# Office C2R Custom Install

## Notes

- If the below guide is confusing to you then the simplest option for you is to use Office C2R Installer.

- Retail Office (O365 with Mondo 2016 KMS License installed by Activation script):
  Pros - Latest feature updates
  Cons - On Office repair or Windows major feature updates, you will need to run activation script again.

- Volume Office (2021):
  Pros - You won’t need to run activation script again on Office repair or Windows major feature updates.
  Cons - No latest feature updates

- Please note that in the official C2R office custom installation method, there is no ISO or any one-click solution available. Below is the simplest guide to installing the customized office.

- Russian users needs to follow this guide to bypass geoblock in Office downloading.

## Custom Installation Guide

First clear previous installation of Office,

- Uninstall the office with App and Features option in Windows settings.

- Run `OfficeScrubber.cmd` file from Office Scrubber by abbodi1406 and select `[R] Remove all Licenses` option. You can skip this step if Office was never installed on the system.

Once done,

- Download Office Deployment Tool (ODT)

- Copy the downloaded `setup.exe` file to the root of the C drive, i.e. `C:\setup.exe`

- Goto config.office.com

- If you want Retail Office then select `Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise` in the office suites section.

- If you want Volume Office then select `Office LTSC Professional Plus 2021 - Volume License` (Don’t select SPLA version) in the office suites section.

- You can add Visio and Project apps if you need them. Don’t select language which is not available for Project/Visio if you are installing these apps.

- Customize other things and leave them as default where you don’t understand something.

- Once you go through all the options, click on the export button and it will download a file named `Configuration.xml`

- Copy the downloaded `Configuration.xml` file to the root of the C drive, i.e. `C:\Configuration.xml`

- Open the command prompt as admin and run the below commands

      cd /d C:\
      setup.exe /configure Configuration.xml

It will now download and install Office. You can activate it with your preferred method.

## Alternative Methods

- YAOCTRU (Office Downloader) & YAOCTRI (Office Installer)

- Office Tool Plus

## Need help?

- Check here.