Luckily, Elias was a former IT guy who still kept a "Emergency Tech" USB drive in his pocket. He plugged it in and found exactly what he needed: the he’d downloaded months ago for an offline office deployment.
You downloaded a hybrid installer (contains some files but still fetches .NET or C++ Redists). Fix: Pre-install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 and Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (offline versions available from Microsoft) before running the Xerox installer. Luckily, Elias was a former IT guy who
, users seeking offline or portable-style installers can often find them bundled with official Xerox utility drivers. Microsoft Store Installer & Availability Offline MSI Installer: While the app is a Store-native application, a standalone MSI installer XrxSetup_8.158.0.0_x64.msi a standalone MSI installer XrxSetup_8.158.0.0_x64.msi