Is msiexec.exe running on the workstation as a spawned process of RDP or in the session on the server?
If the latter deny access to those local printers to that group within the printers' properties. Careful with the Deny; it will override Allow in certain situations. On Aug 20, 2013, at 17:15, "J- P" <[email protected]> wrote: > Not sure if that would help , I'm sure via GPO I can deny creation of them, > however, how do I stop MSIExec from kicking off? > > I think it will make it worse because then MSI will kickoff, and appsense > will say "no no no you cant" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jean-Paul Natola > > > > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] MSIEXEC CPU on TS > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 21:31:43 +0000 > > If you're desperate to solve this, AppSense Environment Manager can do it by > ensuring that the reg keys can't exist, period. But you'd have to license it. > > Cheers, > > > JR > > Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLY > From: J- P <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:29:34 -0400 > To: [email protected]<[email protected]> > ReplyTo: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] MSIEXEC CPU on TS > > on the TS box itself- > > I guess disabling MSIExec wouldn't help either > > I'm up to 27 new guids in the last hour > > > > > > > > > > > > Jean-Paul Natola > > > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] MSIEXEC CPU on TS > Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 16:21:07 -0500 > > Is it enumerating printers local to the TS server or the workstation? > > From: J- P > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 4:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] MSIEXEC CPU on TS > > I get that, the issue is that when a user logs into TS, the minute they try > to print or print preview their first job (its a report from Access ) - > MSIExec hits 100% till the keys get enumerated, during that time ,everyone on > TS feels it and you know how it is to just watch the hour glass 3-4 minutes > seems like an eternity to the user waiting for it. > > > Can I just disable the server from even attempting to enumerate, the option > of upgrading to a new OS is not really viable at the moment. > > > > > > > > Jean-Paul Natola > > > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:00:15 -0400 > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] MSIEXEC CPU on TS > > Just put the GP in place and relax. You can’t manually get rid of them – they > just keep coming back. > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of J- P > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 4:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] MSIEXEC CPU on TS > > > > I did a manual delete of the hP key, and sure enough after logging into to > the TS when I went to do a "pdf preview" it hung for about 4 minutes- and > then about 11 new keys showed up > > > I'm open to options , users dont actually need to print over TS, but they do > require print preview for the PDF's they email- > > ROCK> me < HARD PLACE > > open to all suggestions > > thanks > > > > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] MSIEXEC CPU on TS > Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:54:06 -0400 > > Yes they are in HP gazillion > > Can you share your policy, did it delete before or after user logon/off > > And more importantly did it prevent MSIEXEC from shooting to 100 during a new > logon? > > > THANKS SO MUCH > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jean-Paul Natola > > > > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:49:47 -0400 > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] MSIEXEC CPU on TS > > IIRC, my problem is HP printers and they create gazillions of keys under > HKU\.Default\Software\HewlettPackard. > > > > I simply created a group policy object that deletes the whole > HKU\.Default\Software\HewlettPackard key. > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of J- P > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 4:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NTSysADM] MSIEXEC CPU on TS > > > > I realize this is has been around for a while, but it seems that there still > has not been an actual fix for this, so i am asking if anyone has had any > successful work-arounds, besides upgrading the server > > http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/c16e01d6-4b64-4dad-ba8f-479c9fea85c0/high-cpu-usage-in-msiexec-due-to-enumeration-of-print-guids-in-hkudefaultsoftware > > I literally have thousands of these guids on the TS > > Environment, 2008 32 bit TS with Citrix fundamentals > > > Any thoughts are appreciated > >
