RE: [ActiveDir] Group Policy won't rerun

[Laura A. Robinson]

Title: Group Policy won't rerun

No, but if you ghosted the laptop after you uninstalled via Add/Remove programs, you ghosted the registry entries that are keeping it from reinstalling.

 

Laura

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stu Packett
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 7:13 PM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Group Policy won't rerun

I uninstalled via Add/Remove Programs.  I thought that doing it that way would lead to problems, so I have ghosted the laptop and kept the same computer name.  Is there anything lingering in AD that could be causing the same effect?

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 3:37 PM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Group Policy won't rerun

Stu-

When you uninstalled, did you do it through GP or by removing from Add/Remove Programs? If the latter, than that is your problem. Doing that leaves metadata in the registry related to the GP-deployed app that the Software Installation CSE is probably still finding. Try looking in HKLM (or HKCU for per-user apps) under Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management for a reference to your packages. If you find it, delete it and see how it goes on the next GP application.

 

Darren

 

Darren Mar-Elia

For comprehensive Windows Group Policy Information, check out www.gpoguy.com-- the best source for GPO tips, training videos, tools and whitepapers. Also check out the Windows Group Policy Guide, a soup-to-nuts resource for Group Policy information.

 

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stu Packett
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 3:17 PM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: [ActiveDir] Group Policy won't rerun

I'm new to group policy and this is my first group policy with software installation.  I have successfully created 2 msi files and placed them in a group policy.  Earlier in the week, I was able to install the msi files via group policy on a test laptop.  I then uninstall the application as I was testing a few things.  I've been trying to have GP reinstall the application, but it's just not happening.  I move the machine out of the OU and back in, but no luck.

I've even gone as far as ghosting the laptop, but it still won't install.  I've done a gpupdate /force several times, but it just won't reinstall after reboot.  Could someone please lead this newbie to fixing this issue?  I ask because I know this will come up several times when do go into productions.  Thanks in advance.