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| Windows Installer Package that reports the current state of an application |
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| What does a .mst files do |
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| These are known as Transform files and provide a means for customizing an installation of an application |
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| These files are used to provide updates to an existing .msi file(security updates,bug fixes and service packs) |
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| You cannot deploy .mst or .msp files alone, you have to appy these files to an existing Window Installer Package |
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| Where are .msi,.mst,.msp files stored |
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| In a shared software distribution point |
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| Assigned applications appear in the start menu advertising the availability of an app |
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| Published apps do not advertise themselves to the user(no visible shortcuts) |
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| When is an assign app installed |
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| When or where can you install a published app |
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| In XP through Add/Remove Programs or in 2008/2008R2/Vista/7 in Programs and Features or when a user launchs a file associated with the app |
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| You can "assign" software(apps) to users AND computers. If you "publish" a piece of sofware you can ONLY "publish" it to USERS |
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| whether publishing to a User or assigning to a USer/Computer the logon/startup rules apply |
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| A user can remove an application in all instances of GPSI EXCEPT |
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| If the software has been "assigned" to the computer. In this case the user MUST be a Local Admin on the computer that the app is assigned to |
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| What are the supported installation files for publishing software |
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| .msi and .zap files(.zap=down-level application files=non-Windows Platform) |
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| What are the supported installation files for assigning software to Users/Computers |
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| Windows Installer Packages(.msi files) assigning does not allow for the .zap files |
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| Where can you configure Item-Level Targeting for a GPO Preference |
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| Why might you only deploy a software installation to a computer |
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| Becuase a lot of time an app is licensed to a specific computer and if it is scoped to the user then it will be installed on all computers that the user logs in on |
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| Software will not update itself after it has been installed |
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| Where are the places that ou can upgrade an app after it has been installed |
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| Right-Click on the package in the GPO and choose "Redeploy Application" or Create a new package and use the "Upgrade" tab to point the GPO to the package you create |
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| You can specify the GPO to find the upgrade in the "Upgrade" Tab which can be the same GPO or another GPO |
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| Where can you remove an app |
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| Right the package in th GPO and choose All Tasks>Remove(then choose force removal or optional removal via the two choices) |
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| If you want to remove an app when the GPO is deleted choose "Uninstall this appplication when it falls out of the scope of management" |
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| What is a a facotr if the CSEs will proccess |
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| Slow Links(GPSI will not process over slow links) |
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| Where can you configure the slow link proccessing behavior |
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| Computer Config\Policies\Administrative Templates\System\Group Policy |
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| What is the default slow link threshold for CSE to process GPO settings |
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| What is Dcgpofix used for. |
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| To turn the Default GPOs to their original state in disaster recovery situations |
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