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Setup architecture overview for Office 2013

Preview

Audience: IT Professionals

The Setup architecture in Office 2013 Preview, introduced in Microsoft Office 2007, streamlines all

aspects of installing, customizing, and maintaining Office.

The Setup program unifies and manages the complete installation process. This includes customizing

users' Office configuration, deploying multiple languages at the same time, and applying software

updates to new installations. This article provides an overview of the Setup architecture, Setup

sequence of events, language-neutral design and deployment of multiple languages, customization

methods, required local installation source, and updates process.

The Setup architecture helps administrators manage tasks such as the following more efficiently:

 Deployment process so that Office is installed in the most efficient way for their environment.

 Customization of Office so that users get optimal configuration on their computers.

 Deployment of language-specific features for users who are located in offices around the world.

 Deployment of Office in a way that makes future maintenance, such as software updates, as

efficient as possible.

In versions of Office earlier than Office 2007, a single Office product such as Microsoft Office Standard

was contained in a single Windows Installer (MSI) file. An MSI file is a relational database that Windows

Installer uses to install a product. As with the Office 2007 and Office 2010, the Office 2013 Preview

products consist of multiple MSI files, and no single MSI file represents a complete product. A

language-neutral core package (MSI file) is combined with one or more language-specific packages to

make a complete product. For example, an Office product such as Office Professional Plus 2013

Preview consists of the core package plus one or more language-specific packages. Setup assembles

the individual packages, orchestrates a seamless installation, and handles customization and

maintenance tasks during and after installation of Office on users' computers.

Office 2010 introduced native 64-bit versions of Office products to support 64-bit processors, which are

becoming the standard for systems ranging from servers to desktop computers. Office 2013 Preview

also provides support for 32-bit Office 2013 Preview applications that run on 64-bit Windows operating

systems by using Windows-32-on-Windows-64 (WOW64). WOW64 is the x86 emulator that enables

32-bit Windows-based applications to run seamlessly on 64-bit Windows. Office 2013 Preview lets

users continue to use existing third-party Office add-ons, which are primarily 32-bit because no 64-bit

versions are available yet for many add-ons. Providing support for 32-bit Office 2013 Preview that runs

on 64-bit operating systems prevents the 32-bit add-ons from being blocked. For more information

about 64-bit editions of Office 2013 Preview, see 64-bit editions of Office 2013.

In this article:

 Setup process

 Language-neutral design

 Streamlined customization model

 Required local installation source

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