How to install Applications over the network using AD
Hi All
We have just set up a new Win2k Domain and everything is working fine so far. But I would like to have the ability to install application to computer or users on my domain.
So I would like to create a customised application package (e.g. MS Office) and then allocate it to machine.
Can you please tell me if this is possible if so then how to go about doing it.
Thank you
Faisal Museud
We have just set up a new Win2k Domain and everything is working fine so far. But I would like to have the ability to install application to computer or users on my domain.
So I would like to create a customised application package (e.g. MS Office) and then allocate it to machine.
Can you please tell me if this is possible if so then how to go about doing it.
Thank you
Faisal Museud
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In AD Users and Computers you can create an OU, and put the Computers you want in there (not the users, the computers). Then create a Group Policy object for that OU. Under 'Computer Configuration - Software Installation', right click and add a new package. You point it to an .msi file that you've already created.
When the PCs reboot they'll pick up the GPO settings and should try to install the SW package. They may have to reboot 2x to do it.
That's how it's s'posed to work - I haven't done it, so let us know how it goes. :)
Here's some resources:
http://isg.ee.ethz.ch/tools/realmen/det/dist.en.html
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302430
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/entserver/ADE.asp