How to Selectively Install Office 2016 Components

Previous Office installers used the MSI format, allowing users to select specific components during installation. However, Microsoft's Office 2016 installer only provides the ClickToRun (C2R) method. By default, this installs all components, resulting in a large footprint and long installation time. In most cases, users only need the core trio: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. The following method allows you to install only the required components.

Download the Installer

1. Microsoft provides a dedicated Office installation tool. Download it here.
2. After downloading, double-click to run and extract it to an empty directory. This will yield setup.exe and configuration.xml (the latter may be missing).
3. Edit the configuration.xml file. If it does not exist, create one manually and input the following content:

<Configuration>
  <Add SourcePath="G:" OfficeClientEdition="64" >
    <Product ID="ProPlusRetail">
      <Language ID="zh-CN" />
 <ExcludeApp ID="Access" />
 <ExcludeApp ID="Groove" />
 <ExcludeApp ID="InfoPath" />
 <ExcludeApp ID="Lync" />
 <ExcludeApp ID="OneNote" />
 <ExcludeApp ID="Outlook" />
 <ExcludeApp ID="Publisher" />
 <ExcludeApp ID="SharePointDesigner" />
    </Product>
  </Add>  
</Configuration>

• SourcePath: Specifies the location where Office 2016 has been extracted.
• ExcludeApp: Excludes a specific component so it will not be installed.

Please modify the path and the list of components according to your actual needs.

Install Office 2016

Run the Command Prompt (cmd) as an administrator. Navigate to the directory containing setup.exe from the previous step, and enter the following command to start the installation:

setup.exe /configure configuration.xml

Wait a few minutes for the installation to complete automatically.

Important Notes

• Office 2016 can be downloaded from msdn itellyou. After downloading, extract it to a specific directory.
• In the configuration.xml file, specify the path where Office 2016 was extracted using the SourcePath option.
• The cmd window must be run as an administrator, and you must navigate to the installer's directory before running the command.

Obtaining Genuine Office 365

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This article references content from: ITHome Academy: How to Install Only the Office 2016 Components You Need