Create A Distribution Point; Create The Install And Uninstall Programs; Advertise The Program - Adobe 65022870 Manual

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In the Package Properties dialog box, on the General tab, enter package name (mandatory), language, version,
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manufacturer (optional).
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Click the Data Source tab, and select This Package Contains Source Files.
In the Source directory, click Set.
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In the Set Source Directory dialog box, in the Source directory, select Network Path if the installer is located on
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network location and specify the UNC path of the installer, such as \\servername\sharename\path\Adobe CS4.
Select Local Path if the installer is located on local system where package is being created. Click OK.
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In the Package Properties dialog box, click the Data Access tab, and ensure that Access Distribution Folder
Through Common SMS Package Share is selected. Click OK.

Create a distribution point

Use SMS to copy the package to the new distribution point.
In the SMS console, expand Packages in the console tree, and then expand the new Adobe package.
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Right-click Distribution Points, click New, and then click Distribution Points.
In the New Distribution Points Wizard, assign the package to the desired distribution points.
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Click Finish.
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Create the install and uninstall programs

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In the SMS console, expand Packages, and then expand the new Adobe package.
Right-click Programs, click New, and then click Program.
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On the General tab, specify the program name and from the command prompt, enter the following commands:
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To install if the installer is located on the client machine
\AdobeUberInstaller.exe
To install if the installer is located on a network shared location
<installer path> \AdobeUberInstaller.exe -user=<user ID> -password=<password> -
server=<shared server location of the Creative Suite 4 installer>
To uninstall if the installer is located on the client machine
\AdobeUberUninstaller.exe
To uninstall if the installer is located on a network shared location
<installer path> \AdobeUberUninstaller.exe -user=<user ID> -password=<password> -
server=<shared server location of the Creative Suite 4 installer>
On the Environment tab, select Whether Or Not A User Is Logged On from the menu. Click OK.
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Note: It is recommended that the Creative Suite 4 installer is kept at the same distribution point as the package created
using Creative Suite 4 Deployment Toolkit. Although it is possible to keep the Creative Suite 4 installer at a network
shared location, installation is not silent in such a case.

Advertise the program

In the SMS console, expand Packages.
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Right-click the Adobe package, click All Tasks, and then click Distribute Software.
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On the Distribution Points page, verify the distribution point, and click Next.
On the Advertise A Program page, ensure that Yes is selected, and then click Next.
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On the Select A Program To Advertise page, ensure that Install is selected, and then click Next.
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