Deploying the EndNote Installer with Group Policy
Before you begin:
- Make sure all workstations are using MSI 3.0 or later. If needed, you can download an update from Microsoft.
- Make sure the share that EndNote is being deployed from is published in Active Directory.
- Make sure the computer account has permission to access the share.
Note: This software has not been tested with the Windows Distributed Filing System (DFS)
Note: By default, only the most popular output styles, import filters, and connection files are installed with EndNote. This speeds up performance. However, if you want to install all of the available content files (thousands), you can create a new Transform and set the INSTALLCONTENTFILES property to "yes". See Installing All Content Files.
New Installations
To deploy across an organization with Group Policy:
- First, unlock the installer to generate an EN2025Inst.msi file and a License.dat file. See Unlocking the Volume/Site License Installer.
- Open the Group Policy for the Domain or Organizational Unit (OU) you want to modify.
- Under Computer Configuration, expand Software Settings and click Software Installation.
- Right-click Software Installation and select New > Package.
- Browse for the share from which EN2025Inst.msi will be deployed. (Make sure the required license.dat file is in the same folder.)
- In the Deploy Software dialog, you may select either Assigned or Advanced if you wish to modify the advanced settings. See the appropriate Microsoft help file for help on configuring the advanced options.
Once the Group Policy is updated and the clients are restarted, EndNote is installed upon boot. - (Optional) For each user account, you can configure EndNote as the default citation manager in Word.
Upgrade Installations
To upgrade your current installations:
- First, unlock the installer to generate an EN2025Inst.msi file and a License.dat file. See Unlocking the Volume/Site License Installer.
- Open the Group Policy for the Domain or Organizational Unit (OU) you want to modify.
- Under Computer Configuration, expand Software Settings and click Software Installation.
- Right-click Software Installation and select New > Package.
- Browse for the share from which EN2025Inst.msi will be deployed. (Make sure the required License.dat file is in the same folder.)
- In the Deploy Software dialog, select Advanced and then click on the Upgrade tab.
Once the Group Policy is updated and the clients are restarted, EndNote is installed upon boot. - (Optional) For each user account, you can configure EndNote as the default citation manager in Word.