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patrickm12981
Posts:44
 | | 12/10/2007 3:51 PM |
| I have applications that I want to install by default on every machine. Right now they are selected by default in the applications listing but I would rather not have them there, so they cannot be unchecked. Ideas? | | | |
| BarryB20
Posts:5
| | 12/13/2007 5:35 AM |
| | Hi,
The easiest way to do this is set it in the database
e.g. you have a role called Desktop, edit the role and select the Details Tab and in the Wizard Control section locate SkipPackageDisplay and put YES next to it. This should prevent the wizard form appearing.
Cheers,
Barry | | | |
| BarryB20
Posts:5
| | 12/13/2007 5:44 AM |
| | Hi,
Oops just re read your post, my solution would just hide the apps.
Another way maybe to disable the applications (a small tick box at the bottom of the applications properties window in BDD) that you don't want to appear in the wizard.
Then in your build create a Custom Group with Task sequences to install your Core applications and place it above the Install applications Task Sequence. That way your core apps should install for all builds but not appear in the list. I have not tested this btw.
Hope this helps,
Barry | | | |
| FarmerPete
Posts:168
| | 01/02/2008 4:34 PM |
| You can add rules to set Mandatory applications in Microsoft Deployment 4. They look some thing like this:
MandatoryApplication1={applicationGUID}
MandatoryApplication2={applicationGUID}
etc
You can find the ApplicationGUID for each application by going into .\Distribution\Control\Applications.xml and the GUID will be listed for all of your applications. | | | |
| FarmerPete
Posts:168
| | 01/10/2008 3:42 PM |
| Sorry, I meant to put:
MandatoryApplications1
MandatoryApplications2
(Note that applications is plural, not singular)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb960451.aspx | | | |
| patrickm12981
Posts:44
| | 01/30/2008 7:53 PM |
| I have just integrated most of those apps into the image, but I have applications that are assigned by make and model or location. i.e. Laptops get VPN, desktops don't. The applications show up checked on the applications page during deployment, I want to keep those from being unchecked.
Any ideas? | | | |
| s.bornstein
Posts:1
| | 04/10/2008 12:05 PM |
| I have been toying around with using a VBscript that calls the installers for the apps I do not want 'unchecked'...then they just run as part of the task sequence
path = "servername\distribution$\applications\"
cmdtorun = "msiexec /i " & path & "quicktime\QuickTime.msi allusers=2 /qb-"
objShell.Run cmdtorun,0,True
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| Jerry Honeycutt
Deployment Forum MVP
Posts:68
| | 04/10/2008 12:10 PM |
| Patrick,
I don't recall if this works and can't verify while traveling, but have you tried disabling the application in the Applications item after adding it to the database? This should prevent the application from being displayed in the wizard while still causing the wizard to install it if appropriate.
Best, Jerry | | | |
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