Re: Software Installation via Group Policy

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From: Stew (stewartbash_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 03/28/04 

Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 23:15:48 -0600

Lee,

It sounds like your software package is blowing up on the workstations in
question... If you see the "Applying Managed Software..." screen and then it
disappears there should be something in the workstation event logs
(Application or System) that tells you why the software installation
failed... In addition, you can check the
"C:\Windows\Security\Logs\Winlogon.log" this should also indicate something
about the policy that was not applied properly...

Have you tried to install the package (MSI) on one of the machines in
question by navigating to the MSI and installing manually? I simply use the
address line in windows explorer i.e. \\server\share\softwaredir and then
click on the MSI to see how it reacts to
these machines... "Domain Computers" should have access to the software
share in question if this is a Machine Policy...

Stew

"Lee" <nugentgl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1400b01c4135b$a5a01520$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Darren, thanks for the reply. Before I answer your
> questions here is an update. I looked in the application
> log and saw that it is saying that the source is not
> available, however, I can browse nethood and access all
> files on the share.
>
> Answers to your questions.
> 1. Yes, I am deploying via machine assignment.
> 2. gpresult doesn't run on Windows 2000 Professional, or
> does it? It says it can't find the program and I can't
> locate it on the machines.
> 3. Other policies are working as expected.
> 4. I do see a brief message saying applying software but
> then it vanishes quickly, I guess due to the above error.
>
>
> Thanks.
> Lee.
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Lee-
> >Couple things. Are you deploying this via machine
> assignment? If not then
> >you need to be, and as a result this requires a reboot to
> trigger the
> >install. Second, run gpresult from one of the
> workstations and make sure it
> >doesn't say that its detected a slow link--that would
> stop SI from being
> >delivered. Third, do you have any other policy defined in
> that same GPO and
> >if so, is it being delivered as expected? Fourth, when
> the machine starts
> >up, do you see any messages in the Windows dialog that
> appears as its
> >preparing the logon screen that says anything about
> running software
> >installations, even briefly?
> >
> >
> >"Lee" <nugentgl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >news:f07601c412bf$46f4d340$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I have setup Group Policy on my Win2k3 domain to install
> >> service pack 4 for Win2kPro clients. However, it has
> not
> >> installed on a single of the machines. I know group
> >> policy is working because I have made several other
> >> changes that work thru group policy. I followed MS's
> How
> >> To by the letter, but it still isn't working. Does
> anyone
> >> have any clues?
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >> Lee.
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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