[gptalk] Re: Deploying Software

I've primarily always done software deployments through script driven
installations because there is so much more flexibility.

You should check out a product called WPKG, which is a script driven
deployment system that you can very easily use with Group Policy. It's
very neat.

http://wpkg.org/

Regards,
Jamie Nelson

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I was deploying software via Group Policy for a time, but found that
with each package in sysvol, I started having concerns about the size of
sysvol, and the amount of time for replication with over 800 DC to
replicate too.

just my 2 shiny centavos --John

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From: "Nelson, Jamie R Contr 72 CS/SCBAF"
<Jamie.Nelson.ctr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Create a GPO and in the Security Filtering section ("Scope" tab in
GPMC)
> replace "Authenticated Users" with your group name. Then just link it
to
> your domain or top-level OU and you should be good to go.
> 
> Regards,
> Jamie Nelson
> 
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> On Behalf Of Paul Snell
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:30 AM
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> Subject: [gptalk] Deploying Software
> 
> One of our scripters has created a set of .cmd files that install
> software using a customised template. If I try to run these from a
> command line I get an error message saying that it can't use UNC
paths,
> but then starts the installation. I want to add these scripts to a GPO
> so that the software only gets installed to specific pcs. I have
created
> a group that contains the pcs that need to have the software
installed.
> What is the best way to deploy?
> 
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