Silverlight Deployment

Silverlight Deployment

Once you have successfully tested Silverlight installation both in the lab and with the pilot program, it will next be necessary to begin full scale deployment.

There are three ways in which Silverlight can be installed, and these are

• Manual installation
• Group Policy Installation and
• SMS Installation.

Because Silverlight is available for Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP, and Windows Vista and Mac OS, it will be necessary to make sure you are installing the right version for your OS platform.

The executable file for the Silverlight installation has numerous switches that can be used to make a custom installation. Below is a description of syntax which can be used for the different versions:

Silverlight. 1.0beta.exe

/q = quiet install

With this syntax, Silverlight can be installed without visualizing the GUI.

    /qu = quiet uninstall

Through this syntax, Silverlight can be uninstalled without the visualization of the GUI.

Silverlight Deployment Guide

Using SMS to Install Silverlight Overview: Automating the deployment of Silverlight. Using Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) to automate your deployment
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In the next article, you will learn the three different methods that can be used for Silverlight installation, and the advantages and disadvantages that they have in relationship to each other.