:-) Just reading that word "APAR" takes me way way back (and not in a good way).
On 8/17/2011 7:26 PM, Dean Cunningham wrote: > handy tip! :D > In this case I am the only user loged in as domain admin > I am connected via mstsc /admin > The RDS servers are VMs in ESXi 4.1 > As an update I am now getting new errors (MVC9.0 now) indicating I > have another MS product to install as a prerequisite (probably C++ > 2008 redistributable) > I have resorted to reading more IBM APARs about getting the product to > install in windows 7 so I can try to apply that to RDS > Thanks for your help > On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Webster <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Windows updates are TS/RDS aware. Best Practice is NO users, > except the admin doing the install, should be logged in OR have > ANY sessions (connected or disconnected) on the server having > software or updates installed. > > Why? /install monitor file system and registry activity to see > what needs to be placed in either All Users or in the shadow > registry keys. If users are logged in (connected with a session > ID) and are running software, then the /Install process is > monitoring THEIR activity along with what the admin is > installing. Bad news. Bad boy. Don’t do that or I will send you > to the corner with no beer for a month! > > Carl Webster > > Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional > > http://www.CarlWebster.com <http://www.carlwebster.com/> > > *From:*Dean Cunningham [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>] > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 17, 2011 5:49 PM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Speaking of RDS.......... > > Ta, The problem is, I am just in the throws of installing IBM > client access V7R1 and I installed the MS products (.net framework > and C++ 2005 redistributable) without changing the mode.(basically > assuming if it is a MSproduct it should know about TS/RDS) > > I then installed the IBM product (I use the control > panel/programs/install application on desktop process) and it just > never finishes (the windows installer co-ordinator never > completes) and a few errors in the event log > > Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program Files > (x86)\IBM\Client Access\cwbunnav.exe". Dependent Assembly > > Microsoft.VC80.MFC,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.4053" > could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis > > Uninstalling the MS products and reinstalling them has made the > errors go away, but will the co-ordinator wont complete (we are > talking waiting an hour or so before cancelling the install) > > The thing is , the .net product will get its updates via auto > update (as may the C++ product) and will windows update install > the updates TS/RDS aware??? who knows.... > > On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Webster <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > If software installers are built to Microsoft programming > standards, the installer should detect it is running on a TS/RDS > server and automatically switch in and out of install mode (not > admin mode). I still prefer to manually do a “change user > /install” and then “change user /execute” for most non-Microsoft > software. Adobe products (Flash and Reader specifically) do not > follow the guidelines. > > Carl Webster > > Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional > > http://www.CarlWebster.com <http://www.carlwebster.com/> > > *From:*Dean Cunningham [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>] > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 17, 2011 4:47 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Speaking of RDS.......... > > Should *every* single bit of software be installed in "admin > mode". by this I mean things like .net framework and C++ 2008 > redistributable. > > Or to put it another way , are there any that should not be? > > yours confused > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
