Ok. This is a two-step process. You run the administrative
setup below from a command prompt to set up the share on the server. Next step
is to then deploy the package using GPO. You have two (well three) options
there. You can assign it per machine, which requires a reboot in most cases to
trigger the install. More likely, you may wan to publish it per-user and link
that GPO to an OU that contains just your administrative user account. Then
it will show up in Add/Remove Programs and you can install it from there. If you
really want it to be installed without user intervention, then the machine
assignment or even better, user assignment is the way to go.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rodriguez, Daniel [EPM/SRM]
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 9:56 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD, GPO and Technet
Ok, I have
done that. Do I do this from the RUN box, or do I need the Command Prompt
open?
I do have
Technet sitting in e:\technetshare\technet. The tn.msi file is in the ..\technet
subfolder, and I do have the e:\technetshare set to share the directory
and subfolder with full admin access. I am trying to see if I can get this to
install, via GPO, only to my computer. I have a folder in AD called
Admininstrators Computers and only my computer name is in this folder. If I can
get this to work, I want to put only all fo the admins computers in this folder
so that if there is any applications/utilities that we/they are needing I can do
a 'mass' installation with little admininistration.
When I reboot
my computer, Technet does not install. What else could I be
missing?
-----Original Message-----
From: Darren Mar-Elia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 5:23 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD, GPO and TechnetI see the problem. You shouldn't be using /i and /a. If you're doing an admin install, and it supports it, then you should just use the command like this:msiexec /a <path to .msi file>
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rodriguez, Daniel [EPM/SRM]
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 2:24 PM
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD, GPO and TechnetHere are the exact instructions that came on my TechNet CD. I am trying to install on a Windows 2003 Server and it already has the latest version of Windows Installer.-------------------------------------Deploying TechNet Through Active Directory
The following information describes how to deploy the Microsoft TechNet product through Active Directory.
PRODUCTS INVOLVED
- Microsoft TechNet
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
RESOLUTION
- Create an Admin Image of the Microsoft TechNet product onto a network share
- msiexec /a /i <cdrom>:\tn.msi <------------- This is the command that I am typing
- Open the Group Policy Window
Machine Assignment
- Expand Computer Configuration > Software Settings
- Right click on Software Installations and select New > Package
- Browse to the location of the TN.MSI file
- Click Ok
- Reboot the client machine and watch the product install
User Assignment
- Expand User Configuration > Software Settings
- Right click on Software Installations and select New > Package
- Browse to the location of the TN.MSI file
- Click Ok
- Have the user logoff and logon and the install should happen
-----Original Message-----
From: Darren Mar-Elia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 3:18 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD, GPO and TechnetDaniel-What is the command you're typing? I'm not sure, but TechNet may not support an admin install. You may just need to copy the install bits from the CD to a share and call the setup msi from the GPO.Darren
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rodriguez, Daniel [EPM/SRM]
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 12:17 PM
To: ActiveDir (E-mail)
Subject: [ActiveDir] AD, GPO and TechnetI am trying to do an installation of Technet via Active Directory and GPO. I have the GPO configured properly. My problem is, I have never done this before, and 2, how do I create an Admin Image of the Mcrosoft TechNet Product?
When I type in the command that they have listed in the instructions, I keep getting the following error:
Incorrect command line parameters.
Windows Installer. V2.00.3790.0
This is on a W2k3 Server.
Ideas?
Daniel E. Rodriguez
Information Technology
Emerson Process Management
Fisher Controls Division
Sherman, Texas
(903)868-3357
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