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Jim Watts
We have what we think is a problem with some GPO's used to deploy software.
Due to the service we are implementing being very new, we've been constantly
adding and removing published and assigned software from the GPO. As we want
the software to be removed from the systems, we've been using the
'Immediately uninstall software from users and computers' option.
However, GPO processing is slowing down enormously now, mostly at user
logon. Looking at the raw policy (via \SYSVOL) it seems to be getting very
large and i'm guessing that it is full of 'remove this app if it's present'
records. I remember an evaluation copy of some GPO reporting tools i used
showing all the 'uninstall entries' in a GPO, so maybe my guess isn't bad?
The question is, is there a way to remove these without having to create a
new GPO and duplicate all the settings. Does Microsoft or anybody else have
a 'cleanup tool' for GPOs? If not, is there anyway to display the raw data
in a GPO so i can look at how many entries there are, as this sort of stuff
is hidden when using GPMC.
Many thanks
--
Jim Watts,
Technology Consultant
Directories, Authentication and Border Security
Information Systems Services
University of Southampton
Due to the service we are implementing being very new, we've been constantly
adding and removing published and assigned software from the GPO. As we want
the software to be removed from the systems, we've been using the
'Immediately uninstall software from users and computers' option.
However, GPO processing is slowing down enormously now, mostly at user
logon. Looking at the raw policy (via \SYSVOL) it seems to be getting very
large and i'm guessing that it is full of 'remove this app if it's present'
records. I remember an evaluation copy of some GPO reporting tools i used
showing all the 'uninstall entries' in a GPO, so maybe my guess isn't bad?
The question is, is there a way to remove these without having to create a
new GPO and duplicate all the settings. Does Microsoft or anybody else have
a 'cleanup tool' for GPOs? If not, is there anyway to display the raw data
in a GPO so i can look at how many entries there are, as this sort of stuff
is hidden when using GPMC.
Many thanks
--
Jim Watts,
Technology Consultant
Directories, Authentication and Border Security
Information Systems Services
University of Southampton