On a network server, create a folder to hold the Windows Installer package. Share the folder with appropriate permissions to allow the users and computers to read and run these files, then copy the Windows Installer package files to this location.
On a network server, create a folder to hold the Windows Installer package. Share the folder with appropriate permissions to allow the users and computers to read and run these files, then copy the Windows Installer package files to this location.
From a Windows-based computer in the domain, log on as a Domain Administrator, then start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.
From the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in, right-click the container (Domain or Organizational Unit) that you want to link the Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to, and choose Properties from the context menu.
Select the Group Policy tab, and select the New button to create a new GPO for installing your Windows Installer package. Give the new GPO a descriptive name.
Select the new GPO and select the Edit button. The Group Policy snap-in starts so that you can edit the GPO.
Right-click the Software Settings folder under Computer Configuration or User Configuration and choose New, then Package from the context menu.
The Software Settings folder under Computer Configuration contains application settings that apply to all users who log on to the computer. This folder contains application installation settings, and may also contain other settings from independent application vendors.
The Software Settings folder under User Configuration contains application settings that apply to users regardless of which computer they log on to. This folder also contains application installation settings, and may also contain other settings from independent application vendors.
In the Open dialog box, enter or browse to the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path to the GoFileRoomAddins.msi file for this package in the File name field, and then select the Open button.
You must use a UNC path (such as \\servername\sharename\path\filename.msi) if the Windows Installer file resides on the local hard disk. If you use a local path to indicate the location of the installation files, client computers will look for the same local path on their local hard disks. The client computer will not find the installation files by using a local path, and therefore the installation will be unsuccessful. Make sure permissions on the file share where the Windows Installer packages reside allow access to SYSTEM user. It is recommended to have a dedicated share for Windows Installer packages.
In the Deploy Software dialog, do one of the following:
Select the
Assigned
option to specify that the application is deployed as assigned and that default settings are used for deployment properties.
Select the
Advanced
option to specify that you are manually editing the package properties instead of accepting the defaults. You can also choose between assign and publish for the deployment method.
When prompted to choose between Advanced or Assigned, select Assigned unless you understand how to modify the advanced options.
Select OK. The application package appears in the right pane of the Group Policy snap-in.
Close the Group Policy snap-in in the GPO Properties dialog, select your GPO, then select the Properties button.
Select the Security tab.
Select Authenticated Users in the Group or user names list, then select Remove if you want to apply the application to a Security Group and not all Authenticated Users.
Select Add, select the security group that you want this policy applied to, and then select OK to add the security group to the list.
Select the security group, and then under Permissions for Users, mark the
Read Apply Group Policy
checkboxes in the Allow column.
Select the Apply button and select OK.
In the GPO Properties dialog, select Apply, then OK.
Changes to a GPO are not immediately imposed upon the target computers, but are applied in accordance with the currently valid group-policy refresh interval. You can use the Secedit.exe (or update /force) command-line tool to impose GPO settings on a target workstation immediately.