GPO Software Installation Problem

Dear Sir

Recently i install Server 2008R2. And also create a domain controller. In this domain controller i create a OU and create a child OU. In child OU i create 2 child OU. One for Computers and others for Users. I want to install software in this OU of computers. But the main problem is when i create a GPO to install software when i link msi file to the GPO it give me message "cannot verify path is a network location. If this package is not available from a network share, clients will not be able to install it. Are you sure you want to deploy this package using this path?" i press ok. I update my group policy from command prompt. what can i do now?

May 30th, 2012 7:23am

Hi,

You'll have to specify the UNC (\\server\share) to the MSI. Also you need to give read permissions to Authenticated Users at share/NTFS level (used by the computer account to access the MSI)

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May 30th, 2012 8:45am

Thank you sir. As your advice my job has bee done.

June 3rd, 2012 12:14pm

Can you explain this in further detail? what is MSI?

I have been at this for 8hrs today and Im ready to explode!

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March 27th, 2015 6:14pm

please note that using group policies you can only deploy MSI packages only.MSI means Microsoft installer packages.But using some thirdparty files we can convert exe to msi.
March 27th, 2015 9:26pm

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