Re: Options for upgrading 100 desktops to IE6?

From: Philip Herlihy (foof8501_at_herlihy.eu.veil.com)
Date: 02/23/05 

Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 09:17:54 +0000 (UTC)

Thanks - will study carefully. 

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"Gerry Hickman" <gerry666uk@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message 
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> Philip Herlihy wrote:
>
>> Just what I needed - thanks!  I've identified the Internet Explorer 
>> Administration Kit (which I've never used)
>
> and which is now seriously deprecated by Micorosoft.
>
>> and Group Policies (which I dabbled with once, ages ago).  I'll study 
>> these in depth.
>
> Are we talking using "Advertising" here??
>
>> Of course, there are usually six different ways of doing anything - are 
>> there any alternatives I should consider before burning my bridges?
>
> Yes.
>
> Be sure to understand the terminology of the IEAK. Specifically the 
> difference between the "customization wizard" and "profile wizard" (or 
> what ever it's called), further be very careful not to confuse the 
> settings in IEAK wtih those of group policy.
>
> IEAK was around long before group policy and was designed to work without 
> AD or GPOs. It has the ability to push config settings using an 
> "AutoConfig" script. However, if you're going to use group policy, you 
> must NOT try to use AutoConfig.
>
> If you're going to use GPOs, here's the basic rules:
>
> 1. Use customization wizard to build a "flat" browser to a UNC path. Do 
> not import an INS file, and make sure AVS is ticked. The previous sentence 
> relates to the "Advanced" button of the first page of the wizard. Choose 
> the "hands-free" or "silent" option. Do _not_ try to press the "updates" 
> button at the AVS screen. Feel free to choose settings in the wizard, 
> except those at the end where it says "policies and restrictions". Do not 
> try to include patches either. It will now build IE6SP1 to the target 
> folder.
>
> 2. Install the browser to a test machine (not the one you use to build 
> it). Test the browser on that machine without group policy, test it with a 
> roaming user, then a local user, then back again - is the roaming HKCU 
> still in-tact? Apply a test GPO with desired settings to a test user and 
> test that user on that machine, then do lots more testing. Disable the 
> policy - what happens now? All ok?
>
> 3. Roll it out to the other machines and decide how and when any new group 
> policy should be applied. You'll probably only be sending user settings 
> here.
>
> In the case of (3), I've never used the MSI and "Advertising" thing so 
> can't comment on that. I tend to run the CMD from the UNC.
>
> -- 
> Gerry Hickman (London UK)
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