Hmmm..... I've only deployed IE8 in one domain and it goes in without a problem and works fine. All the rest where I've deployed IE8 are either single boxes or small peer to peer networks and have been fine. I guess I'm just the lucky one (for a change :-P) Len Hammond CSI:Hartland [email protected]
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 5:02 PM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]: > >> 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/> ~
