The readme. The first step is to create a new folder and setup a network share for it. This is called a Distribution Point and will house the installation files and MSI package from which the software will be distributed.
When creating this share please bear in mind that if it is deleted any attempted installations thereafter may fail so put it somewhere safe! Every machine that will be installing the software must be able to get to the folder on the network, or it will not work.
Copy the ClaroRead network edition files into the shared folder. These contain the actual program files. If you want to distribute the software to every user on your network right click your domain and click Properties. If you want to distribute the software only to member of a specific group right click the group node and click Properties. Press enter, select the new GPO and then click the Edit button.
The Group Policy Object Editor will appear. Right click it, click New , and then click Package…. A file browser will appear. It is very important that you do not use the file browser to locate the file as Windows will try and use the local address to distribute the package instead of its proper network location.
Click the OK button. You will then be asked to select if you want to Assign or Publish the package. Assigning the software will cause it to install automatically when the user signs in whereas publishing the software will allow the user to manually install the software via Add and Remove Programs. Your package is now deployed. Privacy policy. This article describes how to use Group Policy to automatically distribute programs to client computers or users.
You can assign a program distribution to users or computers. If you assign the program to a user, it's installed when the user logs on to the computer. When the user first runs the program, the installation is completed.
If you assign the program to a computer, it's installed when the computer starts, and it's available to all users who log on to the computer. When a user first runs the program, the installation is completed. You can publish a program distribution to users. When the user logs on to the computer, the published program is displayed in the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, and it can be installed from there. Windows Server Group Policy automated-program installation requires client computers that are running Microsoft Windows or a later version.
To publish or assign a computer program, create a distribution point on the publishing server by following these steps:. To assign a program to computers that are running Windows Server , Windows , or Windows XP Professional, or to users who are logging on to one of these workstations, follow these steps:. Click the Group Policy tab, select the policy that you want, and then click Edit.
Right-click Software installation , point to New , and then click Package. Don't use the Browse button to access the location. Then, copy the MSI package files into this location. From a Windows Server based computer in the domain, log on as a domain administrator, and then start Active Directory Users and Computers.
Give the new GPO a descriptive name. Click the new GPO, and then click Edit. The Group Policy Object Editor starts. The Software Settings folder under Computer Configuration contains software settings that apply to all users who log on to the computer. This folder contains software installation settings. It may also contain other settings that are put there by independent software vendors. The Software Settings folder under User Configuration contains software settings that apply to users regardless of which computer they log on to.
This folder also contains software installation settings. It may contain other settings that are put there by independent software vendors. Note If the Windows Installer file resides on the local hard disk, do not use a local path.
Instead, use the UNC path of the local computer to indicate the location of the installation files. Click Assigned to specify that the application is deployed as assigned and that default settings are used for deployment properties.
Click Advanced to specify that you are manually editing the package properties instead of accepting the defaults. You can also choose between assign and publish for the deployment method.
When you are prompted to choose between Advanced and Assigned, click Assigned unless you have to modify the advanced options. Click OK. The software package appears in the details pane of the Group Policy Object Editor. Click Authenticated Users in the Group or user names list, and then click Remove.
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