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-- Mike Gill -----Original Message----- From: Jim Dandy [mailto:jda...@asmail.ucdavis.edu] Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 4:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Reader, Acrobat, and Flash security updates On Win XP when an msi is being pushed via GP, a window pops up and says managed software is being installed. On Vista and 7, the Window doesn't appear. Is there a way to get the notification on Vista and 7? I think it's helpful for users to be reminded why it's taking so long for their system to boot. Curt > -----Original Message----- > From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu] > Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 2:48 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Reader, Acrobat, and Flash security updates > > I recommend assigning, especially for apps that most people will > use...like adobe reader/flash. When it's assigned, it will get > installed > on startup and no worries. This can slow boot times when there's a new > app to install, but that's a fairly small price to pay for consistency, > imo. > > It depends on the app, but I'd recommend assigning to the computer. > Some > exceptions might be the admin tools or apps with limited licenses, but > in general, I prefer other methods of limiting access to apps. > > It's only deployed once. > > One thing I do is to check the box to uninstall the app when it falls > out of the scope of management. Now when there's a new version of > flash, > I just remove the old .msi, add the new one and on next boot, the old > gets uninstalled, and the new gets reinstalled. It may be a fine line, > but it feels more like a fresh install to me with the added plus that > if > I ever change my mind about having Flash installed campus-wide, I can > just remove the GP, and it will uninstall automatically. To me, that's > worth the extra time to un/re-install my apps. > > -----Original Message----- > From: System Manager [mailto:mgr...@whitman.edu] > Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 4:25 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Reader, Acrobat, and Flash security updates > > I am new to deploying applications via group policy. I assume the > application > should be assigned and not published? Should the application be > deployed to the > user or to the computer? Is the application only deployed once or will > it be > deployed each time the user logs in and the group policy is applied? > Is > there > any way to track when the application is deployed. > > -- > Kevin Kelly > Director, Network Technology > Whitman College > > On 2/12/2010 12:09 PM, Crawford, Scott wrote: > > To further expand, I'm quite impressed with Adobe's willingness to > work > > within an MSI/Group Policy framework. I find it VERY refreshing to be > > able to download a working MSI that I can just slap into GP and > deploy > > site-wide. Additionally, their customization wizard for Acrobat > reader > > is excellent for making MSTs. > > > > While I'm less than enthused about their endless barrage of patches > and > > security bugs, I'm very thankful that they've made the installation > > process so painless. Contrast this with QuickTime - blech. > > > > In light of that, if filling out their license form is helpful to > them, > > I'm more than happy to oblige. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] > > Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 12:54 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Reader, Acrobat, and Flash security updates > > > > Just to expand, that process is painless. Fill out the form and in a > few > > minutes you get the authorizaion via email. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:p...@optimumdata.com] > > Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 1:47 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Reader, Acrobat, and Flash security updates > > > > For Flash you need to register to get a redistribution license. > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~<http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~<http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
