GPO Client install Directions for ConfigMgr 2007
I put together directions for Deploying the ConfigMgr client via GPO because I felt that the information provided was lacking and confusing. After working with my TAM for the last several day I was able to get the client to install via a GPO. These directions explain how I got it workng.
(these are my opinions and not those of my TAM)
NOTE: In doing the research for this deployment method it was discovered that this will only deploy the client once. If you wanted to redeploy the client to a machine that already received the deployment you would have to go into the GPO and choose to redeploy the software. This causes every machine in the OU to re-run the application. It is recommended that this only be used as a once and done policy if at all. Personally I would recommend using a “Startup Script” as was used in SMS 2003. This way there is some logic build into the deployment.