[OPLINTECH] O365 for public

[Tyson Horton]

Thank you to everyone who responded. I have successfully installed on two
computers, 11 to go!

Tyson

On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM Tim Laino <tim.laino at wadsworthlibrary.com>
wrote:

> Hi Tyson,
>
> Drop this into an (XML) text file in the same directory as the Microsoft
> Office "Setup.exe" and name it something easy to identify (Mine is
> configuration-Office2024Enterprise_public.xml in this example). Make sure
> to update with your MAK key info. For our public deployments, I exclude
> OneDrive, Outlook, and Teams. This is also for standard but hopefully
> should get you on your way.
>
> <Configuration>
>   <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2024">
>       <Product ID="Standard2024Volume"  PIDKEY="PUT_MAK_KEY_HERE" >
>          <Language ID="en-us" />
> <ExcludeApp ID="OneDrive" />
> <ExcludeApp ID="Outlook" />
> <ExcludeApp ID="Teams" />
>       </Product>
>   </Add>
>   <RemoveMSI />
> </Configuration>
>
> To install it, open powershell and browse to the directory with your
> install file and XML configuration. Run this command to start the
> installation:
>
> .\setup.exe /configure .\configuration-Office2024Enterprise_public.xml
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Tim Laino, Manager, Systems & Technology Services
> Wadsworth Public Library
> 132 Broad Street
> Wadsworth, OH 44281
> 330-335-2600
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM Tyson Horton via OPLINTECH <
> oplintech at lists.oplin.org> wrote:
>
>> While we're on the subject, I just ordered 13 licenses for Office LTSC
>> Standard from TechSoup, and I'm having nothing but trouble installing it.
>> I've followed their instructions to the T, and can't get it to work. Does
>> anyone have any insight on it? TechSoup and Microsoft haven't been any
>> help.
>>
>> Tyson
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 3:55 PM Colleen Sandusky via OPLINTECH <
>> oplintech at lists.oplin.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Mark,
>>> No there isn't. Like I mentioned earlier I didn't scroll down far
>>> enough to see the LTSC version on TechSoup. That is going to be the best
>>> option for our application. Thanks to everyone for their input.
>>> Colleen Sandusky
>>> Loudonville Public Library
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* OPLINTECH <oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org> on behalf of Mark
>>> Howell via OPLINTECH <oplintech at lists.oplin.org>
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, 25 February 2025 15:45:08
>>> *To:* OPLINTECH <oplintech at lists.oplin.org>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [OPLINTECH] O365 for public
>>>
>>> I'll echo Tim and Sam. Perpetually licensed Office 2024, LTSC or
>>> otherwise, seems the simplest choice for simply offering Word/Excel/etc on
>>> a computer for patron use, especially if they carry their own USB flash
>>> drives for storage.
>>>
>>> Colleen, is there a particular reason you are seeking to offer the
>>> Office 365 version? And if they really want cloud storage, could your
>>> patrons just sign-into Onedrive.com with their own personal Microsoft
>>> accounts and use Word and Excel in a browser, just like Google Docs?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> *Mark Howell*
>>> President
>>> Darke Cloud Solutions, LLC
>>> mark at darkecloud.com
>>> (937) 569-4815 - WORK | (937) 423-6034 - MOBILE
>>> www.darkecloud.com
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Tyson Horton
IT Manager
Williams County Public Library
833-633-7323 x282
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