Install Office 365 ProPlus on an Remote Desktop Services Server

Overview

This guide steps you through the process of installing Office365 (ProPlus / E3) on a Remote Desktop Servers (RDS) enabled server.
Further Reading: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn782860(v=office.15).aspx

Instructions

1. Log into your Remote Desktop Server
2. Open your preferred Internet Browser 
3. Download the Deployment Tool:
   2013 Edition: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=282642
   2016 Edition: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=626065

4.  Edit the configuration.xml and use: 

   <Configuration>  
   <Display Level="Full" AcceptEULA="True" />
       <Property Name="SharedComputerLicensing" Value="1" />
       <Add SourcePath="C:Office2013Install" OfficeClientEdition="32" >
       <Product ID="O365ProPlusRetail">
         <Language ID="en-us" />
       </Product>
       <Product ID="VisioProRetail">
         <Language ID="en-us" />
       </Product>
     </Add>
   </Configuration>

    

5.  From a command prompt (with admin rights), run:
    

   cd Office2013Install
   setup.exe /download configuration.xml

6. Now run:

   setup.exe /configure configuration.xml

   The setup will now install.

7. Done! 

8. Each user is now able to activate their copy of office via their Office 365 installation.

If you get error code 30029-1011 – You will need to do the following:

  a. Rename the v32_16.0.6741.2048.cab file to v32.cab
  b. Re run step 5.