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The choice is all down to yourself really. I would suggest against manual installation (especially if you have loads of desktop devices). I always use client push but there could be a reason, at the client end, why this is not possible e.g. file/print sharing
allowed through firewall.
Have a look at the following matrix (Installation Method Dependencies) as it gives you a break down of each deployment method.
I normally use client push to get some test clients out there to see that everything works fine and then I use Jason Sandy's great startup script to install the client using a Startup Script in a Group Policy to deploy the client in a controlled way without
having to modify client firewall and so on.
The choice is all down to yourself really. I would suggest against manual installation (especially if you have loads of desktop devices). I always use client push but there could be a reason, at the client end, why this is not possible e.g. file/print sharing
allowed through firewall.
Have a look at the following matrix (Installation Method Dependencies) as it gives you a break down of each deployment method.
Note also that GPO and Software Update install do not require admin rights on the machine whilst client push and logon script will require local admin rights.
