1. To modify the display options that users see during installation, locate the line in the
Config.xml file that contains the Display element:
<!-- <Display Level="full" CompletionNotice="yes" SuppressModal="no" AcceptEula="no" /> -->
To prevent user intervention during the installation and to specify display options, you can modify the Display element information as shown in the following example:
<Display Level="none" CompletionNotice="no" SuppressModal="yes" AcceptEula="yes" /> For information, see Display element in Config.xml file in Office 2013.
2. To specify additional languages to install, use the AddLanguage elements and attributes in
the Config.xml file.
Note:
If you are adding more than one AddLanguage element, you must add the
ShellTransform attribute of the AddLanguage element. This attribute specifies the language that Setup uses for the shell user interface.
56 For example, to specify that Setup install full English, French, German, and Spanish
language support along with the user’s default regional options language as the default installation language, you add the following AddLanguage elements and attributes 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 previous example, Setup installs all specified languages plus the language that matches the user's locale, if that language is different and is available in the installation source. For more information, see AddLanguage element in Config.xml file in Office 2013.
You can also use the Config.xml file to configure additional options such as the following:
Specify the path of the network installation point. For information, see DistributionPoint element in Config.xml file in Office 2013.
Specify the 25-character volume license key. The equivalent option in the OCT is the Product key setting in the Licensing and user interface section. As mentioned previously, a product key entry is not required for enterprise deployments that use Key Management Service (KMS) activation because all Volume License editions of Office 2013 have a KMS client key pre- installed. KMS is one of the methods that are provided by Office Activation Technologies for activating products that are licensed under Microsoft Volume Licensing programs. However, administrators must make sure that appropriate Office 2013 KMS host licenses are installed and a valid KMS host key is installed, and the key is activated against Microsoft hosted activation servers. You can install Office 2013 KMS host licenses by running the Microsoft Office 2013 KMS Host License Pack. Office 2013 connects to the local KMS host for activation. By default, the Use KMS client key option is selected in the OCT. For more information, see Licensing and user interface in Office Customization Tool (OCT) in Office 2013. For information about volume activation, see Plan volume activation of Office 2013 and Deploy volume
activation of Office 2013.
A Multiple Activation Key (MAK) key is another method that Office Activation Technologies provide for activating products that are licensed under Microsoft Volume Licensing programs. By using a MAK, clients activate Office 2013 online by using Microsoft-hosted activation servers or by telephone. Administrators can use the Config.xml file or the OCT to enter a MAK key.
To enter a MAK key in the Config.xml file, you add the 25-character product key as shown in the following example, where AAAAABBBBBCCCCCDDDDDEEEEE represents the product key:
<PIDKEY Value="AAAAABBBBBCCCCCDDDDDEEEEE" />
For more information, see PIDKEY element in Config.xml file in Office 2013.
Specify the fully qualified path of the folder on users' computers in which the product is installed. For information, see INSTALLLOCATION element in Config.xml file in Office 2013.
57 Specify logging options for Setup. For information, see Logging element in Config.xml file in
Office 2013.
Specify how the local installation source (LIS) is cached on the user's computer. For more information, see LIS element in Config.xml file in Office 2013.
Set the user or company name for the user on whose computer the product is being installed. For information, see USERNAME element and COMPANYNAME element in Config.xml file in Office 2013.
You can use the Config.xml file to customize many of the same options that you can configure by using the Office Customization Tool. This includes some additional options that are not available in the OCT. For a complete description of the areas that you can configure in Config.xml, see Config.xml file in Office 2013.
3. When you complete the Config.xml customizations, save the Config.xml file. You can use
the /config Setup command-line option to specify the location of the Config.xml file, as
shown in the following example:
\\server\share\setup.exe /config \\server\share\ProPlus.WW\config.xml
For information about the /config Setup command-line option, see /config [path] in Setup command-line options for Office 2013.
To see an example of a custom Config.xml file, see Config.xml example. For information about how to set silent installation options, see Configure a silent installation of Office 2013.