When the
program is assigned to a computer, it is available to all users of
the computer. The following procedures must be run from the server
that has access to the Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP or Windows
2000 Active Directory for assigning this program to computers.
To assign a
deployment to a computer
On the Start menu (Windows), click All Programs (or Programs)
Administrative Tools Active Directory Users and
Computers.
In the Active Directory Users and Computers window, right-click
the organizational unit where you want to create the group policy
object. Then click Properties.
The Properties
dialog box for the organizational unit you selected is
displayed.
NoteIn order for
the group policy object to take effect, the computer objects must
be located in the organizational unit you have selected.
In the Properties dialog box, on the Group Policy tab, click
New. Enter a name for the group policy object. For example, enter
AutoCAD Computer Assigned Installation.
The group
policy is created and is added to the Group Policy Object Links
list.
In the Group Policy Object Links list, click the policy you
just created, and then click Edit.
Do one of the following:
For Windows 2003 Server: In the Group
Policy Object Editor window, under Computer Configuration, click
the plus sign (+) next to the Software
Settings folder to expand it.
For Windows 2000 Server: In the Group
Policy window, under Computer Configuration, click the plus sign
(+) next to the Software Settings folder to
expand it.
Under Software Settings, right-click
Software Installation, and then click Properties.
In the Software Installation Properties dialog box, on the
General tab, click Browse.
In the Browse for Folder dialog box, locate the application
distribution share point created in the Deployment wizard, and
select the AdminImage folder. Then click OK.
The Software
Installation Properties dialog box displays (in UNC format) the
default package location, the server name, the shared folder that
you selected, and AdminImage. For
example:
\\server123\Deployment\AdminImage
Do one of the following:
For Windows 2003 Server: On the General
tab, under New Packages, click Advanced to specify a method to be
used when a new package is created. This method also allows the
transform file created by the Deployment wizard to be
selected.
For Windows 2000 Server: On the General
tab, under New Packages, click Advanced Published or Assigned to
specify a method to be used when a new package is created. This
method also allows the transform file created by the Deployment
wizard to be selected.
Click OK to close the Software Installation Properties dialog
box.
Do one of the following:
For Windows 2003 Server: In the Group
Policy Object Editor dialog box, under Software
Settings, right-click Software Installation, and click New
Package.
For Windows 2000 Server: In the Group
Policy dialog box, under Software Settings,
right-click Software Installation, and click New Package.
In the Open dialog box, make sure the Windows Installer
Packages file (acad.msi) is selected, and
click Open. This default selection is the application distribution
share point that you set earlier.
If you created
the administrative image in a location different from the
application distribution share point, find the administrative image
location, and click acad.msi.
In the <product name> Properties
dialog box, click the Deployment tab. Under Deployment Type, verify
that Assigned is selected.
On the Modifications tab, click Add.
In the Open dialog box, click the transform package file (.mst)
created by the Deployment wizard, and then click Open.
If you created
the administrative image in a location different from the
application distribution share point, find the administrative image
location and select the transform package file (.mst).
In the <product name> Properties
dialog box, on the Modifications tab, the transform package you
selected is added to the Modifications list. Click OK.
NoteYou must
select the transform package file created by the Deployment wizard
when you created the group policy object. You cannot add or remove
transform package files after the group policy object has been
created. If you fail to select a transform package file, the
program cannot be installed on the client computer.
Do one of the following:
For Windows 2003 Server: In the Group
Policy Object Editor window, under Computer Configuration, click
Software Installation. The newly created program package is
displayed in the right pane.
For Windows 2000 Server: In the Group
Policy window, under Computer Configuration, click Software
Installation. The newly created program package is displayed in the
right pane.
Do one of the following:
For Windows 2003 Server: Close the
Group Policy Object Editor window and any other open Active
Directory windows.
For Windows 2000 Server: Close the
Group Policy window and any other open Active Directory
windows.
This program
is assigned to all computers that are members of the organizational
unit for which the group policy object has been created. The next
time a computer in the organizational unit is restarted, the
program will be installed and will be available for all users of
the computer. See
Verify the Installation of a Deployment to
validate that the group policy has been created correctly.
Administrative Tools