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Installing the OfficeScan Client
Package deployment guidelines:
1. Send the package to users and ask them to run the client package on their
computers by double-clicking the .exe or .msi file.
WARNING! Send the package only to users whose OfficeScan client will report to
the server where the package was created.
2. If you have users who will install the .exe package on computers running Windows
Vista and 2008, instruct them to right-click the .exe file and select Run as
administrator.
3. If you created an .msi file, deploy the package by performing the following tasks:
• Use Active Directory or Microsoft SMS. See Deploying an MSI Package Using
Active Directory on page 3-30 or Deploying an MSI Package Using Microsoft SMS on
page 3-31.
4. Launch the MSI package (on the command prompt) and silently install the
OfficeScan client to a remote computer running Windows XP, Vista, and 2008.
Client Packager Settings
Windows Operating System Type
Select the operating system for which you want to create the package. Ensure that you
only deploy the package to computers that run the operating system type. Create
another package to deploy to another operating system type.
Scan Method
Select the scan method for the package. See Scan Methods on page 5-8 for details.
The components included in the package depend on the scan method you have selected.
For details, see Client Update on page 4-23.
Before selecting the scan method, take note of the following guidelines to help you
deploy the package efficiently:
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