# How to use the 'HTTP Path' option to deploy software that has multiple installable files in different directory structures?

**Last Updated On:** 28 Jul 2026  
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Most software applications have a single installation file like `<setup>.exe` or the `<softwarename>.exe`. Some of the applications have more than one installable file; however, these files will be mostly located in the same directory. Some complex applications, like Microsoft Office, have multiple installable files, where each installable file is located in a different directory. It is recommended to deploy such applications from a network share that is accessible from all the computers in your network.

However, if you want to copy the software application to the Endpoint Central server using the **HTTP Path** option and deploy the application to client computers in your network, you can follow the steps explained below.

## Prerequisites

You must do the following:

- Install 7zip in any of the computers in your network to create a 7zip package of the installable files

## Steps

To deploy software applications that have multiple installation files located in different directories, follow the steps given below:

1. Create a zipped file. Follow the steps given below:
   1. From the Windows Explorer, navigate to the base folder where the installable files are located. For example, `C:\Software\Office 2010\`
   2. Select all the files using Ctrl+A
   3. Right-click and select **7-Zip**
   4. Click **Add to archive**
   5. Give an appropriate name for the archive and save it with the extension `.7z`

2. Add the package, which you want to deploy to the computers in your network, to Endpoint Central. Follow the steps given below:
   1. Click the **Software Deployment** tab
   2. Click **Add Package**
   3. Select the appropriate package type
   4. Specify a name for the application
   5. Select **HTTP Path (URL)**
   6. Upload the zipped file that you created in step 1
   7. Specify the Installation Command with Switches/Arguments as the relative path. For example:  
      `setup.exe /config "ProPlus.WW\silent-install-config.xml"`
   8. Click **Add Package**

3. Deploy the package to specific computers in your network. Follow the steps given below:
   1. Select the package that you added in step 2
   2. Click **Install/Uninstall Software**
   3. Create a configuration to install the software package
   4. Select the target computers
   5. Specify the schedule options if required
   6. Click **Deploy**

You have deployed software applications that have multiple installation files located in different directories to the computers in your network.