How do I deploy the client tool of your products to each client system in an automated fashion?Table of Contents (index)Problem Type : Client Tools Problem Category : Product components We have a Windows installer MSI version of the Client Tools for our workgroup products TimeCard, PF HelpDesk and Calendar Browser. With this special MSI setup of the Client Tool, the administrator can avoid going from machine to machine to install every time a new version of an application is released. You can use the tools within your existing Windows server to deploy these MSI setups throughout your organization . A detail elaborate tutorial on this aspect is out of context in this FAQ, but there are informative resources and knowledge base articles available on the web. Here are some links which should give you a fair idea on how to implement such a deployment technique in your organization. 1) How to use Group Policy to remotely install software in Windows Server 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816102 2) Deploying a MSI through Group Policy Object (GPO) http://www.advancedinstaller.com/user-guide/tutorial-gpo.html 3) using Group Policy to Deploy Applications http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Group-Policy-Deploy-Applications.html 4) Best Practices for Group Policy Based Application Deployment http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Best-Practices-Group-Policy-Based-Application-Deployment.html Additionally, our MSI setups for our workgroup products can be install silently, by running the setup.msi with /qn commandline parameter Eg. ProductNameSetup.msi /qn Table of Contents (index) |