# How to deploy Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016(MSI Version)?

## Table of contents

1. [Description](#description)
2. [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
   - [System Requirements](#system-requirements)
   - [Download the Installation Files](#download-the-installation-files)
   - [Extract the contents of the IMG file](#extract-the-contents-of-the-img-file)
   - [Customize the installation](#customize-the-installation)
3. [Add the software package](#add-the-software-package)
4. [Deploy to target computers](#deploy-to-target-computers)
5. [Uninstallation Procedure](#uninstallation-procedure)

## Description

This document provides steps required to deploy Microsoft Office 2016 to multiple computers using Endpoint Central.

## Prerequisites

### System Requirements

Before you deploy the software application, ensure that the computers to which you deploy Microsoft Office 2016 meet the system requirements prescribed by Microsoft. Refer to the [article](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-and-office-resources#areaheading-oc0b37) for more.

### Download the Installation Files

Download the Office 2016 Installation files from the [Microsoft website](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/download-and-install-or-reinstall-office-2019-office-2016-or-office-2013-7c695b06-6d1a-4917-809c-98ce43f86479) and store them in the network share. Office image files have to be purchased from the vendor for installing the application.

Network share is recommended only when you want to deploy the software to computers within the network. If you want to deploy Microsoft Office to computers located in a remote location, you can use [HTTP upload](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/deploy-software-file-upload.html).

**Note**: The network share should have **read permissions to Everyone in the group** and should be accessible from all the computers to which you are trying to install.

### Extract the contents of the IMG file

**Note**: If you are copying the contents from a CD, you can skip the steps below and copy the contents of the CD directly to the network share.

1. Extract the contents from **OfficeProfessionalPlus_x86_en-us.img** using 7zip.exe.
2. Copy all the extracted contents, with the same directory structure, to the network share that you created.

Note: Office image file has to be purchased from the Vendor for installing the application.

### Customize the installation

1. Open a command prompt window.
2. Change the directory to the network share where you have stored the installable file.
3. Enter:

   ```
   setup.exe /admin
   ```

   ![adminfile](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deployms2016_adminfile.png)

   **Note**: This opens the OCT from where you can specify the information about the license, information about the company, and change Outlook profiles.

4. Enter the required product key under **Licensing and user interface**.

   **Note**:  
   - If you select the MAK (Multiple Activation Key) option, you are required to enter a 25-character key.  
   - If you select the KMS key option, you are not required to enter a key.

5. Select **Display Level as None**, enable the **Suppress Modal** check box, and ensure that the Completion notice is unchecked as it will be checked by default.

   ![adminfile](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deployms2016_displaylevelchanges.png)

6. Specify whether to remove the installations of older versions.

   ![removeoldapp](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deployms2016_removeoldapp.png)

   **Note**: The default setting is to remove all the older versions. If you want to retain some of the Office components, select the **Remove the following earlier versions of Microsoft Office programs** option and choose the components that you want to retain.

7. Make the following settings if you do not want computers to reboot after installation:

   Your computers will not be rebooted after installation.

   1. In the **OCT**, under **Setup**, click **Modify Setup Properties**.
   2. Click **Add**.
   3. In the **Name** field, enter:

      ```
      setup_reboot
      ```

   4. In the **Value** section, type `Never`.

   ![languagepreferences](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deployms2016_setupreboot.png)

8. Change the default language settings, if required, after installation. This is an **optional step**.

   To change the default language settings using OCTs:

   - On the **Modify User Settings** page, expand the tree to **Microsoft Office 2016\Language Preferences**.
   - Open the folder that you want in the navigation pane.
   - Double-click the required setting in the right pane.
   - Select **Enable** and specify a value.

   ![languagepreferences](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deployms2016_languagepreferences.png)

9. Save the customized file with a suitable name after making the required customization changes (for example, **custom.msp**).

   ![custommsp](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deployms2016_custommsp.png)

   **Note**: This MSP file should also be saved in the same network share.

## Add the software package

1. Click the **Software Deployment** tab.
2. Click **Add Package**.
3. Select the **EXE/APPX/MSIEXEC/MSU** package type.
4. Specify a name for the application.

   ![deployms2016inst1](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/mso20161.png)

5. Specify the **Installation Command with Switches/Arguments** as given in the table below.

| Content | Share Path | Http |
|---|---|---|
| **Installation Command** | `"<share_name>\setup.exe" /adminfile "<share_name>\<msp file name>"` | `setup.exe /adminfile custom.msp` |
| **Example** | `"\\DC-machine1\software\Office 2016sv\setup.exe" /adminfile "\\DC-machine1\software\Office 2016sv\custom.msp"` | `setup.exe /adminfile custom.msp` |

   ![deploymso2016inst2](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/mso20162.png)

6. Click **Add Package**.

## Deploy to target computers

1. Select the package that you added.
2. Click **Install/Uninstall Software**.
3. Enter a name and description for the configuration.
4. Define the package settings.
5. Configure the deployment settings.
6. Choose the target computers.
7. Specify the schedule options, if required.
8. Click **Deploy**.

You have deployed Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016.

## Uninstallation Procedure

1. During customizing the XML, open the SilentUninstallConfig.xml file from the location where the downloaded Office setup has been saved, or create an XML file with the name **SilentUninstallConfig.xml** and save it in the downloaded Office setup folder.
2. Edit the file as below:

   ```
   <Configuration Product="ProPlus">
     <Display Level="none" CompletionNotice="no" SuppressModal="yes" AcceptEula="yes" />
   </Configuration>
   ```

3. Select all the files and folders and zip/7z them.
4. Create the package as mentioned above and upload the created zip file in the package.
5. Specify the Uninstallation Command with the Switches/Arguments as given below:

   ```
   setup.exe /uninstall ProPlus /config SilentUninstallConfig.xml
   ```

6. Click **Add Package**.
7. Deploy to target computers.

**Note:** If the Office edition is Standard, replace `ProPlus` with `Standard` in both the XML and in the uninstallation command.