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OEM Preinstallation Kit Guide for
Microsoft Office 2013
Microsoft Corporation
Published: August 2012
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Abstract
This document supports the final release of the OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) for Microsoft® Office 2013.
The content in this document covers information for licensed original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
about how to preload Microsoft Office 2013 on new computers for distribution to end users.
Information in thi
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Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 2 User Startup Experience .............................................................................................................. 2 OPK DVD Folders and Files ........................................................................................................... 2 Referral Codes ..................................................
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Introduction The OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) for Office 2013 is a set of tools, documentation, and product files that assists licensed original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in preloading Office 2013 on new computers for distribution to end users. Preloading this productivity suite adds immediate value for your customers and also gives them the option to purchase Product Key Cards for Office 2013. Users are prompted to install Office 2013 on their computers. Go directly to the procedu
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o Use OPK tools and utilities to create customized installation configurations CoConfig.xml file. This is an XML file that enables you to configure a custom preload location for Office 2013. OOBE Folder The out-of-box experience (OOBE) folder contains the Office 2013 installation file, oemoobe.msi. The oemoobe.msi file is not meant to be run by itself. Instead, run the oemsetup.ll-cc.bat file. Office15 Folder The Office15 folder contains all Office 2013 products, and contains both wo
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oemsetup.ll-cc [Referral=] [x64] Administrator permissions are required to run the oemsetup.ll-cc.bat. For parameter descriptions, see Preloading Office 2013 later in this guide. For example, the command: oemsetup.ll-cc referral=nnnnn With a referral code of nnnnn, preloads Office 2013 and installs the OOBE. Referral Codes Some resellers are eligible to obtain OEM referral codes from Microsoft on user purchases of Office 2013. These codes enable computers to be associated
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Windows® 7 RTM or a later version. Windows® 8 RTM or a later version. The Setup program cannot install Office 2013 on a system that cannot support Office 2013. We recommend that you install the latest updates and service packs available for each respective operating system before you install Office 2013. Pinning OOBE to the Windows 7 Start Menu (Optional) To make it easier for users to locate and use Office 2013, you can optionally pin the OOBE application to the Windows Start menu.
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Preloading Office 2013 There are two methods for using the Office 2013 OPK to preload Office 2013: Low-volume Resellers who plan to preload Office 2013 on relatively few target computers can use this option. Using the low-volume option, you simply preload from the Office 2013 OPK DVD directly onto the target computer. High-volume Resellers who plan to preload on many target computers can use this option. Using the high-volume option, you create a network installation point on a
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Low-volume Installation Process Follow these steps to install the OPK on individual target computers in a low-volume environment. This procedure lets you install the default configuration of the OPK from the DVD directly onto the target computer. To perform a low-volume (default) installation 1. Insert the DVD into the DVD drive on the target computer. 2. Run oemsetup.ll-cc.bat on the computer to preload Office 2013: oemsetup.ll-cc where ll-cc is the two-letter abbreviation for the l
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a. set isCustomLocation =1. b. set directory=\OEMOffice15\. Example: c:\preload\OEMOffice15\. where c:\preload= If you modify the CoConfig.xml file, make sure to save it to the [FOLDERID_ProgramData]\Microsoft\OEMOffice15 folder. If this file is not found in that folder, the program will not run. Do not modify the root directory [FOLDERID_ProgramData]\Microsoft\OEMOffice15. Modifyi
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The parameter descriptions for the oemsetup.ll-cc.bat file are shown in the following table. Parameter Description Referral=ReferralCode Stores the provided OEM referral code in the registry. x64 Preloads the Office 2013 64-bit edition instead of the 32-bit version. Caution: Do not preload the 64-bit version unless that version is specifically required. 4. Verify the installation by ensuring that all of the files were copied to [FOLDERID_ProgramData]\Microsoft\OEMOffice15 on the targ
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To update a network installation point with a new version of the OPK Run the copytoserver.bat file to copy the contents of the OPK DVD to a network installation point: copytoserver where is the location where the installation files are to be copied. This parameter is required to successfully complete the command. Run the copytoserver.bat file for all languages that are on the network installation point. 2013 OPK Guide 10
