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Read XML data

Setup collects information about each package on the installation point, collects default settings for the

installation, and incorporates customizations that you specify. Setup collects all this information in the

form of XML data from several sources:

 Setup.xml and Package.xml files for each package Each folder on the installation point — both

the folder for the language-neutral core package and the folder for each language-specific

package — contains a Setup.xml and a Package.xml file (for example, ProPlusWW.xml for Office

Professional Plus 2013 Preview). Information in these files enables Setup to do the following:

 Identify a product and the available languages for that product.

 Match language-neutral and language-specific elements to create complete features.

 Build a consolidated feature tree.

 Collect the set of MSI files that are required for the installation.

Note:

The Setup.xml and Package.xml files are signed and cannot be changed. Altering

these files causes Setup to fail.

 Setup customization file Early in the installation process, Setup determines whether you have

specified a Setup customization file (.msp file) for the product that is being installed. A Setup

customization .msp file is created when administrators use the Office Customization Tool (OCT) to

customize an installation of Office 2013 Preview. The OCT is part of the Setup program and is the

recommended tool for most customizations. The customization file contains all the modifications

that you specify for an installation. This includes customizations that control the installation process.

The OCT is available in volume licensed versions of Office 2013 Preview, Office 2010, and Office

2007. To determine whether your Office 2013 Preview installation is a volume licensed version,

check the Office 2013 Preview installation disk to see whether it contains a folder that is named

Admin. If the Admin folder exists, the disk is a volume license edition; otherwise, the disk is a retail

edition.

If no customization file is specified on the command line or in the Config.xml file, Setup searches

the Updates folder on the installation point for a customization file that is specific to the product that

is being installed. By default, the Updates folder is included on the installation point. In most cases,

it is the recommended location in which to store both a Setup customization .msp file and software

updates for all the Office products included on the installation point.

Important:

If you plan to deploy multiple Setup customization files (.msp files), you can place only one

customization .msp file in the Updates folder for each Office 2013 Preview product that you

are installing during the initial installation. Only one Setup customization .msp file (patch)

for each Office 2013 Preview product that you are installing is supported in the Updates

folder. You must deploy the rest of the customization .msp files for a product after the first

Office installation is completed.

If you are deploying multiple Office 2013 Preview products, such as Office Professional

Plus 2013 Preview and Visio Professional 2013 Preview, you can include one

customization .msp file for Office Professional Plus 2013 Preview and one customization

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