How to deploy Internet Explorer using Desktop Central?

Description

This document provides you the steps required to deploy Internet Explorer to multiple computers using Desktop Central.

Steps

To deploy Internet Explorer, you need to create two configurations. The first configuration is to deploy the prerequisites and to restart the computer. The second configuration will be to deploy the internet explorer browser. Follow the steps mentioned below:

• Create a configuration to deploy the prerequisites for installing Internet Explorer
• Create a configuration to deploy Internet Explorer

Create a configuration to deploy the prerequisites for installing Internet Explorer

Follow the steps mentioned below to create a configuration to deploy the prerequisites:

1. Click on Software Deployment Tab
2. Under Templates, search for Prerequisite Updates for Internet Explorer as listed below:
   
   

   Serial #	Version of the Application	Name of the Prerequsite - Template
   01.	Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Vista and Server 2008 (x86)	Prerequisite Updates for Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Vista and Server 2008 (x86)
   02.	Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Vista and Server 2008 (x64)	Prerequisite Updates for Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Vista and Server 2008 (x64)
   03.	Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 32 Bit	Prerequisite Updates for Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 32 Bit
   04.	Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 64 Bit	Prerequisite Updates for Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 64 Bit
   05.	Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 2008 R2 64 Bit	Prerequisite Updates for Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 2008 R2 64 Bit
   06.	Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 32 Bit	Prerequisite Updates for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 32 Bit
   07.	Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 64 Bit	Prerequisite Updates for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 64 Bit
   08.	Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 2008 R2 64 Bit	Prerequisite Updates for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 2008 R2 64 Bit

   
   
3. Under Actions click Create Package
4. Select the package that you have added
5. Click Install/Uninstall Software
6. Enter a name and description for the configuration
7. Define the package settings
8. Configure the deployment settings, ensure that you specify the option to Force Reboot the computers after deployment.
9. Choose the target computers
10. Specify the schedule options, if required
11. Click Deploy

You have successfully deployed the configuration to install the prerequisites for installing Internet Explorer.

Note: Internet Explorer can be installed only after installing the prerequisites and the system needs to be rebooted. Ensure that the deployment status is executed successfully before initiating the deployment of Internet explorer

Create a configuration to deploy Internet Explorer

Deploy to target computers

1. Click on Software Deployment Tab
2. Under Templates, search for specific version of Internet Explorer
   
   

   Serial #	Version of the Application	Name of the Template
   01.	Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Vista 32 Bit	Internet Explorer 9 - Vista (32bit)
   02.	Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Vista 64 Bit	Internet Explorer 9 - Vista (64bit)
   03.	Internet Explorer 9 for Windows 7 32 Bit	Internet Explorer 9 - Windows7 (32bit)
   04.	Internet Explorer 9 for Windows 7 64 Bit	Internet Explorer 9 - Windows7 (64bit)
   05.	Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 32 Bit	Internet Explorer 10 - Windows7 (32bit)
   06.	Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 64 Bit	Internet Explorer 10 - Windows7 (64bit)
   07.	Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 2008 R2 64 Bit	Internet Explorer 10 - Windows Server 2008 R2 (64bit)
   08.	Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 32 Bit	Windows Internet Explorer 11 - Windows7 (x64)
   09.	Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 64 Bit	Windows Internet Explorer 11 - Windows7 (x86)
   	Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 2008 R2 64 Bit	Windows Internet Explorer 11 - Windows 2008 R2 (x64)

3. Under Actions click Create Package
4. Select the package that you have added
5. Click Install/Uninstall Software
6. Enter a name and description for the configuration
7. Define the package settings
8. Configure the deployment settings
9. Choose the target computers
10. Specify the schedule options, if required
11. Click Deploy

You have deployed Internet Explorer to the target computers.