Re: Question regarding software deployment with SMS 2003

From: Shehzad Khoja [MSFT] (srkhoja_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/03/04 

Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 08:59:37 -0700

There is no built-in way of knowing that client has uninstalled the
software. SMS will not force another install like GPO if it detects that
software is no longer installed. Actually SMS never looks back to see if
software is still installed or not.

However you can extend SMS_Def.mof and using Hardware inventory you can find
out if the program is still installed or not (using Add\Remove Programs)

Hope this helps. 

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"Aladdin" <aladdin.removethisstuff@removethis.antakalnis.lt> wrote in
message news:ukmqJ1idEHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> So, I have one maybe simple question.
>
> Lets say I created package, program and advertisement. I configured
> advertisement to install program in other words I made mandatory
> assignment (right after event, without recurrence). When client sees
> this advertisement it installs program without any problems. BUT:
>
> 1. What will happen if client deinstalls this program manualy. Will it
> be installed once again as GPO does? If not, as I can understand I can
> set recurrence for this job. But how recurrence will work? Will it
> install program every time even it is installed on client machine? Or not?
>
> 2. Is it possible to see that client deinstalled application is some
report?

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