if you have been reading the posts on deploying Windows 7 using MDT 2010 you should be quite proficient. The next step is to use MDT 2010 to deploy applications as well.
To show you how this works the steps below outline how to deploy Microsoft Office 2010 using MDT 2010
Application Setup
| Right click on the Application node in the Deployment Workbench and select New Application |  |
| For Office 2010 we are going to copy the source files from the DVD so select the Application with source files option |  |
| Fill in the next screen with the options relevant to the application you are installing |  |
| Select the location of the source files |  |
| Specify the name of the directory that you want to copy the source files to |  |
| Add in the command line options for the installation.
In this case we are just going to use the setup.exe command as we will use the options later to setup the way Office 2010 installs |
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Review the summary screen and click on Next to copy the source files and create the application
Configuring Silent Installation
Now that you have the application setup you need to set the options so that it installs silently
Right click on the application you have just installed and select Properties
Click on the Office Products tab and make the selections you need and click OK
In the example above the installation will do the following
- Install the ProPlus version of Office 2010
- Install the en-us language
- Set the customer name to West Hatch High School
- Set the display level to basic
- Accept the EULA
The details page should have now show an altered command line to use the newly generated config.xml file
Configure Deployment Share
If you used the rules shown in this post then you will need to alter the rules to allow application installation
Change the option; SkipApplications=NO
Update the deployment share, ensuring you completely regenerate the boot images and then import the new boot image into Windows Deployment Services (If you are unsure how to do this then look at the previous posts)
The video below shows you what should happen when you boot the bare metal PC this time with applications to install
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