Installing Microsoft Office

Prerequisites

• Ensure you have a valid license or subscription to install Microsoft Office LTSC Pro Professional Plus 2024.
• Verify that your system meets the minimum requirements for installation, which typically include an updated version of Windows, sufficient hard drive space, and RAM.

Step 1: Download the Office Deployment Tool (ODT)

1. Download the ODT: Download the Office Deployment Tool from the Microsoft Download Center.

2. Edit or Create config file:

   • Go to the folder where you extracted the ODT files.
   • You'll find a configuration.xml file among the extracted files, If the name differs then rename it. Edit this file to specify which Office products to install, including Office LTSC Professional Plus 2024. Microsoft provides detailed instructions and configuration options in its online documentation.

Example used in this documentation:

<!-- Office 365 client configuration file sample. To be used for Office 365 ProPlus apps, 
     Office 365 Business apps, Project Pro for Office 365 and Visio Pro for Office 365. 

     For detailed information regarding configuration options visit: http://aka.ms/ODT. 
     To use the configuration file be sure to remove the comments

     The following sample allows you to download and install the 64 bit version of the Office 365 ProPlus apps 
     and Visio Pro for Office 365 directly from the Office CDN using the Current Channel
     settings  -->

<Configuration>

  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2024">
    <Product ID="ProPlus2024Volume">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
    <Product ID="ProofingTools">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
  </Add>
  <RemoveMSI />
  <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
  <Property Name="SharedComputerLicensing" Value="0" />
  <Property Name="AUTOACTIVATE" Value="0" />
  <Property Name="DeviceBasedLicensing" Value="0" />
</Configuration>

If you wanted to Also install Apps that are not bundled in an Office Suite such as Office Project or Office Visio the config file will look like

<!-- Office 365 client configuration file sample. To be used for Office 365 ProPlus apps, 
     Office 365 Business apps, Project Pro for Office 365 and Visio Pro for Office 365. 

     For detailed information regarding configuration options visit: http://aka.ms/ODT. 
     To use the configuration file be sure to remove the comments

     The following sample allows you to download and install the 64 bit version of the Office 365 ProPlus apps 
     and Visio Pro for Office 365 directly from the Office CDN using the Current Channel
     settings  -->

<Configuration>

  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2024">
    <Product ID="ProPlus2024Volume">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
    <Product ID="ProofingTools">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
    <Product ID="ProjectPro2024Volume">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
  </Add>
  <RemoveMSI />
  <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
  <Property Name="SharedComputerLicensing" Value="0" />
  <Property Name="AUTOACTIVATE" Value="0" />
  <Property Name="DeviceBasedLicensing" Value="0" />
</Configuration>

You can find supported Product IDs HERE.

Step 2: Installing Office

• Open a Command Prompt as Administrator in the folder where you extracted the ODT files.
• To install Office, run:

  setup.exe /configure configuration.xml
• Ensure the configuration.xml file is modified correctly to specify Office LTSC Pro Professional Plus 2024 and your preferences, working example shown above.