Silent Installation Package

To install Lync / Skype for Business client, you can use the stand-alone installation DVD (if you have one), or the Office 2013/2016 installation DVD. From either of these, run Setup.exe /admin from both the \x64 and \x86 subfolders, to bring up the Microsoft Office Customization Tool for each of the installation options.

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Within the MOCT, I set the Licensing and user interface section to use the KMS client key, set the license agreement display level to None, and check the Suppress modal box.

 

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Also within the Features > Modify user settings window, I configure these to avoid first time login prompts for the users.
Configure and save your settings as a new .MSP file in the DVD folder structure. I create a new empty folder next to Updates called UpdatesManual and I place the file in there. Also go and modify the config.xml files in both the \x64\lync.ww\ and \x86\lync.ww\ folders.

Then I call the Setup.exe using the .MSP file and modified Config.xml files using a batch file similar to below…

Config.xml:
<Configuration Product=”Lync”>
<COMPANYNAME Value=”Company Name Here” />
<OptionState Id=”LOBiMain” State=”Absent” Children=”Force” />
<Display Level=”None” CompletionNotice=”No” AcceptEula=”Yes” />
<Logging Type=”verbose” Path=”C:\” Template=”LyncSetupVerbose(*).log” />
<Setting Id=”SETUP_REBOOT” Value=”Never” />
<DistributionPoint Location=”\\server\share\LyncDVD\x64″ />
</Configuration>

SilentInstall.bat:
@ECHO OFF
IF EXIST “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE” GOTO PRE64
IF EXIST “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE” GOTO PRE32

@ECHO NO OFFICE FOUND, PROCEEDING TO 64-BIT LYNC INSTALL
GOTO INSTALL64

:PRE32
@ECHO 32-BIT OFFICE FOUND, PROCEEDING TO 32-BIT LYNC INSTALL
GOTO INSTALL32

:PRE64
@ECHO 64-BIT OFFICE FOUND, PROCEEDING TO 64-BIT LYNC INSTALL
GOTO INSTALL64

:INSTALL32
START /WAIT \\server\share\LyncDVD\x86\setup.exe /config \\server\share\LyncDVD\x86\lync.ww\config.xml
msiexec.exe /qn /p \\server\share\LyncDVD\x86\updatesManual\Lync2013wSP186.msp
GOTO FINISH

:INSTALL64
START /WAIT \\server\share\LyncDVD\x64\setup.exe /config \\server\share\LyncDVD\x64\lync.ww\config.xml
msiexec.exe /qn /p \\server\share\LyncDVD\x64\updatesManual\Lync2013wSP164.msp
GOTO FINISH

:FINISH
cd C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15
cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:ABCDE-FGHIJ-KLMNO-PQRST-UVWXY
cscript ospp.vbs /act
exit

 

For more information about how to do this, the Microsoft URL is: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179121.aspx

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