The application configuration settings stored on the Details tab are initially configured when the New Application Wizard runs. Update the application properties on the Details tab through the application_nameProperties dialog box (where application_name is the name of the application in the Deployment Workbench).

To configure the Details tab for application properties

1.   Click Start, and then point to All Programs. Point to Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and then click Deployment Workbench.

2.   In the Deployment Workbench console tree, go to Deployment Workbench/Deployment Shares/deployment_share/Applications (where deployment_share is the name of the deployment share to which the application will be added).

3.   In the details pane, click application_name (where application_name is the name of the application to configure).

4.   In the Actions pane, click Properties.

The application_name Properties dialog box opens (where application_name is the name of the application to configure).

5.   On the Details tab, configure the settings listed in Table 41 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK.

Table 41. Configuration Settings on the Details Tab of Application Properties

Setting

Description

Application bundle

Select to configure the application to install application dependencies but not the application. The other available option is Standard application.

Standard application

Select to configure the application to be a standard application that has source files, a command line, and other options listed on this tab. The other available option is Application bundle.

Quiet install command

Configures the command line to run for performing an unattended, or quiet, installation of the application. This text box is enabled only when you select the Standard application option.

Working directory

Configures the working directory of the application and is enabled only when you select Standard application.

Uninstall registry key name

Configures the registry subkey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall, used to determine whether the application is already installed on the target computer. If MDT detects the presence of the subkey, it assumes that the application is already installed and skips the installation of the application and any dependencies. This text box is enabled only when you select Standard application.

Reboot the computer after installing this application

Select to configure the MDT deployment process to restart the target computer after installing this application. If the check box is:

·     Selected, the target computer restarts after installing the application

·     Cleared, the target computer will not restart after installing the application

Note   This check box is cleared by default.

This can run on any platform

Select to configure the application to run on any supported 32-bit or 64-bit Windows operating system. The other available option is This can run only on the specified client platforms.

This can run only on the specified client platforms

Select to configure the application to run on any supported 32-bit or 64-bit Windows operating system. The other available option is This can run on any platform.

 

The application configuration settings are saved, and the modifications are displayed in the details pane of the Deployment Workbench.

Related Topics

View and Configure an Application in the Deployment Workbench