Correct it finds but does not deploy provided they are in a domain. IE 8 with XP and SP3 has been a PITA to get deployed!
Jon On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Don Guyer [email protected] wrote: > Hmmmmmm, I ran WU manually on a few machines that had the GPO applied and > the IE8 update did appear in the list of available updates, but when it > would normally start the download, it failed > > > > Don Guyer > > Systems Engineer - Information Services > > Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group > > 431 W. Lancaster Avenue > > Devon, PA 19333 > > Direct: (610) 993-3299 > > Fax: (610) 650-5306 > > [email protected] > > > > *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, September 25, 2009 10:49 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: IE8 Issues > > > > That would depend on if WSUS was in use, if it had been approved for > deployment, and which OS the clients were. My experence is that if the > clients are Vista or 7 then if WSUS says to not deploy and they are in a > domain it will not deploy. XP clients will ignore WSUS and deploy if you > are an admin and run manually Windows Update. > . > > > > Jon > > On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Don Guyer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > We’ve got a GPO in place blocking the installation of IE8 through Windows > Updates. Obviously, this does not prevent advanced users from downloading it > directly. > > > > > > *Computer Configuration (Enabled)*hide > > *Policies*hide > > *Administrative Templates*hide > > Policy definitions (ADMX files) retrieved from the local machine. > > *Windows Components/Windows Update/Automatic Updates Blockers v2*hide > > *Policy* > > *Setting* > > *Comment* > > Do not allow delivery of Internet Explorer 8 through Automatic Updates > > Enabled > > *User Configuration (Enabled)*hide > > No settings defined. > > > > > > > > > > Don Guyer > > Systems Engineer - Information Services > > Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group > > 431 W. Lancaster Avenue > > Devon, PA 19333 > > Direct: (610) 993-3299 > > Fax: (610) 650-5306 > > [email protected] > > > > *From:* Jim Slattery [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, September 25, 2009 10:22 AM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* IE8 Issues > > > > I have a group of users that are locked down pretty tight (call center), > but IE8 got installed on a couple of the machines by supervisors or users > with elevated permissions. > > Now when the regular call center users try to open IE, it won't start > (maybe because they don't have the rights to run that initial configuration > bit where you set up the browser for the first use). > > > > I’ve tried Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Internet > Explorer/Prevent Performance of First Run Customize settings in GPO, but > that didn’t fix it like I’d hoped. > > > > Anyone else have this issue with IE8? I'm digging through GPO and Googlin’ > now, but if you’ve run into this before, I’d appreciate the help. > > > > Thanks! > > > > *Jim Slattery* > > *Systems Administrator* > > > > MEDEX Global Group > > 8501 LaSalle Road, Suite 200 > > Baltimore, MD 21286 USA > > Direct: 1-410-308-7931 > > Main: 1-410-453-6300 > > Toll free: 1-800-537-2029 > > Fax: 1-410-308-7905 > > www.medexassist.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
