published vs. assigned?

[_Daniel Sullivan]

Can somebody tell me the difference between published and assigned for
package distribution through GPOs? I'm very confused on this topic.. Thanks
in advance.

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[Rob]

Hi Daniel


When distributing software, two options exist -assigning
and publishing. Software can be assigned to both users
and computers, but software can only be published to
users. The difference between the distribution types is
outlined below:

Assigning software to users: Doing this will distribute
software to users, but will not actually install it on
their system. When software is assigned to a user,
it 'follows' them, or appears to be installed on every
machine they logon to. In reality, only shortcuts appear
on the programs menu. If they user clicks on the
shortcut, then the application is actually installed on
that system. Assigning software to users gives that user
access to the applications they need, even if the system
doesn't have thesoftware already installed.

Assigning software to computers: This method actually
installs the software assigned to the computer the next
time the system is restarted, making it available to all
users of the system.

Publishing software to users: This method adds the
application to the Add/Remove programssection of control
panel, allowing the user toinstall the application if
necessary. It does notappear to be installed as software
assigned to auser does. A published application can also
beinstalled via document invocation. For example, ifa
user clicked on a zip file, WinZip would installif it had
been published to the user.

see http://www.2000trainers.com/article.aspx?
articleID=29&page=1

Regards

Rob




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Can somebody tell me the difference between published and assigned for
package distribution through GPOs? I'm very confused on this topic.. Thanks
in advance.

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[_Daniel Sullivan]

Thank-you for the good information. You definitely did a great job
explaining for me.

~Dan