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If you want to use an MSI to install Java for either Group Policy or for SCCM Software Catalog, you can get the MSI file you need easily from the temp location when you run the EXE file. So, first of all, you need to get the latest EXE from Java, you can get this … Read more
I had a need today to create a Skype application in our Software Catalog. To do this, I wanted to use an MSI file as its much easier to package. After having a hunt on the internet, I found the link to download the official Skype 6.0.0.120 version of the MSI file. The link to … Read more
With the release of Adobe Reader XI, you may want to now make your current Adobe Reader X catalog software be superseded by the new version. This means that the old version will no longer be available in the catalog but will be replaced with the new version, it also will update anyone who has … Read more
Adobe Reader XI was released today so I’ve now got the MSI for this version and superseded my Adobe Reader X application with this new release. If you are in need of the MSI for Adobe Reader XI, you can get it from the Adobe FTP website below: Adobe Reader XI MSI Download Files This … Read more
Once you have downloaded and extracted your exe file for Cisco VPN Client, you will notice that there is a MSI file in there, this means that we can use this in SCCM 2007 as a package, or as a catalog item in ConfigMgr 2012. Just package up all the extracted files and use the … Read more
Like most other businesses, we have had the issue with users installing Google Earth on their work machines as they dont need local admin to install it. I’ve been looking into various ways of removing Google Earth using SCCM but most failed. I’ve found the simplest way to do this is to run the following … Read more
If you are looking for a good MSI packager to create MSI’s for deployment using SCCM – I recommend EMCO – you can get it for free and works a treat. Link below: EMCO Software 260
This one is fairly simple but did take a while to figure out and lots of testing, also be very careful – if you make it a forced out install, it WILL automatically restart your client machine WITHOUT WARNING!!! Package up your software and run the following Program command line: This will complete a silent … Read more
To distribute Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.4.0 via SCCM, you need to first download the exe file, package it up in SCCM and then run the below command as your program: This is for version 9.4.0 but should work on all versions of Adobe Reader. But if you are using Adobe Reader X or XI now, … Read more
