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GPO: How to redeploy software to an individual machine

So i come across this every now and then where i have a machine that successfully had the software installed, but through an automatic update or user removing it the software needs to be reinstalled....

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Who on your network is a Local Admin?

So I wanted an answer to a very simple question. Who on my network has been given Local Admin rights? We have had requirements in the past where users had to be administrators for whatever reason,...

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Adobe Flash 10.3 deployment via GPO

This article has been superseded by a new article that includes Adobe Flash 11 (including 32Bit and 64Bit deployments) http://ivan.dretvich.com/2011/10/adobe-flash-11-deployment-via-gpo/ So we need to...

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Automatically generate description field for computers in Active Directory

Having worked in help-desk roles in the past I know the importance of knowing which user has logged onto which computer. Its simple stuff really, but unless you have 3rd party systems like System...

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Managing location based printers in an enterprise environment

I thought about why managing printing in an enterprise is so frustrating and came to a conclusion that the solutions available (and available to my budget) do not fill end users requirements but IT...

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What is GPRESULT and how it helps you

GPRESULT, or otherwise known as Resultant Set of Policy Queries is a tool used to provide client end information of Group Policy settings. The utility ships with all current versions of Windows and is...

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Adobe Flash 11 Deployment via GPO

At last Adobe have come to the party and released Adobe Flash 11 that comes as 32-Bit and the long awaited 64-Bit versions. This is great news to me because I can now try to use IE 64-Bit browser as my...

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How to deploy mms.cfg config file to your Adobe Flash Player clients?

You have just downloaded the Adobe Flash Player distributable, created an mms.cfg configure file and you want to push it out to your network. You might be scratching your head on how to do this if you...

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Deploying Adobe Flash Player 11.2 with auto-updating in an enterprise

Adobe have come to the mercy of IT administrators by introducing an auto updating feature for Flash Player. This is excellent news but now we need to get it to work in the real world With the below...

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