Summary

This chapter discussed the various methods available for deploying software in a Windows environment and explained the benefits of using Configuration Manager to deploy software. It described how various components in ConfigMgr come together to provide a software deployment solution, and it provided examples for how to create packages in ConfigMgr both with and without a package definition file. The chapter also discussed programs and packages and available configuration options, as well as tips for avoiding common issues when creating packages. The chapter concluded with a discussion of tips for avoiding common ConfigMgr packaging issues. The next chapter takes the traditional package and program and shows you how to use the new application ...

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