Office 2016 Silent Install

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I am clearly over my head on how to create a silent install of Office 2016. Can anyone help me by walking me through a script?

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Taking BigFix out of the picture initially…

What I have done in the past is:

  1. Obtain Office 2016 ISO and license information.
  2. Download/ Run the Office Customization Tool
    This used to be “setup.exe /admin” I believe… but now is a separate tool to download
  3. Supply license file and the settings you want to control install. Example: silent yes/no, remove previous verions, accept ULA, etc.
  4. Save the .MSP file (if I recall correctly) and place into the “Updates” folder of the install media.
  5. Then come back and import to BigFix
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THANK YOU So MUCH!!!

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FYI if you have Office 365 you can’t utilize the ISO.

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Follow this link for truly silent install of the Office:
https://web.sas.upenn.edu/jasonrw/2015/11/03/automate-the-install-of-microsoft-office-2016-with-an-msp-file/

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By default, an set up step is available. Put in the setup.exe file for the Install File.
Add silent parameters. For Office 2016 that would be /adminfile [name of MSP file]
Check Include Entire Directory. Don’t leave out this step. If you do not take a look at this your installation will fail.