For IT professionals: Deployment guide for Microsoft Office 2010 Microsoft Corporation Published: September 2010 Author: Microsoft Office System and Servers Team ([email protected]) Abstract This book contains information about how to install, configure, and upgrade to Microsoft Office 2010. The audience for this book includes IT generalists, IT operations, help desk and deployment staff, IT messaging administrators, consultants, and other IT professionals. The content in this book is a copy of selected content in the Office 2010 Resource Kit technical library (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=181453) as of the publication date. For the most current content, see the technical library on the Web. This document is provided “as-is”. Information and views expressed in this document, including URL and other Internet Web site references, may change without notice. You bear the risk of using it. Some examples depicted herein are provided for illustration only and are fictitious. 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Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information presented after the date of publication. ii Contents Getting help ......................................................................................................................................... x Configuring and deploying Office 2010 ............................................................................................... 1 Configure and deploy volume activation of Office 2010...................................................................... 2 Deploy volume activation of Office 2010 ............................................................................................. 3 Prepare and configure the Office 2010 client ............................................................................... 3 KMS clients ............................................................................................................................ 3 MAK clients ............................................................................................................................ 4 Office Customization Tool (OCT) .................................................................................................... 4 Config.xml file .................................................................................................................................. 4 Volume Activation Management Tool .............................................................................................. 4 The Backstage view ........................................................................................................................ 5 The ospp.vbs script ......................................................................................................................... 5 Rearm the Office 2010 installation ......................................................................................... 5 Prepare and configure the KMS host ........................................................................................... 6 Set up and activate the KMS host .......................................................................................... 6 Sppsvc state stopped error .................................................................................................... 8 Manually install the Office 2010 KMS host key and activate ................................................. 9 Configure the Office 2010 KMS host ..................................................................................... 9 Verify successful activation of the Office KMS host ............................................................. 10 Configure DNS ............................................................................................................................ 12 Deploy Visio 2010 ....................................................................................................................... 12 Post-deployment ......................................................................................................................... 13 Migrate an Office KMS host ................................................................................................. 13 Tools to configure client computers in Office 2010 ........................................................................... 15 The ospp.vbs script ..................................................................................................................... 15 Scenarios that use ospp.vbs ................................................................................................ 17 VAMT 2.0 .................................................................................................................................... 18 Volume activation quick start guide for Office 2010 .......................................................................... 20 Differences between Windows and Office activation ................................................................. 20 Scenarios for Office 2010 volume activation .............................................................................. 21 Office 2010 volume activation methods ...................................................................................... 21 KMS activation ..................................................................................................................... 21 MAK activation ..................................................................................................................... 21 Install and configure the KMS host ............................................................................................. 22 Co-hosting an Office KMS host with a Windows KMS host ....................................................... 22 iii Prepare the infrastructure for Office 2010 ......................................................................................... 24 Create a network installation point for Office 2010 ........................................................................... 25 Create the network installation point .......................................................................................... 25 Replicate the network installation point ...................................................................................... 26 Secure the network installation point .......................................................................................... 27 Customize the installation for Office 2010 ........................................................................................ 28 Customization overview for Office 2010............................................................................................ 29 Summary of customization methods .......................................................................................... 29 Office Customization Tool........................................................................................................... 31 Config.xml file ............................................................................................................................. 32 Setup command-line options ...................................................................................................... 33 Configure user and computer settings ........................................................................................ 34 Configuring user and computer settings by using Group Policy .......................................... 34 Configuring user and computer settings by using the Office Customization Tool ............... 35 Office 2010 licensing and activation .................................................................................... 36 Summary of client customization tasks ................................................................................ 36 Customize setup for Office 2010 ....................................................................................................... 39 Customize Office 2010 ...................................................................................................................... 40 Customize Office ........................................................................................................................ 40 Customize Setup before installing Office 2010 ................................................................................. 42 Customize Setup ........................................................................................................................ 42 Install Office silently ...................................................................................................................