Office 365 Deployment Tool ignores part of the config file

Sorry, I don't have an answer to your question. All I can do is provide some links to resources that may lead you to an answer.  The deployment tool was intended primarily for business use and business bundles.

these deployment guides may provide an answer

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh852466.aspx
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You’ve found the Office 365 deployment guide for IT Pros. Explore these links to learn all about how to deploy Office 365 in midsize and enterprise organizations. 

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-deploy-applications-with-microsoft-deployment-toolkit/

Maybe you can find a link to a person or resource that can help you in this blog:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/odsupport/
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http://blogs.technet.com/b/odsupport/archive/2014/05/14/new-application-selection-feature-offered-with-the-may-2014-update-of-office-2013-click-to-run.aspx

http://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/tip/New-Office-2013-features-can-help-IT-pros-as-much-as-end-users

Click-to-Run is a streaming and virtualization technology that lets customers download and install Microsoft Office 2013 components from the Internet. Click-to-Run leverages the Office 365 Web-based installer to facilitate the download and installation process. By default, the installation includes the full user interface, with automatic updates enabled. In many enterprises, however, IT needs greater control over Click-and-Run installations than is offered out of the box. That’s where the new Office Deployment Tool comes in.

The tool lets administrators customize Click-to-Run deployments to control how users install Office 2013 products. Administrators can download Office source files to a network share so users don’t have to download the product over the Internet. They can also configure which products and languages can be installed, how installations should be logged, whether Office components should be regularly updated and numerous other settings.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/office_resource_kit/archive/2013/04/17/the-new-office-garage-series-click-to-run-customization-and-deployment-deep-dive-part-1-with-high-g-aerobatics.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/b/office_resource_kit/archive/2013/04/23/the-new-office-garage-series-click-to-run-customization-and-deployment-deep-dive-part-2-workarounds.aspx

how do I disable certain Office applications from installing. With the MSI you could use the Office Customization Tool to disable components from installing. In Click-to-Run you are installing at a suite or SKU level and to stop people from using them, you would need to first remove shortcuts to the unwanted apps. Then you can use things like AppLocker or similar tools to block executable files from running. If you deploy Office 365 ProPlus with App-V 5 you can prevent applications from installing as part of the Office suite.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/office_resource_kit/archive/2013/04/30/the-new-office-garage-series-click-to-run-customization-and-deployment-deep-dive-part-3-integration-and-automation-with-software-distribution-tools.aspx 

you can disallow user self-installation in the Office 365 Admin Portal and use software distribution infrastructure exclusively to ensure all Office 365 ProPlus installs happen within your LAN.

“Can we put Office 365 ProPlus and Click-to-Run builds in our Windows images?”

Deployment guide for Microsoft Office 2013 - Book

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mssmallbiz/archive/2012/10/22/free-microsoft-ebook-deployment-guide-for-microsoft-office-2013.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36778

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219422%28v=office.15%29.aspx 

Hello Miko,

Your Office 365 Deployment Tool issue is more elaborate that what is usually answered in the Microsoft Answers forums. It is better suited for the IT Pro audience on TechNet. Please post your question in the Office 365 ProPlus - Planning, Deployment, and Compatibility forum.

Let us know if you have other questions.

OK, I've finally managed to get only selected applications installed.

But out of the blue, when I activated my product (I use Office 365 Home), the previously skipped applications were added to my installation and I've ended up with the full suite again...

Is there any way to use ODT properly with the Office Home version?

We're glad to hear that you were able to install the Office apps.

As of this moment, only Office 365 ProPlus is compatible with the Office 365 Deployment Tool. If you have further inquiry, you can post it in the link we provided from the last post.

We're just here if you need further assistance.

As of this moment, only Office 365 ProPlus is compatible with the Office 365 Deployment Tool. If you have further inquiry, you can post it in the link we provided from the last post.

Are you positive on that? 'Cause I've managed to successfully install the HUP edition last night...

The trick is to download the files first and use some older (e.g. 1607) build as a parameter. Then you got all the files and installation skips the unwanted apps.

It involved a lot of googling and forum posts to figure it out. I believe it's highly advised to make ODT compatible with any Office edition. The default users won't need it anyway and the pros don't necessarily use ProPlus only... Especially at home.

We appreciate your effort on finding a workaround for using Office 365 Deployment Tool for Office 365 Home. We encourage you to submit your issue using the Feedback Hub.  You can either vote on an existing submission or submit a new issue. When you submit a feedback item we gather additional details and information about your issue that will help determine what’s causing it and address it. Feedback items regularly receive Microsoft responses on the submissions in the Feedback app so you can see what we are doing about your feedback. Please revisit frequently to see the status of your feedback items.

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We'll be waiting for your response.

Can you confirm that the capture event tool will capture useful information during an Office install abend? 

Will the Windows 10 team forward this error information on to the Office team for support, or will they just ignore it. There are many Office errors, especially install errors, that are actually Windows problems. Most commonly network connection errors, but other stuff too, things like Office Service not running.

I'm wondering using the Hub and this capture tool can become a general trouble shooting tool we can recommend to users when they are having problems.

This has the potential to be very helpful with many install errors if people really do get replies from knowledgeable  MS staff (not just MS Support)!