Re: Could someone confirm this for me?

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From: Kenn Evanko (evankok_at_newegypt.us)
Date: 03/07/05 

Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 15:38:56 -0500

        Thanks for response Vera.....much appreciated!

        One major thing that compounded my problem is that for some
reason this machine has trouble accessing some Snap Servers that we
have storing our applications. These servers are running some version
of Linux. I can map a network drive to the snap servers, but when
accessing it when trying to install an app, it would take forever for
it to start the install process, then it would fail saying that it
couldn't read the file(s), and then it puked all over itself. My
TS2000 and NT 4.0 TS server do not have this problem. I am getting
around it by copying the apps to a different server and the install
goes fine. I will be looking at the nic to see if that has anything to
do with it.

        Also, when installing non-Microsoft apps, I am now getting a
"File Download" dialog box that pops up when I try to launch the
application, and it has the verbage "These types of files could be
harmful to your system" yada, yada, yada. The file is an .exe and my
choices are Open, Cancel, and More Info with Save being greyed out. I
looked at the help file and it stated.

The Always ask before opening this type of file check box is not
available for some file types, such as files with the extensions .exe
or .com, which run programs or commands. When this check box is not
available, you will always be asked before opening this type of file.

        Well the check box is greyed out, and we have several apps
that do have an exe to start. This is not good if everyone will have
to hit "Open" when they launch these applications.

        Do you know of anyway around this? I tried install with change
user and Add\Remove thinking "MAYBE" it needed to be installed in a
specific way to remove this dialog box.

        Again thanks for your help.

Regards,

Kenn

On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 11:41:56 -0800, "Vera Noest [MVP]"
<vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:

>Kenn, your post is one of the main reasons why I'm hanging around
>in these newsgroups: every once in a while someone asks an unusual
>question, or does something differently than I am used to do, and I
>learn something new.
>
>I have *never* use Add/Remove programs on a Terminal Server, I
>always use the commmand "change user /install" to put a Terminal
>Server into install mode before installing applications, so I have
>never seen what you describe. To be honest, reading your posts I
>thought that something was seriously wrong with your server,
>because I *know* that I install all my applications from the
>network.
>
>But I tried it out, and to my amazement, that's exactly what
>happens: you get a message stating that you cannot install
>applications from the network.
>
>I believe that this message is ill-worded. What is meant is that
>you cannot install applications that are published or assigned in
>AD, by a GPO. That's not exactly the same as "from the network".
>
>Here's how you solve your problem: when in Control Panel -
>Add/Remove programs - install new program, choose the button "CD or
>floppy". It will search for disk drive A (make sure there is no
>disk in drive A:), and then give you the normal "Browse" button.
>>From there on, you can browse to your network share and happily
>install whatever program you want.
>Or do as I do, use a command window and type "change user
>/install" (without the quotes), then perform a normal installation,
>and when the installation is finished type "change user /execute".
>
>Good luck, and thanks for the learning experience!
>
> --
>Vera Noest
>MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
> --- please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ---
>
>Kenn Evanko <evankok@newegypt.us> wrote on 07 mar 2005 in
>microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
>> In my previous post,I stated that I was running into a
>> problem
>> trying to install apllications to a Windows 2003 Terminal Server
>> from a network share.
>>
>> When I go to Add\Remove programs it states "The machine is
>> running Terminal Services in Application mode. Applications are
>> not available to install from the network in this mode". What
>> the.....
>>
>> No matter what I do, I cannot connect to a share and
>> install
>> applications. The server lets me map network drives, but the
>> install will always fail when attempting to install an
>> application.
>>
>> I went to my Windows 2000 Terminal server and I do not get
>> this message and I can install from network shares without any
>> problems. No problems with NT 4.0 Terminal Server either.
>>
>> Could someone, anyone, confirm for me that you are getting
>> the
>> same message under Add\Remove programs in Windows 2003 Terminal
>> server?
>>
>> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Kenn

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