Assigning Software to users does not work.

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"Stephen Lawlor" wrote:
> HELP!
>
> I am trying to install software when users logon, the package
> is assigned
> and set to install at user logon.
> I have a Windows 2003 domain with mostly windows 2000 Pro
> workstations.
>
> When a user logs on I get the 'installing managed software'
> message but this
> only last a second or two. When I then goto add/remove
> programs I can see the
> application but it has no size and i only have the option to
> remove it.
>
> There are no files installed and file association is not
> created. i.e. PDF
> files are not associated with acrobat reader when it is
> deployed in this way.
>
> Basically the application is not installed yet it appears in
> Add/Remove
> programs as if it is.
>
> When I assign the packages to computer they work fine.
> If I logon to a Windows XP PC it works fine, but we only have
> 2 of these the
> rest are 2000 pro.
>
> I would appreciate any help i can get.
>
> Thanks

Hi,

The problem with assigning to users is that they have to have the
write access to install. Therefore they pretty much need to be
Administrators on their machines. I never do it for users but
computers instead.

It could be a permissions issue. Also make sure that the User has at
least Read Access to the share where the software is being installed
from.

Cheers,

Lara

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I don't think it's permissions, I tried it as both a local admin and domain
admin, and i get the same thing. But if i use an XP pc it works just fine for
a standard domain user.
I even tried installing windows installer 3.0 on one of the 2000 pro pcs but
just get the same thing.




"lforbes" wrote:

> "Stephen Lawlor" wrote:
> > HELP!
> >
> > I am trying to install software when users logon, the package
> > is assigned
> > and set to install at user logon.
> > I have a Windows 2003 domain with mostly windows 2000 Pro
> > workstations.
> >
> > When a user logs on I get the 'installing managed software'
> > message but this
> > only last a second or two. When I then goto add/remove
> > programs I can see the
> > application but it has no size and i only have the option to
> > remove it.
> >
> > There are no files installed and file association is not
> > created. i.e. PDF
> > files are not associated with acrobat reader when it is
> > deployed in this way.
> >
> > Basically the application is not installed yet it appears in
> > Add/Remove
> > programs as if it is.
> >
> > When I assign the packages to computer they work fine.
> > If I logon to a Windows XP PC it works fine, but we only have
> > 2 of these the
> > rest are 2000 pro.
> >
> > I would appreciate any help i can get.
> >
> > Thanks
>
> Hi,
>
> The problem with assigning to users is that they have to have the
> write access to install. Therefore they pretty much need to be
> Administrators on their machines. I never do it for users but
> computers instead.
>
> It could be a permissions issue. Also make sure that the User has at
> least Read Access to the share where the software is being installed
> from.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Lara
>
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