Packages Application assigned to user in GPO not showing on desktop

[Guest]

Hi

First up, I am coming from the "ZEN Works" world of application distribution so potentially my terminology is a bit off but hopefully you will get the idea

We have a W2K network (servers and PCs) and I'm currently working in a test network the same. I want to move to using GPOs to distribute packaged applications based on the logged in user. I read whitepapers and other docs which fully support what I'm trying to do and it all works EXCEPT that when a user logs in to a PC, they have to go to ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS control panel where the application will be sitting ready to install

I want the user to login, see an icon or similar on their desktop which for all intents and purposes is the applications. In some cases we would have it run/install immediatly, in some cases it can install when they double click, but the main thing I want is that it is on the DESPTOP or START MENU, not through the settings control panel

I am aware that by assigning the package to the computers instead of users, it will be preinstalled and available, but this is not how I want most apps deployed - I want it to be user centric

Hopefully this can be acheived one way or another!

 

[Chriss3]

Hi NATD. What you want to do is all possible

Assigned Package to Users are deployed at logon as Shortcuts and will be
installed if the user click at the particular Shortcut, or if a user try to
run an associated file type for the particular package, (ex: .doc file then
if word is assigned word will be installed.) There is also an option you can
set by package "Install on logon"

Assigned Package to Computers are installed during Computer startup.

Published package for users are shown up in the Add and remove program list

Published package for computers are also shown up in the Add and remove
program list.

(Take a look at the article below)
Group Policy Software Installation:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...003/proddocs/entserver/sag_ADEconcepts_01.asp

Have a nice night! I hope this works
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Regards
Christoffer Andersson

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Hi,

First up, I am coming from the "ZEN Works" world of application

distribution so potentially my terminology is a bit off but hopefully you
will get the idea.

We have a W2K network (servers and PCs) and I'm currently working in a

test network the same. I want to move to using GPOs to distribute packaged
applications based on the logged in user. I read whitepapers and other docs
which fully support what I'm trying to do and it all works EXCEPT that when
a user logs in to a PC, they have to go to ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS control panel
where the application will be sitting ready to install.

I want the user to login, see an icon or similar on their desktop which

for all intents and purposes is the applications. In some cases we would
have it run/install immediatly, in some cases it can install when they
double click, but the main thing I want is that it is on the DESPTOP or
START MENU, not through the settings control panel.

I am aware that by assigning the package to the computers instead of

users, it will be preinstalled and available, but this is not how I want
most apps deployed - I want it to be user centric.

 

[Guest]

Hi Chriss3 - thanks for the reply.

The thing is, I *think* I have done it correctly, I'm just not getting an icon on the desktop and so on - UNLESS....maybe it's my MSI itself that isn't right. U used the discover tool (which is like Novells Snapshot, which I used alot in my last job) to make an MSI which is REALLY simply - it is just a desktop shortcut to notepad.exe. Maybe the MSI needs to say what icons etc to create up front.

I'm missing something really simple, but at least you have confirmed again that I'm not trying something which is impossible.

 

[Chriss3]

WinInstall is the leading Software for this I suppose. Have a nice
day/night!

--
Regards
Christoffer Andersson

No email replies please - reply in the newsgroup

Hi Chriss3 - thanks for the reply.

The thing is, I *think* I have done it correctly, I'm just not getting an

icon on the desktop and so on - UNLESS....maybe it's my MSI itself that
isn't right. U used the discover tool (which is like Novells Snapshot, which
I used alot in my last job) to make an MSI which is REALLY simply - it is
just a desktop shortcut to notepad.exe. Maybe the MSI needs to say what
icons etc to create up front.

I'm missing something really simple, but at least you have confirmed again

that I'm not trying something which is impossible.

 

[Guest]

I stumbled upon the real problem. When using 'discover' (ie the Veritas software that comes with W2K) it doesn't automatically create the necessary data for an icon. I used the full console to add a shortcut, and hey presto, working perfectly. It's the same result as I get with ZEN Works - a bit clumsier in implementation, but still get's the job done