Lab A: Deploying and Managing
Software by Using Group Policy
Answer Key
This Answer Key provides the detailed steps for completing “Lab A: Deploying and Managing Software by Using Group Policy” in Module 6, “Deploying and Managing Software by Using Group Policy.”
Exercise 1
Assigning Software
In this exercise, you will prepare your domain controller to host software that you will install by using Group Policy. You will work on your assigned domain controller to create the GPOs necessary to support software installation.
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Create a GPO to assign the Cosmo 1 software installation package tothe Sales OU in your domain
1. Log on as Nwtradersx\ComputerNameUser with a password of P@ssw0rd 2. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, right-click Group Policy
Management, and then click Run as.
3. In the Run As dialog box, click The following user, type
YourDomain\Administrator as the user name with a password of
P@ssw0rd and then click OK
4. In Group Policy Management, expand Forest, expand Domains, expand YourDomain, and expand and then click Group Policy Objects. 5. Right-click Group Policy Objects, click New, type Lab Software
Deployment and then click OK.
6. Right-click Lab Software Deployment, and then click Edit. 7. In Group Policy Object Editor, under User Configuration, expand
Software Settings, and then click Software Installation.
8. Right-click Software Installation, point to New, and then click Package. 9. In the Open dialog box, browse to \\London\Labfiles\Lab6\COSMO1, click
COSMO1.MSI, and then click Open.
10. In the Deploy Software dialog box, click Assigned, and then click OK. 11. Close Group Policy Object Editor.
12. In Group Policy Management, right-click HR in YourDomain in the ComputerName organizational unit, click Link an Existing GPO, click
1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, right-click Domain Controller
Security Policy, and then click Run as.
2. In the Run As dialog box, click The following user, type
YourDomain\Administrator as the user name with a password of
P@ssw0rd and then click OK
3. Expand Local Policies, and then click User Rights Assignment. 4. In the details pane, double-click Allow Log on locally.
5. In the Allow log on locally Properties dialog box, click Add User or
Group, type brendadia and then click OK twice.
6. Close Domain Controller Security Settings.
7. Click Start, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as. 8. In the Run As dialog box, click The following user, type
YourDomain\Administrator as the user name with a password of
P@ssw0rd and then click OK
9. At the command prompt, type gpupdate and then press ENTER. 10. Close the command prompt.
Exercise 2
Verifying the Software Assignment
In this exercise, you must verify that the software assignment worked as expected. You will log on as a test user and verify whether the software assigned in the previous exercise is installed.
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Log off and then log on as brendadia from your domain1. Log off and then log on as brendadia with a password of P@ssw0rd 2. Click Start, and then point to All Programs.
Does the Cosmo application appear on the All Programs menu? Why or why not?
Yes. This package was assigned to users in the domain and has been enforced upon log on.
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Open the software package from the All Programs menu1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Cosmo, and then click Cosmo
v 1.0.
What happens when you try to open the software package?
Windows Installer proceeds to install the application.
2. Log off.
Task 1
Removing Assigned Software
In this exercise, you will remove the package that you assigned in the previous exercise. Now that you have successfully deployed software by assigning a package to users, you are ready to evaluate the publishing option by using the same package. You must remove the package before you can create a package to publish the application.
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Remove the Cosmo 1 application1. Log on as Nwtradersx\ComputerNameUser with a password of P@ssw0rd 2. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, right-click Group Policy
Management, and then click Run as.
3. In the Run As dialog box, click The following user, type
YourDomain\Administrator as the user name with a password of
P@ssw0rd and then click OK
4. In Group Policy Management, expand Forest, expand Domains, expand YourDomain, and expand and then click Group Policy Objects.
5. Right-click Lab Software Deployment, and then click Edit. 6. In Group Policy Object Editor, under User Configuration, expand
Software Settings, and then click Software Installation.
7. In the details pane, right-click Cosmo 1, point to All Tasks, and then click
Remove.
