[gptalk] Re: Allowing FlashPlayer

OK...well, after testing this solution...it seems the application does indeed 
install, but is not fully "activated" for use. A local (or domain) admin needs 
to log onto the PC and still install the ActiveX component from a site using 
Flash Player. Once that's done, all other users are able to view flash-enabled 
programs or websites. Am I just missing something? When looking at software 
assigning at MS, this is what they said: The core application is not installed 
until the user activates the application on the computer by one of three ways: 
selecting the application from the Start menu, clicking s shortcut on the 
Desktop, or by activating a document of a file type that is associated with the 
application
(article: 
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/d3d52f5d-45ab-4be9-a040-28ffe09bc8f81033.mspx?mfr=true)


Shane M. Williford
Systems Administrator
MCSE, MCSA Sec, Sec+, Net+, A+
Mazuma Credit Union
9300 Troost
Kansas City, MO 64131
shane.williford@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:shane.williford@xxxxxxxxxx>
816-361-4194 x6012

From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Nelson, Jamie
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 10:40 AM
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Re: Allowing FlashPlayer

Yeah, that's why you would do it as a machine-assigned software install...It 
will have admin rights because it is running at NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Shane Williford
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 10:37 AM
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Re: Allowing FlashPlayer

Thank you Jamie...I got the msi download and will try it out. I'm not sure 
it'll work as I'm reading on the site that local admin rights are still needed, 
but we'll see...

Shane M. Williford
Systems Administrator
MCSE, MCSA Sec, Sec+, Net+, A+
Mazuma Credit Union
9300 Troost
Kansas City, MO 64131
shane.williford@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:shane.williford@xxxxxxxxxx>
816-361-4194 x6012

From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Nelson, Jamie
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 8:57 AM
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Re: Allowing FlashPlayer

There is a Flash Player ActiveX MSI package available through the Adobe 
Distribution program. It's free but you have to signup. Push that out through 
machine assigned software and you should be good to go.

From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Shane Williford
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 8:53 AM
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Allowing FlashPlayer

Hi All...
I'm not sure if any of you experienced this in the past, but there was an Excel 
spreadsheet that was being passed around via email that had games inbedded into 
it using Flash (Ms. Pac Man, Galaga, and a couple others). As such, we used GP 
to not allow users to be able to use Flash. Since there hasn't been a problem 
with that lately, and the fact that more and more websites are using Flash we 
have come to the point to allow Flash again. We disallowed it by setting 
permissions on the Flash folder using GP. I have since changed the permissions 
accordingly, but am still having a 2nd 'ary problem. When going to a site with 
Flash, users are prompted to download Flash, by getting the ActiveX bar at the 
top of their IE window. They click on it and prompted to download/install Flash 
but since they're not local admins (only power users) they still can't see the 
web page correctly. Is there way using GP to allow ActiveX to automatically 
install (which may be a risk) or any way around this that you guys are aware of?

Thanks in advance!

Shane M. Williford
Systems Administrator
MCSE, MCSA Sec, Sec+, Net+, A+
Mazuma Credit Union
9300 Troost
Kansas City, MO 64131
shane.williford@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:shane.williford@xxxxxxxxxx>
816-361-4194 x6012


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