Software deployment

From: news.pipex.net (jason.baker_at_herbertsmith.com)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 13:53:09 +0100

I struggling slighty with this.
Background
Multiple sites using server 2003, some in aisa, europe, etc.
Clients are all XP (or will be)

I want to setup an installation point, then use DFS to synch to servers at
the other offices so that all have a valid copy of the installation point.
(standard microsoft stuff), the setp a GPO for the software installs, then
users will pull the install from their local install point.

Unfortunately i'm being told that i'm not allowed to do this as our
networking/server team are concerned about synch traffic.
(yes i have explained how this can be scheduled, etc, etc)

The upshot is i currently cannot use it.

On our current W2K machines we already map (x:) to a local installation
point.
So i had a plan to make the software install GPO use the X drive.

Now to my problem...

Even if i have only the X drive mapped, the GPO seems to work out the UNC
and us it anyway.

Any ideas how i can get round this.

Thanks.

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