Deploy Phone Manager

[jefcob]

Hello,

I have a special problem :
i will deploy the phone manager application from one PC. (i have more then 150 PC and i don't have time to go on each pc to instal the application.).
When i have deploy all application, i receive an error message from phone manager (not correct instal).
Have something a solution ?

 

[jml2665]

did each of those 150 PC's install the program or was it just copied to the PC?? I think you would have to run the install on each PC

What we done with success is deploy the installation files on a shared folder/drive that everyone can reach.

 

[intrigrant]

You can make a hardcopy of the installed parts together with some .reg files and make a DOS batch file wich creates directories, copy the files and import the registry entries.
If ActiveDirectory is used you can put the batch file as a start-up script for the users.
Take some time but not as much as installing on 150+ PC's

 

[mattKnight]

The neatest way of doinf this is to rep[ackage the installer.

You need to get a MSI repackager that monitors an installation and then builds a MSI for just the altered files.

You can then strip oiut all the unwanted files (help & demo files for different languages) and reduce teh MSI from about 400MB to about 30. You can easuly deploy this using Group policy on a AD domain.

If you need to upgrade to a newer version later on, doing the same process and deploying in the same will force an upgrade.

Personally, as an ex (data) system Admin I'd be very wary of intrigrant's method; I'd suspect it would be very hit and miss, and cause potential problems with upgrades

Take Care

Matt
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.

 

[intrigrant]

Yes but is harder to build as with scriting.

 

[mattKnight]

True, repackaging is harder than scripting, but I think the potential for making a mess of it are much lower and it is easier to port from site to site...

I suspect, but without proof, that the network impact of an MSI based install will be lower as the MSI is compressed. Likewise, potential security issues are sidestepped with an MSI

Take Care

Matt
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.