Microsoft Deployment Toolkit – How to Deploy 3rd Party Apps

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I want to deploy an image containing Windows 7 x64, Office 2010 Professional Plus x86, Java, Adobe Reader and Flash player and SEP Client.
I've made successfully an image containing Windows 7 x64, Office 2010 Professional Plus x86. But I don't know that how to add 3rd party apps such as Java, Adobe Reader and Flash player and SEP Client.

Is there a way of using MDT 2010 to do this? if so ,please clarify.

Thanks,

Best Answer

If you add Office to the original image there is nothing that stops you from adding more applications the same time. Applications that supports unattended install (such as office) can be added as an optional application in MDT though, which makes it possible to select during installation. Personally I prefer to install 3rd party applications through GPO though, since that makes it simple to upgrade existing computers without wiping them (which pretty much MDT requires). Of course, if you have SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager), that gives you a much better management experience! With 30+ computers to manage I would consider installing that!

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