Win 2K8 Group Policy

[Ben3297]

Hi guys/gals

I'm working my way through the 2k8 mcts books and I've hit a problem with group policy. I'm trying to publish software (namely winzip and MSWord) to client computers using the feature within group policy. I've selected the appropriate .msi file through the network share but the programs do no appear on the clients. when the policy is complete i run gpupdate /force on the server then on the clients, then restarting the clientd. the programs still do not appear.

What/where am I going wrong?

Regards

CD

 

[mmthomas]

I'm trying to publish software (namely winzip and MSWord) to client computers using the feature within group policy. I've selected the appropriate .msi file through the network share but the programs do no appear on the clients. when the policy is complete i run gpupdate /force on the server then on the clients, then restarting the clientd. the programs still do not appear.

What/where am I going wrong?

If you go into the client Control Panel and open Add/Remove Programs, does your software show up on the list?

Publishing an application does not install an application, it only makes it available to install through Add/Remove Programs.

Assigning an application will actually put the application in the Start Menu or on the Desktop. It is still not actually installed until the user attempts to use it the first time, unless you have assigned the policy to a Computer rather than a User in which case it will actually install.

Does that help? Or did you mean to say that you are assigning the software to computers and it isn't installing?