Specifications

Use Group Policies to Assign a Deployment to
Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Verify a Group Policy Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Use Microsoft SCCM to Deploy Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Set Up a Source Directory for SCCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Create the SCCM Software Installation Package . . . . . . . 21
Distribute Products Using Imaging Software . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Distribute Multi-Seat Stand-Alone Products . . . . . . . . . 24
Distribute Network Licensed Products . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Restore the Master Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Clean a Master System and Restore the Operating
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Chapter 3 Installation Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installation Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Licensing Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
What is the difference between a stand-alone license and
a network license? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
What is the benefit of using a network licensed version
of the software? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
What is SAMreport-Lite? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Deployment and Networking Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Where should deployments be located? . . . . . . . . . . . 28
When should I select all products for the administrative
image, and can I add products later? . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
What are the profiles associated with user computer
settings? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
What happens if I choose to append or merge service
packs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Where can I check if service packs are available for my
software? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
How do I extract an MSP file? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
How should I configure a network license server for a
firewall? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Uninstall and Maintenance Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
How can I see what is included in a default
installation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Is it possible to change the installation folder when adding
or removing features? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
How do I install tools and utilities after installing my
product? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
When should I reinstall the product instead of repairing
it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Do I need the original media to reinstall my
product? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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