Deploy App by copying files

[capriguy84]

Hello, I'd first like to thank the site community for being helpful as well as contributing to a better IT management.

 

I want to deploy an app with the following steps and I would like to create a task sequence for that.

 

1. Mkdir C:\Program Files\App.

2. Copy the source files to C:\Program Files\App. Does this need to be on a fileshare?

3. Run the install.exe from that dir.

 

 

Sounds easy. But can this be accomplished using TS? or should I write a VB script to execute it.

[Eswar Koneti]

I dont have console with me but try with these steps :

 

create a TS step 1:run command line with action cmd.exe /c md "C:\Program Files\App"

Step 2: Create a package with what files u need to copy to above package,distribute it to DP's.

create TS action with command line xopcy * "C:\Program Files\App" and select the package above.

Step 3:To install the package,create a command line action with cmd.exe /c install.exe with above package as source.

 

for more info look at it http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1735-using-offline-mode-in-windows-pe-using-usmt-4-via-a-task-sequence-in-sccm-2007-sp2/

[Peter33]

Don't forget to fill the "start in" option for step 3 with "%programfiles%\app". The "cmd /c" is not needed for this step.

[capriguy84]

Is it possible to create the above steps within a package rather than in TS?

[Peter33]

A Package is also needed when you are using a task sequence, since you want to copy the setup source files to your systems. So i guess you mean a program instead of a task sequence.

Of course, this is possible. Just put the 3 Steps in a batch file and the call the batch in your program.

 

 

md "%programfiles%\app"

xcopy.exe ".\*" "%programfiles%\app" /D /E /C /I /Q /H /R /Y /S

pushd "%programfiles%\app"

install.exe

popd