Using Office Deployment Tool to install Office 365/2016/2013 (Multilanguage)
As you know, the default language of Microsoft Office is English (USA). Perhaps changing language is unnecessary if you live in an English-speaking country. But it would be very necessary if you were born in another country and English was not your native language.
Recently I have got many requests for issues related to installing language pack. So I gave it a try but without success. Honestly, I dont know much about this matter. I have always used the english version so I never thought about that.
At present, there is no way to install additional language in english version of Office Volume. In spite of that, I kept trying to find another way. After testing some ideas, I figured out a solution which helps you reinstall Office (there is a option which allows change language).
Supported products:
- Office 365
- Office 2016
- Office 2013
First, if you have Office (english version) already installed, please completely uninstall it from your drive.
Step 1: Download Office Deployment Tool from Microsoft homepage.
Deployment Tool for Office 2016/365 | Deployment Tool for Office 2013
Step 2: Extract the contents of this file. You will be left with some files (configuration files, EULA and setup.exe).
If you dont see “Extract to officedeploymenttool…” in the right-click context menu, just run this file, accept Microsoft Software License Terms, then click Continue button to extract files.
Step 3: Copy the following code and paste it into a new text document.
<Configuration>
<Add OfficeClientEdition="32">
<Product ID="ProPlusRetail">
<Language ID="ja-jp" />
<ExcludeApp ID="Access" />
<ExcludeApp ID="InfoPath" />
<ExcludeApp ID="Lync" />
<ExcludeApp ID="OneNote" />
<ExcludeApp ID="Outlook" />
<ExcludeApp ID="Project" />
<ExcludeApp ID="Publisher" />
<ExcludeApp ID="SharePointDesigner" />
<ExcludeApp ID="Visio" />
<ExcludeApp ID="Skype" />
<ExcludeApp ID="Skypeforbusiness" />
<ExcludeApp ID="Groove" />
</Product>
</Add>
<Display Level="Full" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
</Configuration>
Before starting, let me explain.
| Value | Description |
| OfficeClientEdition=”32″ | Downloads and installs the 32-bit edition of Office. If you have 64bit Windows, just replace “32” with “64”. |
| ID=”ProPlusRetail” | Downloads and installs Office 2016 or 2013 ProPlus Retail. If you want to install Office 365, just replace it with “O365ProPlusRetail”. For Project/Visio, just use “ProjectProRetail” or “VisioProRetail”. See list of product IDs here. |
| ID=”ja-jp” | Downloads and installs Japanese version of Office. If you want to change the display language, just replace “ja-jp” with your native language. See list of language IDs here. |
| <ExcludeApp ID=”Access” /> | Defines which products would not be installed. If you want to install Microsoft Access, please remove this line. Do the same to the others. |
Note: You need to edit the code based on what I explain above. Then save it as a config file using “.xml” extension.
Step 4: Copy the code below into the new text document file.
@echo off
cd /d %~dp0
setup.exe /configure config.xml
pauseThen save it as a batch file with .cmd extension (eg install.cmd).
And make sure this .cmd file, setup.exe file & config.xml file are in the same folder.
Step 5: Right-click on the install.cmd file and run it as administrator.
Note: If you see error, just run this file normally instead of doing it with admin right.
Right now, the installation process starts.
Step 6: After successfully installing Office, you can activate it for FREE using KMS method.
If you would have any questions or concerns, please leave your comments. I would be glad to explain in more details. Thank you so much for all your feedback and support!
thank u so much. I didn’t know what to do then bam! Your awesome kuya. I really appreciate your work.
Worked like a charm!! Spanish version, THANK YOU SO MUCH!! You are a genious!!!!
-help it’s not working it’s still says activation needed
how i can fix it
update nevermind i fixed it
I want to ask u can u know how to fix outlook 2007 error getting issue all in coming emails moving in sent items not going inbox how to fix this issue?
if u have fix ?
waiting for reply
Hi,
I’m getting the error 0-1008 (0) and I tried running both as administrator or not. I had deactivated firewall and antivirus but not a chance. Any ideas? I have uninstalled any Office from computer and used Microsoft tool to remove any Office.
thankyou so much it really works!!!!!
I changed the config.xml file to install Office365 with
But it installs office 2016 (says Product Activated). Uninstalled previous 2016 installation also.
Where am i wrong?
Nice Work Bro everything Wok perfect no problem to install and activate just check in time afther 90 day st’il work
How can i install Office project and Visio in MAC OS? i am already using office 2016
why does it take sooooo long? :(((
i think it got stuck on the ‘please stay online while office downloads’….
Outlook 365 not added in this package. Pls add & confirm
<—— REMOVE THIS <————–
You have to remove “exclude app outlook” from the confix.xml file
Man!!!!
U r just Awesome….
Love u bro…
To change the language you have to open the config.xml before launching the installation and change the Language ID to the desired language.
en-us
fr-fr
please provide me download link to download the msoffice 2016
How canbi change the language to English
Hey thanks a lot….. you are a great one…
thx from langenfeld
germany
Help me please.
I have mentioned O365ProPlusRetail as product ID but when i run .cmd file by administrator after installation it shows me MS office 2016 pro plus. Please help i want to install Office 365 pro plus.
THANKYOUU VERYY MUCHH!! this is the first time i succeed after following instructions from internet, and usually it doesn’t work :”) Thankyou for helping my future to be brighter. Now I can easily do my work without have to borrow my friend’s laptop.
Thank you is working very good for me not need to activate
I have done the above ways to install the office 365 pro plus, its completed although after extracting the deployment tool for office 2016/365 I did not find any EULA file in the folder. Moreover I am unable to activate it through KMS activation method. Whenever I am running the command file its finishing with a message “Sorry! Your version is not supported.”
Please help me to activate it.
how to change this office”\’s language?
when says replace with what language want for romanian ex “ro-ro” for english
Us version “en-us”.
and i tried open it without moderator right, but it doesnt work
how to fix error code 30088-1021(0)
same problem i encounter after following the instructions
i had this also but then i saw that the language symbol i gave was wrong. you should check the language symbol. for exampl, for hebrew its: he-IL
mine gets stuck in the ‘We’re getting things ready” :((
mine either. how can we fix this? please help us..
How do I get the english version of this
I downloaded it and its working well but its in Chinese which I cannot understand..so after searching a lot to change the language I couldn’t change it to English..So I uninstalled it.Please tell me any other site where I can get Microsoft in English.
copy this
Thanks guang Sir, that was incredible. You deserve all the appreciation. The process is d**n simple
Excellent! Thank you so much. Cheers from Belize!!
Works like a charm !! Thanks mate !!
Great job man. keep doin it…
Ive used the 2016 install guidelines several times and activation works great but on a couple of tries when I click to install the Office 2016 install it opens a window that expects that I’m going to burn an iso copy to a CD Rom. Is something missing from that computer, maybe an update ?
thats what the install.cmd you create should bypass. make sure its copied right and thats what you use to initiate the install.
also make sure when you start installation your running the install.cdm as an admin
could you please point me to the spot where the install.cmd instructions are ?
B***H THIS IS CHINESE
upstairs it says:
ID=”ja-jp” Downloads and installs Japanese version of Office. If you want to change the display language, just replace “ja-jp” with your native language. See list of language IDs here.
read the s**t before u complain dude
this made my day
how to change this leanguage to english (uk)
if you want english type en-us or en-uk
en-us