Deploying Applications (msi) via group policy.

[Frapple]

Good morning all,

Having a bit of trouble getting a piece of software to install via group policy.

The application gets installed fine but as 3/5 components are Word/Outlook/Excel (+Visio/Acrobat Pro depending on install) addins, it will only try to install once Word, Excel etc are launched, which then blocks the installation due to them being running!

Is there anyway to install the application with all the options 'ticked' (i.e. 'Run all from My Computer')

I've been looking at Orca in the Windows SDK, not sure if I'm heading in the right direction though, this seems to be editing the Tables within the MSI.

Any guidance would be appreciated.

 

[Uhtred]

Is the package deployed under the computer configuration or the user configuration?

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Installations like this have command lines to install optitional componants of a package. I am unsure of why you are launching the applications instead of letting them install and then let the user launch the package?

If you can provide screenshots it will make it alittle clearer on the problems you are recieving.