RE: [ActiveDir] AD, GPO and Technet

jpsalemi Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:50:40 -0700

Hey Daniel....

I may be missing something here, but i don't think i've ever seen them work
correctly from a drive letter?

Even if i share something out from my local machine, for testing (like
SP2), i always end up doing \\computer\drive$\share\file

Might be something you want to try.

Have fun,
John

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I prefer to do it per machine assignment. The reasoning is, and correct me
if I am wrong, that if I, or some other admin, goes to another
computer(such as a normal user) and logs in, then TechNet would install on
'that' computer. If I do it by machine, then I know that it will only
install on the computers I want, and no others.

Let me back up a sec;

I first I did the following -

Performing an Administrative Install and Copying to a Network Share

Two options exist for creating administrative installs and copying TechNet
to a network share.

A. Automated Administrative Installs: Netcopy.exe, located at the root of
Technical Information CD 1 and International Technical Information CD 1, is
an executable that facilitates administrative installs by walking
administrators through the creation of a network installation point from
which users can install TechNet. This tool automates many of the steps that
administrators have previously had to run manually, which are described
below and are still valid.

NOTE: Administrators can use Netcopy.exe for quiet installs by
typing the following into the command line:

netcopy.exe /qb TARGETDIR="<path to network share>"

B. Manual Administrative Installs: To perform a manual administrative
install, you must first upgrade the Windows Installer by navigating to
Technical Information CD 1 and double-clicking on either instmsia.exe
(Microsoft Windows� 98 / Windows ME) or instmsiw.exe (Microsoft Windows NT�
4.0 / Windows 2000). If you have Windows XP, you already have the correct
Windows Installer version and you can proceed to the following steps:
1. Identify the network share where you will install.
2. On the Start menu, click Run:

Non-Quiet Install: msiexec /a <path to tn.msi (located in the root of
CD 1)>

Quiet Install: msiexec /qb /a <path to tn.msi (located in the root of
CD 1)> TARGETDIR="<path to network share>"

NOTE: International customers with International Technical
Information CD 1 and International Technical Information CD 2 will
need to use tni.msi in place of tn.msi.
3. You will be prompted to insert Technical Information CD 2 so the
content files on that CD can be copied.
4. When complete, instruct users to run setup.exe from the network share
location.

NOTE: You should set the Network Location path to include at least two
levels or folders. For example, use file://xxshare/yyfolder rather than
\\xxshare. If you just enter the "root" or first level of a network share,
an internal error will result.

I tried the 'netcopy', first, thinking that I did something wrong. I then
did the 'non-quiet install' but I included the TARGETDIR, which is
e:\technetshare\technet.

I then went to the GPM and created the GP based on these instructions -

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
I did the above and rebooted my computer, but it didn't install. So, what
am I leaving out?
-----Original Message-----
From: Darren Mar-Elia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 12:52 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD, GPO and Technet

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 Technet

I 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
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD, GPO and Technet

Here 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.

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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
1. 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
2. Open the Group Policy Window

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 Technet

Daniel-
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 Technet

I 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
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

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