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Deploying the Customized Siebel Client Installer

For new installations or for upgrades, you can distribute the customized Siebel client installer to end users on CD-ROM or local area network (LAN). You can also distribute the customized Siebel client installer across a WAN or VPN, using a modem, by email, or by FTP.

The customized Siebel client installer may optionally be in the form of a self-extracting archive file. Packaging the installer as a self-extracting archive is generally best for distribution methods such as using a modem, email, or FTP.

To distribute a customized Siebel client installer on a CD-ROM or network

1. Perform the following step, as applicable:
   • CD-ROM: Place the self-extracting archive file (setupex.exe) or installer package directory onto a CD-ROM, then distribute the CD-ROM to your users.
   • Network: Place the self-extracting archive file (setupex.exe) or installer package directory in a network-accessible directory, such as on a LAN. Make sure that all users have access to this directory.
2. Notify your users how to access the installer package and initiate the installation process. Optionally, users may need to copy files to their local machine, such as if you packaged a self-extracting archive file.

   The procedure users will follow varies according to how you distributed the package, how you created the package, and whether the package is a self-extracting archive file. Users can install a self-extracting archive package by running the archive file.