[gptalk] Re: redeploy assigned software application to selected computers only

yes, I have found that you do need to delete this history key to make it
"always" work.
 

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        From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia
        Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 12:49 PM
        To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Subject: [gptalk] Re: redeploy assigned software application to
selected computers only
        
        
        Cool. Do you even need to delete the history keys? A gpupdate
/force after deleting the appmgmt key should trigger the appropriate
flags for the next reboot.
         
         

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        From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Delaney, Doug
        Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 9:38 AM
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        Subject: [gptalk] Re: redeploy assigned software application to
selected computers only
        
        
        I do this all the time.  Deleting the entire history key will
force all to process, but will not negatively affect other settings or
applications as long as only the guid for the application in question is
deleted in AppMgmt
         

        Doug Delaney
        GM Desktop Engineering
        Global Client Engineering GM
        1075 W. Entrance Dr., MS 2B, Cube 2130
        Auburn Hills, MI 48326
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                From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia
                Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 12:34 PM
                To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
                Subject: [gptalk] Re: redeploy assigned software
application to selected computers only
                
                
                Might not want to delete the whole history key, since
that will probably cause all GPOs to re-process, but I like the idea of
trying to just delete the relevant Appmgmt key. That would be
interesting to test. 
                 
                 

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                From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Delaney, Doug
                Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 9:32 AM
                To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
                Subject: [gptalk] Re: redeploy assigned software
application to selected computers only
                
                
                Matt,
                 
                You could also delete the
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Group
Policy\AppMgmt\{ApplicationSpecificGUID} and the History key (entirely).
This will re-install the application, but there is no good way to do it
from a GPO itself.
                 

                Doug Delaney
                GM Desktop Engineering
                Global Client Engineering GM
                1075 W. Entrance Dr., MS 2B, Cube 2130
                Auburn Hills, MI 48326
                Lab: 248-365-9187
                Tel: 248-754-7917
                Pg: 248-870-0306 pager
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                        From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia
                        Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 12:26 PM
                        To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
                        Subject: [gptalk] Re: redeploy assigned software
application to selected computers only
                        
                        
                        Matt-
                        That's somewhat difficult. There's no easy way
to target a Re-deploy action on machines that have received GP-based
installations. And re-deploy actually only does a repair operation, not
a full re-install. So, the easiest way to do this might be to do a
startup script that uses an msiexec command to perform the reinstall on
the particular computers in question. Msiexec command line options are
described at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314881/en-us
                         
                        Darren

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                        From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Matt Diglio
                        Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 9:11 AM
                        To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
                        Subject: [gptalk] redeploy assigned software
application to selected computers only
                        
                        

                        Hello,

                         

                        I have a GPO that deploys a few assigned
applications through the software installation feature.

                        These software packages are assigned to the
computer

                        I would like to force a re-install but only on a
select few computers.

                         

                        How can I do this?
                        
                        Thank you for any help you can give me,

                         

                        Matt

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