35.2 Pre-Installing an Application Immediately

Rather than schedule a pre-install, you can have the pre-install occur as soon as possible.

For users and workstations that are already associated with the application but have not installed it yet, the pre-install occurs the next time Application Launcher refreshes (user-associated application) or NAL Workstation Helper refreshes (workstation-associated application).

For users and workstations that you associate with the application after enabling pre-install, the pre-install occurs as soon as the association takes place and Application Launcher starts or refreshes (user-associated application) or NAL Workstation Helper starts or refreshes (workstation-associated application).

To enable an application to be pre-installed as soon as possible:

  1. In ConsoleOne™, right-click the Application object that you want to pre-install, then click Properties to display the Application object's property pages.

  2. Click the Distribution Options tab > Pre-Install Schedule to display the Pre-Install Schedule page.

    Application object Pre-Install Schedule page

  3. Select the Pre-install application check box to enable the option.

    Application object Pre-Install Schedule page with the Schedule Type set to None

  4. Leave the Schedule type set to None.

  5. (Conditional) If you are pre-installing a workstation-associated MSI application and you want to use the workstation's credentials used rather than the logged-in users, you must enable the Distribute in workstation security space if workstation associated option.

    By default, workstation-associated MSI applications are distributed in the user security space, meaning that Application Launcher uses the user's credentials and file system access. If you want to perform a lights-out distribution without requiring the user to remain logged in at the workstation, you can have Application Launcher turn over distribution to the NAL Workstation Helper, which runs in the system space and uses the workstation’s credentials.

    Not all MSI applications can be installed using the workstation's credentials. Some MSI applications have dependencies on a logged-in user (for example, to read and write to the HKCU hive in the Windows registry). In this situation, you must deselect this option in order to have the distribution occur in the user security space and not the workstation security space.

    To use enable pre-install using the workstation's credentials:

    1. Click the Distribution Options tab > Options to display the Distribution Options page.

      Application Object Distribution Options page

    2. Select the Distribute in workstation security space if workstation associated check box to enable the option.

      It is important to remember that NAL Workstation Helper uses the workstation’s credentials, not the user's credentials, to distribute the application. This means that you must assign the workstation the appropriate file system rights to access the network location where the source .msi files reside.

    3. (Conditional) If an application requires a reboot during installation, you must select Reboot if needed or Reboot always in the Reboot group box and Don't prompt in the prompt for Reboot group box.

  6. When finished, click OK to save your changes.