Install software on more than one OS
I have an exe that I want to install on clients on a domain. I have SCCM 2007 on the domain server and I want to roll out the application to all clients on the domain but some clients are dual booting PCs (they have Windows XP and Windows 7).
Is it possible to install the application on both Operating systems at the same time?
January 12th, 2011 7:42am
Hello - To deploy applications or exe through SCCM you should have SCCM clients installed on all the desktops.Anoop C Nair
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January 12th, 2011 8:10am
No, it is not possible to install the application for both the OS's at the same time using SCCM. Dual boot PC's are not supported by SCCM.
Extract from Technet:
Dual Boot Computers
Configuration Manager 2007 cannot manage more than one operating system on a single computer. If there is more than one operating system on a computer that must be managed, adjust the discovery and installation methods that are used to ensure that the Configuration
Manager client is installed only on the operating system that needs to be managed.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd547071.aspx
Regards, Madan | www.madanmohan.com
January 12th, 2011 8:32am
No, it is not possible to install the application for both the OS's at the same time using SCCM. Dual boot PC's are not supported by SCCM.
Extract from Technet:
Dual Boot Computers
Configuration Manager 2007 cannot manage more than one operating system on a single computer. If there is more than one operating system on a computer that must be managed, adjust the discovery and installation methods that are used to ensure that the Configuration
Manager client is installed only on the operating system that needs to be managed.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd547071.aspx
Regards, Madan | www.madanmohan.com
OK,so is it possible to roll out an app to one OS at first and then do a second rollout this time specifying the other OS?
Alternatively the only other option I have is to change the installer so that it installs to two OS on target machine at once. I don't think this is possible.
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January 12th, 2011 9:30am
Hello - I don't think that is a recommended scenario. This is already confirmed by Madan.
May be, you can give a try in test lab.Anoop C Nair
January 12th, 2011 9:44am