Upgrade Microsoft OCS 2007 to Lync 2013 in a Windows 7 x86 environment using SCCM 2007: Part 2

Continued from Part 1

Compressing the Lync Client (cont...)

You will now have a folder called Microsoft_Lync_2013_x86_01 containing:

• This is now the source folder we will point our SCCM package to.  

•  You will now need to create a program in the package and point it to the TSINSTALL.bat

Creating the Task Sequence

There were several factors involved in my choice to use a task sequence to do this.  Mainly because we can run command lines directly from the TS rather than having to come up with a massively long boring script.

• Create a new task sequence under the Operating System Deployment section of SCCM
• Choose "create a new custom task seqeunce"
• Name it Install Lync 2013 x86 and click finish
• Add an Install Software step and call it Install Microsoft Lync 2013 x86
• Choose the package and program you created earlier (an assumption)
• Create a run command line step to kill of the Communicator process.  Name it Kill Communicator Process and use the command: taskkill /im communicator.exe /f
• Create a run command line step to kill of the Outlook process.  Name it Kill Outlook Process and use the command: taskkill /im outlook.exe /f
• Create a run command line step called Remove Live Meeting with the command: MsiExec.exe /X{A98AFBC7-D5A7-46A1-8795-EABE2F55A7D6} /qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress
• Create a run command line step called Remove OCS 2007 with the command: MsiExec.exe /X{E5BA0430-919F-46DD-B656-0796F8A5ADFF} /qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress
• Create a run command line step called RemoveOutlook Plugin using the command: MsiExec.exe /X{1DE3088D-E607-4EB0-9223-106E7B5AF2F1} /qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress
• Create a run command line step called Delete Source Files with the command del c:\lync2013x86 /F /Q - run this step with an admin account as per the tick box at the bottom.

Your Task Sequence should look this this.

*I ticked "Continue on error" in the options tab on every step EXCEPT the install Lync step.

Click OK to save the Task Sequence.

Now advertise the task sequence out to a collection - I advise not populating the collection yet - just test this on 1 computer for now and then add a few more once your happy it's working the way it should.  Tailor the advertisment in as way to suit you; Silently or with an on screen prompt etc. ASAP or a timed schedule...

I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CHOICES OF TARGET - DON'T BLAME ME IF YOU TRASH YOUR ESTATE WITH THIS METHOD!!!

This is what will happen.

1. Target computer will recieve policy from SCCM
2. TS will launch and copy over source folder
3. Program will run which will create the extract source, extract the 7z install and run setup.exe
4. Once Lync has installed the TS will kill off OCS & Outlook
5. It will remove Live Meeting, OCS and the Outlook Plugin
6. Source files are deleted.

I really hope this works for people and I welcome any constructive comments....

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