How To Deploy the .NET Framework in a Group Policy Object in Active Directory (323886)

SUMMARY

This step-by-step article demonstrates how to deploy the .NET Framework in a Group Policy Object in Active Directory.

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Set-up

The Active Directory server and the client computers must be running Windows Installer, version 2.0 or later. For additional information about how to install the Windows Installer engine, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: You must have a share on the Active Directory server that permits Read access for all users in the domain.

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Extract the Files

Extract the files from Dotnetfxredist.exe to the shared folder. To do this, type the following at a command prompt, and then press ENTER: back to the top

Create the Deployment Package

To create a package for the .NET Framework, and to deploy the package to every member computer in the Group Policy Object, follow these steps:

1. On the Start menu, click Run, type mmc, and then click OK.
2. On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in.
3. In the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box, click Add.
4. Click the Group Policy option in the Available Standalone Snap-in list, and then click Add.
5. Click Finish; do not change the default settings.
6. In the Add Standalone Snap-in dialog box, click Close.
7. In the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box, click OK.
8. Expand Default Domain Policy, expand Computer Configuration, and then expand Software Settings.
9. Right-click Software installation, click New, and then click Package.
10. In the File name text box, type \\Server Name\Share Name\netfx.msi, and then click Open.
11. In the Deploy Software dialog box, leave the package Assigned, and then click OK.

The software is assigned to all members of the Group Policy Object. The next time each client computer restarts, the client will receive the assigned package.

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