Re: Rolling out software to clients...

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When I get to the "Deploy Software" window in the Group Policy Object
Editor, Publish is greyed out and only Assigned and Advanced are available.

"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" <gwdibble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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How to use Group Policy to remotely install software in Windows Server
2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816102/en-us

This is a very simple procedure - traditionally the drawback has been that
a lot of software isn't available as an MSI package.

One lesson I learned - it's often helpful if you can put the MSI somewhere
it can be available permanently. Once a program is installed this way,
the installer will look to the original location for the installation
files. This can end up being annoying if they're gone.

"Rosewood" <rosewod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Im looking for a good resource that explains how exactly I should roll
out software to SBS2003 clients.

For example, I know where I can add applications to be installed.
However, someone has to login to that machine as an administrator and run
the new installer icon that shows up. Well, I'd like something a bit
faster. For example, with SAV I was able to install the software to the
client all behind the scenes. I want to do that more often.

Right now I need to install Macromedia Flash to all the computers. I
found the .msi and I just want to push it out and have it just be there!





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