Deploying Office 365 is failing to write "updatepath" to the - Microsoft Community

i've been having problems getting office 365 deployed way want.

what i'm trying deploy "clicktorun" version network file share (unc path) , configure future updates unc path on network file share (different subdirectory).

if read deployment documentation if download updated versions of office via odt , put on "updatepath" installer should pull there it's updates.

as mentioned, first problem getting deployment work add updatepath registry keys.

this setup configuration file using.

<configuration>

  <add version="16.0.7766.2099" officeclientedition="64" channel="deferred">

    <product id="o365proplusretail">

      <language id="en-us" />

    <excludeapp id= "access" />

    </product>

  </add>

  <updates enabled="true" updatepath="\\server\share$\microsoft\office\office365proplus_x64_ittesters_old\updates" />

  <display level="full" accepteula="true"/>

  <property name="autoactivate" value="1" />

  <logging level="standard" path="%temp%" />

</configuration>

this registry key created:

[hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\office\clicktorun\configuration]

"clientversiontoreport"="16.0.7766.1383"

"cdnbaseurl"="http://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/7ff****f-b**2-4f92-8**2-f9dd*******4"

"versiontoreport"="16.0.7766.2099"

"clientfolder"="c:\\program files\\common files\\microsoft shared\\clicktorun"

"watcherinterval"="3600000"

"pipelineservername"="clicktorun_pipeline16"

"scenarioculture"="en-us"

"installid"="39*****8-1ee8-4e2e-8**2-e95*******ac"

"platform"="x64"

"installationpath"="c:\\program files\\microsoft office"

"clientculture"="en-us"

"o365proplusretail.mediatype"="local"

"updatesenabled"="true"

"activate"="true"

"o365proplusretail.excludedapps"="access"

"productreleaseids"="o365proplusretail"

"o365proplusretail.osppready"="1"

"streamingfinished"="true"

"rsodreset"="false"

"updatechannel"="c:\\windows\\ccmcache\\9"

"updatechannelchanged"="false"

as can see, there no "updatepath" registry entry. 

another issue once solved can't find documentation on how copy office files (downloaded via odt) onto "updatepath" directory. if answer appreciated.

thanks

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i got working, i'm going reply own thread answer of own questions might others.

inside "update" directory, must put office installation files in exact same directory structure downloaded office deployment tool (odt)

if update path set to:

\\server\share\updates

then updates go into:

\\server\share\updates\office\data\...

note, there files placed in "root" of folder (\\server\share\updates) , must there. did network trace , see update processing looking "v64.cab" among other things.

if use odt tool download files \\server\share\updates, build directory structure out needed.

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