Re: Software Installation not working in Group Policy

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From: Uncle Stewie (whoever_at_whatever.com)
Date: 03/04/04 

Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 18:20:17 -0600

Jim,

I am mostly concerned with the output "Slow Link Detected": Yes...
This is the reason I asked about your environment... Check out this link:
http://www.tburke.net/info/regentry/topics/224.htm

Let me know how it goes... You can also go direct stewartbash@hotmail.com

Good Luck

"Jim" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:66b901c4016d$50b50480$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Uncle Stewie,
>
> Entered paths for files in UNC convension with the Group
> Policy, ie... \\server\sysvol\setup.msi, when adding
> package.
>
> Was also able to browse to \\server\sysvol\setup.msi from
> client machine.
>
> I don't understand why the Group Policy Slow Link
> Threshold is still 500kbps. This value was changed to
> 100kbps in all of the Group Polices that existed on the
> server, but it still shows up as 500kbps in
> the 'gpresult' output. Why? Where is this value set?
> In the Group Policy under the
>
> Also, no Group Policies show up at all - filtered or
> applied groups.
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> browse to the folder from the
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Jim,
> >
> >Another thought... When editing the Software
> Installation Package in the
> >policy... are you actually typeing in the UNC path to
> the software MSI in
> >questions... You MUST have a server with a share that is
> available to all
> >the machines that will receive this policy... like
> >\\SoftServ1\Packages\AdminPack\AdminPack.msi . If you do
> not have this the
> >network computer that receives the software package will
> look in the path
> >you browsed to... like if the package was on a D: drive
> on the server or
> >something... it would be
> D:\Temp\Software\AdminPak.msi... In this case the
> >local network computer would look at it's own D:\
> drive... not the server...
> >it has no idea how to get there...
> >
> >"Jim" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:65a001c4015c$5d891360$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Software Installation still not working.
> >>
> >> Created an OU, then created a group policy in the OU,
> and
> >> added a user package to the group policy. Then
> created a
> >> Global Security Group and added users. In group
> policy,
> >> added the the GS(Comply with rules 1 and 2 below).
> >>
> >> Gpresult output/User Settings:
> >> Applied Group Policy Groups: N/A
> >> GPO's not applied because they were filtered: Not
> Applied
> >> Connnected over slow link: Yes
> >> Group Policy slow link threshold: 500 kbps
> >>
> >> The client is seeing no applied group and no filtered
> >> groups. Also, there is a slow link.
> >>
> >> Why are no groups listed?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Jim...
> >> >
> >> >To make any policy work two criterion MUST be met...
> >> >1) The object to which the policy applies must be
> >> subordinate (fall within)
> >> >the context of the OU to where you place the policy...
> >> In other words you
> >> >must place the User or Computer beneath the OU where
> you
> >> place the policy.
> >> >2) The Policy Security must apply to some security
> group
> >> to which the object
> >> >belongs... By default this is Authenticated Users
> (Which
> >> is a fancy name for
> >> >all Computer and User objects)...
> >> >
> >> >In your case you may want to create a Global Security
> >> Group like
> >> >"GRP_Software_Visio"... Then set the Policy Security
> to
> >> this group and give
> >> >it the "Read", and "Apply Group Policy" settings...
> Then
> >> remove
> >> >"Authenticated Users"... After this place the users or
> >> computers that you
> >> >want the software applied to into this group... In
> >> addition, make sure that
> >> >you notice in the Policy itself that there is
> >> a "Software Settings...
> >> >Software Installtions" Item for Both "Computer
> >> Configuration" and "User
> >> >Configuration"... Make sure you have added the MSI
> into
> >> the appropriate
> >> >one... If you are distributing to users... do NOT add
> >> the software under
> >> >"Computer Configuration"... but under "User
> >> Configuration"... and vis-versa!
> >> >
> >> >If these elements are met and your software is not
> being
> >> distributed... It
> >> >is because there is a problem with the MSI or the
> >> Installation of Same...
> >> >Look at your Application Event Log for Details... it
> >> normally tells you why
> >> >the installation fails... Try GPRESULT at a command
> >> prompt... This may help
> >> >as well...
> >> >
> >> >Good Luck!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"Jim" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> >news:5f8d01c400a6$47fd99f0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> Not able add new programs to client machines using
> >> >> Software Installation and Group Policy.
> >> >>
> >> >> Created a OU. Added a user to the OU. Created a
> Group
> >> >> Policy, ran computer configuration and added a
> package.
> >> >> Did the same with user configuration.
> >> >>
> >> >> Used utility: gpupdate /force(did not prompt for
> >> reboot),
> >> >> secedit/refreshpolicy machine_policy to update group
> >> >> files. Rebooted machine. Used same username that
> is
> >> in
> >> >> the OU related to the Group Policy.
> >> >>
> >> >> None of this has worked. Client for Windows is
> >> installed
> >> >> on client machines. Client for Netware is also on
> >> >> machines.
> >> >>
> >> >> Windows 2000 is running in mixed mode - does this
> have
> >> >> any effect on Group Policy?
> >> >>
> >> >> Why is software installation not working?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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