Re: I need a better user model... I think...
From: Arek Iskra [MVP] (arek_nospam_at_arekiskra.com)
Date: 08/19/04
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Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:08:08 +0800
Well, maybe other companies don't have their users to update the software on
the daily basis :)
But back to your question. With GPO you can you will be able to specify if
the old version of the software should be uninstalled when newer version is
available. It can be all done without user's intervention.
-- Arek Iskra Microsoft MVP for Windows Server - Management "Jog Dial" <JogDial@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5C156C7E-D62E-4A97-9300-6683E06CCE66@microsoft.com... > Thanks, this was my first thought ... to do this somehow through group > policy... but they need to reinstall nearly every day as new versions > become > ready for testing. Would I allow them to remove the software, and then it > would deploy autmatically to them when they rebooted? I haven't really > used > the deploy software policy yet so I'm not that familiar with how it works. > We don't currently use .msi technology, it's an older install shield > script, > but we have the new install shield which does support msi, so I could > probably get that done at some point. > > I just find it hard to believe that other companies don't have this same > problem... or do they just make everyone administrators of their own > machines and live with the headaches? > > Thanks again > > > > "Arek Iskra [MVP]" wrote: > >> The only solution I can see here is to use Group Policy to deploy >> software >> to users, removing their admin rights. However, if your software doesn't >> support .msi technology you will need to get third party utility to help >> you >> with creating packages. >> >> -- >> Arek Iskra >> Microsoft MVP for Windows Server - Management >> >> "Jog Dial" <JogDial@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:EC3E71FA-4D72-4311-AE53-879FB0E34FE3@microsoft.com... >> > Hi, >> > >> > I'm running w2k3 servers and a 2003 functional level domain. >> > >> > At the moment, I need to make all users administrators of their own PCs >> > and >> > this is turning into a nightmare as they disable administrative shares >> > and >> > fiddle with their systems to no end.. installing software they >> > shouldn't >> > etc >> > etc. >> > >> > The reason they are administrators of their own machine is that we are >> > a >> > s/w >> > development company and they need to be able to install and run our >> > software >> > which loads device drivers ... and they need to load new versions of >> > the >> > software nearly every day.. they also need to be able to load other >> > bits >> > of >> > software on their own. >> > >> > At the moment I add them as a user on their own pc so they are a user >> > on >> > the >> > domain and administrator of their own PC, but I desperately want to >> > stop >> > this >> > practice. Can anyone tell me where to look for info on setting up >> > users >> > so >> > they can install some programs, but not all? and how to let them >> > install >> > one >> > specific device driver? but not let them disable administrative shares >> > on >> > their PCs, or delete the local administrator account? And I'd like to >> > make >> > it so I don't have to add them as a user to their own PC at all... and >> > about >> > 25% of these systems are laptops. >> > >> > I'd appreciate any pointers to howto, white papers, or case studies on >> > how >> > people have tackled this sort of problem. >> > >> > Thanks >> > >> > -- >> > If a man speaks in a woods and there is no woman there to hear him... >> > Is he still wrong? >> >> >>
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