Use the General tab of the Configuration Manager 2007 Advertised Programs Client Agent Properties dialog box to enable software distribution to clients and specify how frequently the client computer should check for new policy.
The General tab contains the following elements:
- Enable software distribution to clients
- Specifies whether the Advertised Programs Client Agent is enabled and software distribution is available on clients. If this option is not selected, clients cannot use Configuration Manager 2007 to install or run software.
- Allow user targeted advertisement requests
- Specifies whether user-targeted advertisement requests are
permitted.This saves network bandwidth by reducing the total amount
of policy data transmitted between the client and the management
point. If this check box is cleared, clients will not check for new
user targeted advertisements although existing user targeted
advertisements will run.
NoteTo prevent clients from running all user targeted advertisements, delete the advertisements before clearing this check box.
- New program notification icon opens Add or Remove Programs
- Select to display advertised programs in Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel when New program notification icon is clicked on the client computer.
- Allow virtual application package advertisement
- In Configuration Manager 2007 R2, select to enable
Configuration Manager 2007 clients to run virtual application
package advertisements.
Note
When you enable the advertised programs client agent to run virtual application packages all Configuration Manager 2007 client computers in the site will be configured to run virtual applications. It is not possible to enable a single computer or collection to run virtual application packages.