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Akhlaq Khan
i have never used GPs to control/automate software installations on client
machines.
I have some questions regarding this:
1. Can i define packages for all type of software to be installed ? i saw
that only .msi files are accepted when defining packages. Since all software
setup are not found in .msi format, i was wondering how would i make them
available for installation.
2. How do i define what software can be installed on client machines and
what not ?
3. How do i define who has the rights to install which software on which
machines ?
4. How can i automate the installation of software on client machines ?
(like in background)
5. How can i remotely install software on client machines ?
6.Can i delegate the software installation rights to certain people for
particlar OUs ? is yes, how ?
and in last but not least ... i was thinking about trying out SMS (system
management server) for managing all the client machines and their
configurations. i wanted to know whether SMS is an alternate (and better)
choice to do all these instead of using the group policies.... any ideas
about that ?
Please help ...
Thanks ...
akhlaq.
machines.
I have some questions regarding this:
1. Can i define packages for all type of software to be installed ? i saw
that only .msi files are accepted when defining packages. Since all software
setup are not found in .msi format, i was wondering how would i make them
available for installation.
2. How do i define what software can be installed on client machines and
what not ?
3. How do i define who has the rights to install which software on which
machines ?
4. How can i automate the installation of software on client machines ?
(like in background)
5. How can i remotely install software on client machines ?
6.Can i delegate the software installation rights to certain people for
particlar OUs ? is yes, how ?
and in last but not least ... i was thinking about trying out SMS (system
management server) for managing all the client machines and their
configurations. i wanted to know whether SMS is an alternate (and better)
choice to do all these instead of using the group policies.... any ideas
about that ?
Please help ...
Thanks ...
akhlaq.