Step 5-8: Create an Office Professional Plus 2010 Application

One of the advantages to performing MDT deployments using UDI is the ability for the user to select the applications to install at deployment time. You can add any number of applications to Configuration Manager 2012, and then select the applications when running the UDI Wizard, as described in Step 6-4: Start the Target Computer with the Task Sequence Bootable Media.

You can configure the applications that appear in the UDI Wizard using the UDI Wizard Designer, as described in Step 5-11: Customize the UDI Wizard Configuration File for the Target Computer.

To create an Office Professional Plus 2010 application

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, and then point to Microsoft System Center 2012. Point to Configuration Manager, and then click Configuration Manager Console.

2. In the Configuration Manager console, in the navigation pane, click Software Library.

3. In the Software Library workspace, go to Overview/Application Management/Applications.

4. On the Ribbon, on the Home tab, in the Create group, click Create Application.

The Create Application Wizard starts.

5. Complete the Create Application Wizard using the information in Table 33. Accept default values unless otherwise specified.

Table 33. Information for Completing the Create Application Wizard

On this wizard page	Do this
General	Click Manually specify the application information, and then click Next.
General: General	1. In Name, type Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 – x86. 2. In Administrator comments, type 32-bit version of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010. 3. Select the Allow this application to be installed from Install Application task sequence action instead of deploying it manually check box. 4. Click Next.
General: Application Catalog	1. In Localized description, type 32-bit version of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 for use by Woodgrove Bank Employees. 2. In Keywords, type Office Professional Plus 2010. 3. Click Next.
General: Deployment Types	1. Click Add. The Create Deployment Type Wizard Starts. 2. In the Create Deployment Type Wizard, on the General page, click Manually specify the deployment type information and then click Next. 3. On the General: General Information page, perform the following steps, and then click Next: a. In Name, type Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 – x32 (Windows Installer). b. In Administrator comments, type Deploy Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 using native Windows Installer. 4. On the General: Content page, perform the following steps, and then click Next: a. In Content location, type \\WDG‑MDT‑01\Source$\OfficeProPlus2010. b. In Installation program, type setup.exe. c. In Uninstall program, type setup.exe /uninstall PROPLUS. 5. On the General: Detection Method page, perform the following steps, and then click Next: a. Click Add Clause, The Detection Rule dialog box appears. b. In the Detection Rule dialog box, in Setting Type, select Windows Installer. c. In Product code, click Browse The Open dialog box appears. d. In the Open dialog box, in File name, type \\WDG‑MDT‑01\Source$\OfficeProPlus2010\ProPlus.WW\ProPlusWW.msi, and then click Open. The product code for Office Professional Plus 2010 appears in the Product code box. e. In the Detection Rule dialog box, click OK. 6. On the General: User Experience page, perform the following steps, and then click Next: a. In Installation behavior, select Install for system. b. In Logon requirement, select Whether or not a user is logged on. c. In Installation program visibility, select Normal. d. In Estimated installation time, type 120. 7. On the Requirements page, click Next. 8. On the Dependencies page, click Next. 9. On the Summary page, click Next. 10. On the Completion page, click Close. The Create Application Wizard starts. 11. Click Next.
Summary	Review the information in the Details box that that you provided while completing the previous wizard pages, and then click Next.
Progress	The progress for creating the application is displayed.
Completion	Click Close.

The Office Professional Plus 2010 – x86 application appears in the preview pane.