Administrator Mode Deployment

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 offers two ways to facilitate deployment to field clients:

• Administrator Mode Setup
  This method allows deployment through Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) or other software distribution tools. The network administrator initially runs setup to select which features will be deployed. An .ini file is created based on this selection, and is then deployed by running setup in unattended mode, pointing to the generated .ini file. When running in unattended mode, setup installs the designated options silently. If errors occur, setup exits silently with failure.
  
• Active Directory Deployment
  This method allows network administrators to deploy Visual Studio using Active Directory. The network administrator deploys the required Visual Studio components in a specified order by first extracting the required packages in separate folders. The .msi file is then added to the Active Directory group policy that is created for Visual Studio deployment. All subsequent components should be added to the group policy in the order that they should be deployed. After enabling this group policy, any clients that are part of this group policy will automatically install the components upon boot. If errors occur, setup exits silently with failure.

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