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Configuring Advanced and Global Software Installation Options |
Software installation and maintenance is both time consuming and labor intensive, whether you are working to roll out new applications, implement service packs, or install patches. Of the many products and tools available to help ease the software installation and maintenance burden, few are as powerful and easy to use as Software Installation policy. Using Software Installation policy, you can efficiently and centrally manage the full life cycle of your software deployments, from software installation to repair, patches, updates, and removal. Efficient, central management significantly reduces the effort required to deploy and maintain software, which can also represent a significant cost savings for your organization.
Related Information
For more information about deploying Group Policy, see Chapter 4.
For more information about the Windows Installer, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/windows_installer_start_page.asp.
For more information about deploying Microsoft Office 2003 using Group Policy, see the Office 2003 Resource Kit or http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/office/2003/all/reskit/en-us/depc04.mspx.