Deploying and Managing Software by Using Group Policy

Overview Introduction to Managing Software Deployment Deploying Software Configuring Software Deployment Maintaining Deployed Software Troubleshooting Software Deployment Planning a Software Deployment Strategy

Lesson: Introduction to Managing Software Deployment The Software Installation and Maintenance Process What Is Windows Installer?

The Software Installation and Maintenance Process 1 2 1. 0 Preparation Deployment 4 3 2. 0 Removal Maintenance

What Is Windows Installer? Windows Installer service Fully automates the software installation and configuration process Modifies or repairs an existing application installation Benefits of using Windows Installer package contains Information about installing or uninstalling an application An. msi file and any external source files Summary information about the application A reference to an installation point Custom installations Resilient applications Clean removal

Lesson: Deploying Software Overview of the Software Deployment Process Assigning Software vs. Publishing Software How to Create a Software Distribution Point How to Use a GPO to Deploy Software Default Options for Software Installation How to Change the Options for Software Installation

Overview of the Software Deployment Process 1 2 Publish Assign Create a software distribution point Use a GPO to deploy software 3 Property 1 Property 2 Property 3 Change the software deployment properties

Assigning Software vs. Publishing Software Assign software during Computer Configuration Software Distribution Point Assign software during User Configuration ? Publish software using document activation Publish software using Add or Remove Programs

How to Use a GPO to Deploy Software Your instructor will demonstrate how to use a GPO to deploy software

Default Options for Software Installation Specify the location of the software distribution point that contains the. msi package files Specify how to deploy the software Specify whether to use default values or userdefined values

How to Change the Options for Software Installation Your instructor will demonstrate how to: Configure the software installation default options Change the software deployment properties for a software package

Practice: Deploying Software In this practice, you will create a GPO by using an. msi package to publish an application

Lesson: Configuring Software Deployment What Are Software Categories? How to Create Software Categories What Is Software Association? How to Associate File Name Extensions with Applications What Is Software Modification? How to Add Modifications to a Software Package

What Are Software Categories? Software categories function across domains

How to Create Software Categories Your instructor will demonstrate how to: Create a category Assign a software package to a category

What Is Software Association? (***) Word 2002 Accounting GPO File. Name. doc Accounting Word 2002 Manage application associations on a per-GPO basis Word 2000 Sales GPO File. Name. doc Word 2000 Sales

Practice: Configuring Software Deployment In this practice, you will: Create a software category Assign software GPO to that category

Lesson: Maintaining Deployed Software(***) Types of Software Upgrades How to Upgrade Deployed Software How Software Redeployment Works How to Redeploy Software Methods for Removing Deployed Software How to Remove Deployed Software

Types of Software Upgrades 2. 0 Deploy next version of the application Users can use only the upgraded version Mandatory upgrade 2. 0 1. 0 Users can decide when to upgrade 2. 0 Optional upgrade 2. 0 1. 0 Selective upgrade You can select specific users for an upgrade

How to Upgrade Deployed Software Your instructor will demonstrate how to deploy an upgrade

How Software Redeployment Works(***) 1 2 Upgrade Place the software upgrade on the server Redeploy the package 4 3 Group Policy Upgrade The user logs on and invokes the software The user logs on and activates the software

How to Redeploy Software Your instructor will demonstrate how to redeploy a software package

Methods for Removing Deployed Software is automatically deleted from a computer and it is not advertised Forced removal Software is not deleted from a computer and no upgrades to the software can be installed Optional removal

How to Remove Deployed Software Your instructor will demonstrate how to remove the deployed software

Practice: Maintaining Deployed Software In this practice, you will: Upgrade the deployed software Remove the deployed software

Lesson: Troubleshooting Software Deployment Common Problems When Using Group Policy to Deploy Software How to Determine the Cause of the Problem How to Resolve Software Installation Problems When Using Group Policy

Common Problems When Using Group Policy to Deploy Software Symptom Applications do not appear in Add or Remove Programs Applications do not appear in the Start menu Applications appear but cannot be installed Possible cause Application is assigned instead of published GPO was not applied Application is published instead of assigned GPO was not applied Software distribution point is not accessible Previously installed applications prevent new installations

How to Determine the Cause of the Problem Cause Testing method Application is published instead of assigned Application is assigned instead of published Use RSo. P to determine which GPO is being applied GPO was not applied Software distribution point is not accessible Manually install the Windows Installer package Previously installed applications prevent new installations Create the Windows Installer log file

How to Resolve Software Installation Problems When Using Group Policy Cause Resolution method Application is published instead of assigned Application is assigned instead of Modify the GPO published GPO was not applied Software distribution point is not Change the permissions accessible Previously installed applications Remove the registry components prevent new installations