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Add a lync\skype to Office 2013 with pdq deploy

It Department

November 18, 2016 00:55

We used PDQDeploy to install office 2013 successfully without Skype for Business. We now want to add it so I have redone the MSP with the OCT and when I run it we get errors on users PC's stating that /adminfile can only be used with the initial deployment. I then extracted Lync out of the install files and tried a seperate package with that with no effect, or error message.

The only successful install has been when I have run it from Add Remove Programs in the control panel and add features which is going to be a monumental task.

Any ideas?

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2 comments

Bouma, Colby
November 22, 2016 20:35

Hmm, it's probably possible to modify the installation silently, but it would be way easier to just uninstall and reinstall.

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david haskett
November 23, 2016 15:22

I was in a similar situation and found this worked.

Create a new package with a command step

\\servername\share\foldername\setup.exe /config \\servername\share\lync.xml

The above assumes the office setup files are on a share which is reachable

Create a new XML file called i.e. lync.xml with the below inside on a separate share

<Configuration Product="ProPlus">

<Display Level="none" CompletionNotice="no" SuppressModal="yes" AcceptEula="yes" />
<OptionState Id="LyncCoreFiles" State="local" Children="force" />

</Configuration>

Now what this does is reconfigure (using the XML) the office application without reinstalling it and using the reference source on the share if any components are needed. Savings having to reinstall and I've used it on multiple machines with office applications open and seen no issues.

Hope this helps.

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