Create different configurations of the 2007 Office system for different groups of users

Updated: September 25, 2008

Applies To: Office Resource Kit

This Office product will reach end of support on October 10, 2017. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see , Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.

 

Topic Last Modified: 2015-03-09

If you have groups of users with different needs, you can create unique configurations of the 2007 Microsoft Office system for each group by using the Office Customization Tool (OCT) to create a unique Setup customization file for each group. You then install Office for the users by specifying the customization file on the Setup command line.

	Steps	Reference
	Create a network installation point for Office.	Create a network installation point for the 2007 Office system
	In the root of the network installation point, create a folder for your Setup customization files. Do not put your customization files in the Updates folder. Setup automatically applies customization files it finds in this folder during installation. Instead, you direct Setup to use only the customization file you specify on the command line, as described later in this procedure.
	Start the OCT by running Setup from the network installation point. Specify the /admin command-line option; for example, \\server\share\setup.exe /admin.	Office Customization Tool in the 2007 Office system
	Make customizations you need for the first group of users. Click Save on the File menu. Specify a unique name for the Setup customization file. Save the file in the folder you created. Repeat the process to create a unique Setup customization file for each group of users.
	Run Setup for the users within each group. Specify the appropriate Setup customization file by using the /adminfile command-line option. For example, to install Office for users in the Accounting department, run \\server\share\setup.exe /adminfile \\server\share\custom\accounting.msp.	Run Setup for the 2007 Office system on users' computers

Note

• For an alternate method, see Create a custom configuration for a group of users by using a separate installation folder.

• You can also use the Config.xml file to customize your Office installation. For more information, see Config.xml file in the 2007 Office system.

See Also

Concepts

Setup architecture overview for the 2007 Office system