Justin, Being a part of your HIPAA requirement solution, it would be somewhat imperative to get it righ the first time and know that you're in compliance, right?
Given that, and the specifics of compliance under HIPAA (generally impossible, so why try....) I'd suggest a mechanism that is going to log proper installation and confirmation of delivery and execution. This means, to me at least, that you're going to need much more than what GP could provide. Me - I'd be doing this manually with people eyeballing it. If it absolutely, positively has got to be there tomorrow... Bad joke - Never mind. You get what I mean, right? You don't have SMS, as I remember, so that not an option either. You really don't have much else left to ensure installation. How's your weekend looking? ;-) Rick Kingslan MCSE, MCSA, MCT Microsoft MVP - Active Directory Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Salandra, Justin A. Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 7:56 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Packaging Software for Deployment It is a generic button plugin for outlook from the company certified mail.com www.certifiedmail.com This is our HIPAA solution for secure e-mail. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 6:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Packaging Software for Deployment Justin, What product is it? If it is Adobe Acrobat Reader, Winzip, DirectX, Windows Media Player etc. there are alternate methods available. James -----Original Message----- From: Darren Mar-Elia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 7 August 2003 7:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Packaging Software for Deployment I believe that the last time I tried using a ZAP file, it didn't take UNCs, only drive letters (e.g. z:\myapp\setup.exe). Probably worth testing yourself though, since its been a while. As Rod's webpage notes, ZAP files don't provide privilege escalation like MSIs do. So, the user will need to have proper permissions on the workstation for the installation to complete successfully. Frankly, its probably worth it to you to repackage the app in MSI format. WinInstall LE usually works ok for basic snapshots and its free on the Win2K Server CD or, an updated version here: http://www.ondemandsoftware.com/freele2003/wifam.asp -----Original Message----- From: Salandra, Justin A. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 1:38 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Packaging Software for Deployment The setup command part, would that be the UNC path to the install? Also, will the install run as administrator or as the user? Will the user be prompted to do anything during installation? -----Original Message----- From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 3:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Packaging Software for Deployment You can use a .Zap file: http://www.myitforum.com/articles/6/view.asp?id=648 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Salandra, Justin A. Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 3:05 PM To: ActiveDir (E-mail) Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Packaging Software for Deployment Hello Everyone, I have a install that I need to push out to all users and would like to do it through GPO. However there is no MSI file associated with this install, it is just a EXE. How can I push this out through a GPO? Justin A. Salandra, MCSE Senior Network Engineer Catholic Healthcare System 212.752.7300 - office 917.455.0110 - cell [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
