When you create a configuration item in Configuration Manager 2007, you need to decide which configuration item type you need.

Choose an application configuration item type if any of the following apply:

• You want to check for the presence of an application.
  
  
• You want to use the configuration item with either of these configuration baseline rules:
  
  
  • If these optional application configuration items are detected, they must be properly configured.
    
    
  • These application configuration items must not be present.
    
    

Choose an operating system configuration item type if the following applies:

• You want the settings and objects in the configuration item to apply to only specified versions of the operating system.
  
  

Choose a general configuration item if any of the following apply:

• You do not need to check for the presence of an application.
  
  
• You do not want to use the configuration item with either of these configuration baseline rules:
  
  
  • If these optional application configuration items are detected, they must be properly configured.
    
    
  • These application configuration items must not be present.
    
    
• You do not need the settings and objects in the configuration item to apply to only specified versions of the operating system.
  
  

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