That method only works if the software packages have their box checked to "uninstall this application when it falls out of the scope of management" in their deployment tab properties.
The method we like to use for this sort of thing is to leave the policy linked, but right-click the deployed package, choose "all tasks", and remove. Choose to immediately uninstall. Then, deploy the new software package in the same GPO. As long as you know your software works and do them in the correct order, the old one will uninstall and the new one will install on the same reboot. -Bonnie -----Original Message----- From: Jim Dandy [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 3:12 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Pushing an .msp with Group policy OK, I was able to apply the patch to my previous admin install. However, the new 8.1.4 won't install until the old version (8.1.3) is uninstalled. According to an adobe document on installing Adobe Reader with GPO, you can uninstall software previously installed via GPO by unlinking the GPO from the OU. I've removed the link but the software does not get uninstalled. What's the trick to get the old stuff uninstalled so I can install the new stuff? This would be a whole lot simpler if Adobe would just uninstall their old junk when you install the new junk! Thanks for your help. Curt > -----Original Message----- > From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 12:11 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Pushing an .msp with Group policy > > What I did was to perform and administrative install of 8.1.3 then apply > the 8.1.4 patch to that. > > Then you just put the 8.1.4 admin install point in the appropriate GPO. > > Jim Dandy wrote: > > The update of Adobe Reader 8.1.3 to 8.1.4 is an msp - not an msi. I'd > > like to push it with group policy. Is there a way to do that? Do I > > have to somehow convert it to an msi? Thanks for your help. > > -- > > Phil Brutsche > [email protected] > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
