GP software install problem

[Brent]

I am trying to install a program using the GP managed software feature. I
am getting the following messages in the event log of the system that had
the policy applied to it.

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: Application Management
Event Category: None
Event ID: 101
Date: 11/10/2003
Time: 5:30:47 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: BRENT
Description:
The assignment of application Command AntiVirus for Windows Enterprise from
policy Command AV failed. The error was : The group policy framework should
call the extension in the synchronous foreground policy refresh.

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Event Type: Warning
Event Source: Application Management
Event Category: None
Event ID: 103
Date: 11/10/2003
Time: 5:30:47 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: BRENT
Description:
The removal of the assignment of application Command AntiVirus for Windows
Enterprise from policy Command AV failed. The error was : The group policy
framework should call the extension in the synchronous foreground policy
refresh.

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Event Type: Warning
Event Source: Application Management
Event Category: None
Event ID: 108
Date: 11/10/2003
Time: 5:30:47 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: BRENT
Description:
Failed to apply changes to software installation settings. Software
installation policy application has been delayed until the next logon
because an administrator has enabled logon optimization for group policy.
The error was : The group policy framework should call the extension in the
synchronous foreground policy refresh.


What does "The group policy framework should call the extension in the
synchronous foreground policy refresh" mean?

 

[Carolyn Napier [MSFT]]

What you are seeing there is the result of the logon optimization feature for
Windows XP. If logon optimization is enabled, it takes about two logoffs and
logons for user targeted applications to appear and about two reboots for
machine targeted applications to appear.

The logon optimization allows synchronous and asynchronous processing of group
policy. The software management extension which is responsible for the software
installation deployment must always use synchronous processing of group policy.
The application event log warnings are simply providing an indication that this
is what is happening and that the policy won't be successfully applied until a
synchronous refresh occurs..

For more information, consult:
<
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...policy/initial_processing_of_group_policy.asp >
<
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...ry/en-us/policy/policy/logon_optimization.asp >

Hope this helps,
- Carolyn Napier
Microsoft Windows Installer Team

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