboot. (Default)
AutoIfNeeded--Initiate a reboot if setup requires a reboot. Do not prompt the user.
Never--Never initiate or prompt for a reboot.

Examples

<Setting Id="SETUP_REBOOT" Value="Never" />
<Setting Id="REMOVEPREVIOUS" Value="WORDFiles" />

SetupUpdates element

Specifies a search path for Setup to use to find Setup customization files.

Syntax

<SetupUpdates

[CheckForSUpdates="Yes"(default) | "No"]

[SUpdateLocation="path-list"]

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
CheckForSUpdates	Yes (default)	Setup uses the path list in SUpdateLocation to find Setup customization files.
	No	Setup does not search for Setup customization files using the path list in SUpdateLocation.
SUpdateLocation	path-list	A list of fully qualified paths to folders, separated by semicolons.

Remarks

Setup looks in all the specified folders for Setup customization files that were created for the product that is being installed, and applies them in alphabetical order by file name. If a Setup customization file was specified on the Setup command line, that file is applied first, followed by any files found in the folder specified by this element.

Example

<SetupUpdates
   CheckForSUpdates="Yes"
   SUpdateLocation="\\server1\office\updates;\\server2\corpdata\updates"
/>

USERINITIALS element

The initials of the user on whose computer the product is being installed.

Syntax

<USERINITIALS Value=" value " />

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
Value	value	The user's initials

Example

<USERINITIALS Value="JD" />

USERNAME element

The name of the user on whose computer the product is being installed.

Syntax

<USERNAME Value=" value " />

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
Value	value	The user's name.

Remarks

The Office 2007 Username element data is populated as follows.

If the user who is running Office is the same user who installed Office, the Username and Initials supplied during setup are used. The user is not prompted when Office first starts. This case is most popular for home users who install Office themselves.

If the user who is running Office is not the same user who installed Office, Office prompts the user to confirm his or her Username and Initials when Office first starts. This case is most popular in a corporate environment, where an administrator installs Office on behalf of the user.

The value for the Username element shown to the user at first boot time may be pre-populated with a default value from a previously installed version of Office or from the currently logged on user. Note that the default value is not used unless it is confirmed by the user. If there is a previous version of Office installed on the computer, the registry key created by the previous version of Office is used. For example, if the prior Office installation is Office 2003, the registry key is provided at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\UserInfo.

Example

<USERNAME Value="John Doe" />

Sample Config.xml file

The following example shows a Config.xml file for a typical installation. The example uses the Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 version of the product.

Note

The shipped version of this file used Command Path="msiexec.exe". The following example uses the full path to the msiexec.exe file:
Command Path="%WINDIR%\system32\msiexec.exe"
where %WINDIR% is the folder containing the Windows files. You must include the full path to run the command, otherwise it fails.

<Configuration Product="Enterprise">

    <!-- <Display Level="full" CompletionNotice="yes" SuppressModal="no" AcceptEula="no" /> -->
    
    <!-- <Logging Type="verbose" Path="%temp%" Template="Microsoft Office Enterprise Setup(*).txt" /> -->
    
    <!-- <PIDKEY Value="BCDFGHJKMPQRTVWXY2346789B" /> -->

    <!-- <USERNAME Value="Customer" /> -->
    
    <!-- <COMPANYNAME Value="MyCompany" /> -->
    
    <!-- <INSTALLLOCATION Value="%programfiles%\Microsoft Office" /> -->
    
    <!-- <LIS CACHEACTION="CacheOnly" /> -->
        
    <!-- <DistributionPoint Location="\\server\share\Office12" /> -->
    
    <!-- <OptionState Id="OptionID" State="absent" Children="force" /> -->
    
    <!-- <Setting Id="SETUP_REBOOT" Value="IfNeeded" /> -->
    
    <!-- <Command Path="%WINDIR%\system32\msiexec.exe" Args="/i \\server\share\my.msi" QuietArg="/q" ChainPosition="after" Execute="install" /> -->

</Configuration>

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