How to install Office on a Copaco VMware Cloud VM
Summary
Since Office 2016 it is not possible to install Office using an ISO. You have to install Office using the “Office Deployment Tool”.
This article describes how you can accomplish this
Start
Download the “Office Deployment Tools” from Microsoft. Download Here
When download is completed click on the “Officedeploymenttool.exe to extract the setup files
When the setup files are extracted you need to create a configuration.xml and place the file in the same folder as where you have extracted the setup files. The Configuration file below installs “Office 2021 ProPlus” with Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook.
<Configuration> <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2021"> <Product ID="ProPlus2021Volume"> <Language ID="en-us" /> <ExcludeApp ID="Lync" /> <ExcludeApp ID="Access" /> <ExcludeApp ID="Groove" /> <ExcludeApp ID="OneDrive" /> <ExcludeApp ID="OneNote" /> <ExcludeApp ID="Publisher" /> <ExcludeApp ID="Teams" /> </Product> </Add> <Remove All="True" /> <!-- <RemoveMSI All="True" /> --> <!-- <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" /> --> </Configuration>
XMLNow you have to download the files from Microsoft CDN based on the XML you have created. Open CMD and browse to the directory where you have placed the setup files and configuration.xml.
cd C:\Install\ODT
CODEExecute the following command to download the Office Installation files
setup /download configuration-Office2021.xml
CODEAfter the command prompt is available again you will see that the the setup files are downloaded
Now you have to install office using the following command
C:\Install\ODT>setup /configure configuration-Office2021.xml
CODENow a pop up shows up to show the installation progress. Wait till installation is successfully completed
Now our support team has to activate your installation. Create a support ticket and provide us credentials so we can login and activate the installation.