Running Advertised Programs on Either Client

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The following elements are the same when running advertised programs on either Legacy Client or Advanced Client:

  • Assessment of the advertisement and program to determine if they are currently relevant to each client

  • Running advertised programs that are installation-based

  • Running assigned advertised programs

  • Running advertised programs that run when a user is not logged on

  • The notification area interface

  • Categories

Assessment of the advertisement and program to determine if they are currently relevant to each client

Advertisements are assessed by the clients to determine whether they are enabled, active, and not expired. Programs are assessed to determine whether they are enabled, active, and relevant to the operating system or service pack being run on the client. These assessments are performed whenever the client reevaluates advertised programs, which by default is once per hour.

Running advertised programs that are installation-based

Installation-based programs are always run through Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel. Programs are designated as being installation-based by setting Display in Add or Remove Programs on the General tab of the Programs Properties dialog box.

After an advertised program has been successfully installed from Add or Remove Programs, attempting to re-run the advertised program from Add or Remove Programs does not cause the program to reinstall.

Running assigned advertised programs

Assigned programs are initiated without user intervention.

The notification area interface

Both Advanced Client and Legacy Client use the notification area interface to notify the user of advertised programs.

Categories

Both Legacy Client and Advanced Client can use Categories. All advertised programs will appear in the All Programs category. Any advertised programs that have been advertised in the last 14 days will also appear in the What's New category.

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