Use Windows 2003 Server to Install package on 30+ windows 7 machines

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patmollman

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I have been working on this for a couple days now and have had no luck. I assigned a package (adobe flash .msi) to a group policy and restarted the other machines on the domain a couple times. The first and second time it the windows 7 machines would say "Please Wait" while starting up. But the package never installs. The last thing I have done is install Group Policy Management Console on the server. I have yet to fully understand the interface and I have never seen a parameter that tells the system what PC's get the package. If you can help me with this, thank you, it has been a pain.
 
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Darkbreeze
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Assign a package
To assign a program to computers that are running Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, or Windows XP Professional, or to users who are logging on to one of these workstations, follow these steps: Click here to show/hide solution
1.Start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in. To do this, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.
2.In the console tree, right-click your domain, and then click Properties.
3.Click the Group Policy tab, select the policy that you want, and then click Edit.
4.Under Computer Configuration, expand Software Settings.
5.Right-click Software installation, point to New, and then click Package.
6.In the Open dialog...
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You tried this?:

Assign a package
To assign a program to computers that are running Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, or Windows XP Professional, or to users who are logging on to one of these workstations, follow these steps: Click here to show/hide solution
1.Start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in. To do this, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.
2.In the console tree, right-click your domain, and then click Properties.
3.Click the Group Policy tab, select the policy that you want, and then click Edit.
4.Under Computer Configuration, expand Software Settings.
5.Right-click Software installation, point to New, and then click Package.
6.In the Open dialog box, type the full Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path of the shared installer package that you want. For example, \\file server\share\file name.msi.



2684263Important Do not use the Browse button to access the location. Make sure that you use the UNC path of the shared installer package.
7.Click Open.
8.Click Assigned, and then click OK. The package is listed in the right-pane of the Group Policy window.
9.Close the Group Policy snap-in, click OK, and then close the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.
10.When the client computer starts, the managed software package is automatically installed.




And this:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/278472


 
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