# Software Deployment How To's

## How to deploy Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and 2010?

### Description

This document provides steps required to deploy Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 or 2010 to multiple computers using Endpoint Central MSP.

### Steps

Before you deploy the software application, ensure that the computers to which you deploy Microsoft Visual Studio meet the system requirements prescribed by Microsoft. Refer to  
[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/4c26cc39%28v=vs.90%29.aspx](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/4c26cc39%28v=vs.90%29.aspx) for more details.

To deploy Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 or 2010, follow the steps given below:

1. Create a common network share to store the required installable file. Network share is recommended only when you want to deploy the software to computers within the network. If you want to deploy Microsoft Visual Studio to computers located in a remote location, you can use [HTTP upload](https://www.manageengine.com/desktop-management-msp/deploy-software-file-upload-msp.html).

   **Note**: The network share should have read permissions to Everyone in the group and should be accessible from all the computers to which you are trying to install.

2. Copy the contents of the CD or DVD to the network share created in Step 1.

3. Customize the installation (optional). This step is required only if you wish to customize the installation.

   a. To customize the installation, create an ini file. Copy the contents of the network share to the computer where you wish to customize the installation.  
   b. Open a command prompt, change the directory to **Setup**, and execute the following command:

      ```
      setup.exe /createunattend deploy.ini
      ```

   c. Click **Next** in the installation window that appears.  
   d. Select the **Custom** option from the left pane and click **Next**.  
   e. Accept the license agreement.  
   f. Select the required features to be installed from the left pane and click **Save Settings**.  
   g. The **deploy.ini** file will be created under the Setup directory. Copy this **deploy.ini** file to the network share created in Step 1.

4. Add the package in Endpoint Central MSP.

   a. Click the **Software Deployment** tab.  
   b. Click **Add Package**.  
   c. Select the **MSIEXEC/EXE/ISS/Command** package type.  
   d. Specify a name for the application.  
   e. Specify the **Installation Command with Switches/Arguments** as shown below:

   - To perform a default installation:

     ```
     <Network Share>\VisualStudio\Setup\setup.exe /q /norestart
     ```

   - To perform a full installation:

     ```
     <Network Share>\VisualStudio\Setup\setup.exe /q /full /norestart
     ```

   - To perform a customized installation (after completing Step 3):

     ```
     <Network Share>\VisualStudio\Setup\setup.exe /unattendfile/ <ini_file_path>\deploy.ini
     ```

   f. Click **Add Package**.

5. Deploy to target computers.

   a. Select the package that you added.  
   b. Click **Install/Uninstall Software**.  
   c. Enter a name and description for the configuration.  
   d. Define the package settings.  
   e. Configure the deployment settings.  
   f. Choose the target computers.  
   g. Specify the schedule options, if required.  
   h. Click **Deploy**.

You have now deployed Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 / Visual Studio 2010.

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