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Open the Systems Management Server console, right-click Packages, and then select New/Package.

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ADOBE CONTRIBUTE CS3 50 User Guide To deploy Contribute by using SMS, you must first create a package and add an optional advertisement, which then initiates the deployment process. The package is automatically sent to all the client computers in the organization. The SMS client on each client computer receives the package and then runs it to install the Contribute application. The installation process does not require any user intervention. To deploy Contribute using SMS, do the following: 1 Uninstall previous versions of Contribute. 2 Set up the server. 3 Create the SMS package. 4 Create an advertisement. Uninstalling previous versions It is recommended that you first uninstall any existing versions of Contribute. You can uninstall Contribute by using either the Add/Remove Programs feature in the Windows Control Panel or a separate SMS package. Note: If the uninstall process prompts you to restart the computer, do so. Setting up the server SMS 2003 offers greater control and flexibility than previous versions. With SMS 2003, you can force a package to run by using a specified account with administrative rights on the target computer. This lets you distribute the package to client computers who are not logged into the network or to a user who does not have administrator rights. To specify an administrative account for SMS to use: 1 From the Windows Start menu, select Start > Programs > Systems Management Server, and then double-click SMS Administrator Console. The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) appears. 2 In the left pane of the MMC, expand Site Database Tree, and then expand the Site Hierarchy node. 3 Select the site by right-clicking the site, and then select Properties. The Properties dialog box appears. 4 On the Accounts tab in the Properties dialog box, click the Set button next to SMS Client Remote Installation Account. Also specify the account to use to perform the software installation. The account must have domain Administrator rights as well as local Administrator rights on the workstations. The Remote Client Installation component primarily uses the account, but software distribution also uses the account to run packages on computers that are not logged into the network. Creating the SMS package If you are creating a package from the SMS Installer, the installer creates an executable file that has all the information and the commands necessary for deployment. To create the package that SMS uses for distribution: 1 Open the Systems Management Server console, right-click Packages, and then select New/Package. The Package Properties dialog box appears.

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ADOBE CONTRIBUTE CS3
User Guide
50
To deploy Contribute by using SMS, you must first create a package and add an optional advertisement, which then
initiates the deployment process. The package is automatically sent to all the client computers in the organization.
The SMS client on each client computer receives the package and then runs it to install the Contribute application.
The installation process does not require any user intervention.
To deploy Contribute using SMS, do the following:
1
Uninstall previous versions of Contribute.
2
Set up the server.
3
Create the SMS package.
4
Create an advertisement.
Uninstalling previous versions
It is recommended that you first uninstall any existing versions of Contribute. You can uninstall Contribute by using
either the Add/Remove Programs feature in the Windows Control Panel or a separate SMS package.
Note:
If the uninstall process prompts you to restart the computer, do so.
Setting up the server
SMS 2003 offers greater control and flexibility than previous versions. With SMS 2003, you can force a package to
run by using a specified account with administrative rights on the target computer. This lets you distribute the
package to client computers who are not logged into the network or to a user who does not have administrator rights.
To specify an administrative account for SMS to use:
1
From the Windows Start menu, select Start > Programs > Systems Management Server, and then double-click
SMS Administrator Console.
The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) appears.
2
In the left pane of the MMC, expand Site Database Tree, and then expand the Site Hierarchy node.
3
Select the site by right-clicking the site, and then select Properties.
The Properties dialog box appears.
4
On the Accounts tab in the Properties dialog box, click the Set button next to SMS Client Remote Installation
Account.
Also specify the account to use to perform the software installation. The account must have domain Administrator
rights as well as local Administrator rights on the workstations. The Remote Client Installation component
primarily uses the account, but software distribution also uses the account to run packages on computers that are
not logged into the network.
Creating the SMS package
If you are creating a package from the SMS Installer, the installer creates an executable file that has all the infor-
mation and the commands necessary for deployment.
To create the package that SMS uses for distribution:
1
Open the Systems Management Server console, right-click Packages, and then select New/Package.
The Package Properties dialog box appears.