To edit installation options for applications |
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Open Group Policy Software Installation.
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In the results pane, right-click the application for which you want to edit installation options, and then click Properties.
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In the Properties dialog box for the application, click the Deployment tab.
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On the Deployment tab, click one of the following options under Deployment type:
- Published: Users in the selected site,
domain, or organizational unit can install the application by using
either Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel or
file activation.
- Assigned: Users in the selected site,
domain, or organizational unit receive this application the next
time they log on (for assignment to users) or when the computer
restarts (for assignment to computers).
- Published: Users in the selected site,
domain, or organizational unit can install the application by using
either Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel or
file activation.
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Under Deployment options, select the check boxes for the following options that you want:
- Autoinstall this application by file
extension activation: Select this option if you want to use the
application precedence for the file name extension as it is
determined on the File Extensions tab in the Software
installation properties dialog box. If the application is not
already installed, selecting this option causes the application to
be installed when the user opens a file with this file association
(for example, by double-clicking the file).
- Uninstall this application when it falls
out of the scope of management: Select this option if you want
the application to be removed when users log on, or when computers
start up, if they have moved to a site, domain, or organizational
unit for which the application is not deployed.
- Do not display this package in Add or
Remove Programs in Control Panel: This option removes the most
obvious method for users to uninstall the application. This option
may be useful from time to time during the software life cycle.
- Install this application at logon:
This option fully installs the application, using the package
defaults. Note that the package defaults themselves might call for
installation of all features or of only some features.
- Autoinstall this application by file
extension activation: Select this option if you want to use the
application precedence for the file name extension as it is
determined on the File Extensions tab in the Software
installation properties dialog box. If the application is not
already installed, selecting this option causes the application to
be installed when the user opens a file with this file association
(for example, by double-clicking the file).
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Under Installation user interface options, click one of the following options:
- Basic: Only progress bars and errors
are displayed.
- Maximum: The entire user interface
that is supported by the package is displayed.
- Basic: Only progress bars and errors
are displayed.
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If you want to set the following advanced options, click Advanced:
- Ignore language when deploying this
package: Select this check box if you are installing an
application whose language differs from the language of the
operating system.
- Remove existing installs of this product
for users, if the product was not installed by Group Policy–based
Software Installation: This option might be useful, for
example, if company policy does not allow users to install
applications from their own compact discs.
- Make this 32-bit X86 application available
to Win64 machines: Specifies whether the 32-bit application
should be assigned or published to 64-bit computers.
- Include OLE class and product
information: Specifies whether to deploy information about COM
components with the package so that software on the client can
install them from Active Directory as needed, in a manner similar
to activation by file extension.
- Ignore language when deploying this
package: Select this check box if you are installing an
application whose language differs from the language of the
operating system.
Additional considerations
- To complete this procedure, you
must have Edit setting permission to edit a GPO. By default,
members of the Domain Administrators security group, the Enterprise
Administrators security group, or the Group Policy Creator Owners
security group have Edit setting permission to edit a
GPO.
- The Advanced Deployment Options dialog
box, which appears when you click Advanced, provides
advanced diagnostic information that can be useful for
troubleshooting. The following table lists and describes this
information.
Field | Data |
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Product code |
A globally unique identifier (GUID) representing the product |
Deployment count |
The number of times the package has been deployed in this Group Policy object |
Script name |
The full network path, including GUIDs, to the application assignment script (.aas file) |