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I want PDQ DEPLOY to install without copying the file. Help!

Phillip Tappmeyer

October 14, 2019 20:14

We are doing a major project and to save time I want to send the installer program ahead of time to the local computer that it is installing on. I can do that but when I try to run the program with PDQ Deploy it copies the files again. How do I get Deploy not to do that.

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lnichols
October 14, 2019 20:19

Phillip,

If you know for certain the files will already be there in the same location for all computers, you can do a command step instead of an install step. Use the "Command Line" field from your install step in a new command step. You'll have to give the full path to the installer executable instead of just the executable name.

Fair warning, this won't work for all applications and could be finicky if it requires a reboot or anything like that.

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