8. In the Remove Software dialog box, click OK.
9. Log off and then log on as brendadia to verify the software was removed. 10. Log off.
Exercise 4
Publishing Software
In this exercise, you will edit Group Policy to publish an application. You will publish software to better understand the differences between publishing and assigning software.
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Open the Group Policy Management console1. Log on as Nwtradersx\ComputerNameUser with a password of P@ssw0rd 2. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, right-click Group Policy
Management, and then click Run as.
3. In the Run As dialog box, click The following user, type
YourDomain\Administrator as the user name with a password of
P@ssw0rd and then click OK.
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Browse to your software deployment policy and edit the policy1. In Group Policy Management, expand Forest, expand Domains, expand YourDomain, and expand and then click Group Policy Objects. 2. Right-click Lab Software Deployment, and then click Edit.
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Create a software installation package to publish the Cosmo1 package1. In Group Policy Object Editor, under User Configuration, expand
Software Settings, and then click Software Installation.
2. Right-click Software Installation, point to New, and then click Package. 3. In the Open dialog box, browse to \\London\Labfiles\Lab6\COSMO1,
click COSMO1.MSI, and then click Open.
4. In the Deploy Software dialog box, click Published, and then click OK. 5. Close Group Policy Object Editor.
6. Click Start, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as. 7. In the Run As dialog box, click The following user, type
YourDomain\Administrator as the user name with a password of
P@ssw0rd and then click OK
8. At the command prompt, type gpupdate 9. Close the command prompt.
10. Log off.
Task 1
Task 2
Verifying Software Publishing
In this exercise, you will verify that the software that you published in the previous exercise is installed and working as expected. You will log on as a test user and verify the software publishing settings in Exercise 4.
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Log on as brendadia from your domain• Log on as brendadia from your domain.
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Install the published software1. In Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Add
New Programs.
2. Click Cosmo 1, and then click Add. 3. Close Add or Remove Programs 4. Close Control Panel.
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Verify that the published software has been installed1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Cosmo, and then click Cosmo
v 1.0.
2. Log off after verifying that the application has been installed.
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Log on as Nwtradersx\ComputerNameUser.1. Log on as Nwtradersx\ComputerNameUser. 2. Click Start, and then point to All Programs.
Is the application installed for this user? Why or why not?
The application is not installed for this user because it was installed only for Brenda Diaz.
3. In Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Add
New Programs.
Is the Cosmo 1 application listed in Add or Remove Programs? Why or why not?
The Cosmo application is not published to this user because the GPO that publishes the application did not apply to the user.
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Exercise 6
Upgrading Deployed Software
In this exercise, you will upgrade the software that you deployed by editing Group Policy.
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Upgrade the Cosmo 1 application1. Log on as Nwtradersx\ComputerNameUser with a password of P@ssw0rd 2. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, right-click Group Policy
Management, and then click Run as.
3. In the Run As dialog box, click The following user, type
YourDomain\Administrator as the user name with a password of
P@ssw0rd and then click OK.
4. In Group Policy Management, expand Forest, expand Domains, expand YourDomain, and expand and then click Group Policy Objects. 5. Right-click Lab Software Deployment, and then click Edit.
6. In the Group Policy Object Editor, under User Configuration, expand
Software Settings, and then click Software Installation.
7. Right-click Software Installation, point to New, and then click Package. 8. In the Open dialog box, browse to \\London\Labfiles\Lab6\COSMO2, click
COSMO2.MSI, and then click Open.
9. In the Deploy Software dialog box, click Advanced, and then click OK. 10. In the Cosmo 2 Properties dialog box, on the Upgrades tab, click Add. 11. In the Add Upgrade Package dialog box, ensure that Cosmo 1 is selected,
click Uninstall the existing package, then install the upgrade package, and then click OK.
12. In the Cosmo 2 Properties dialog box, click OK. 13. Close Group Policy Object Editor.
14. Log off.
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Verify the upgrade of Cosmo 11. Log on as brendadia from your domain.
2. In Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Add
New Programs.
3. Click Cosmo 2, and then click Add. 4. Close Add or Remove Programs
5. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Cosmo, and then click Cosmo
v 2.0.
6. Log off.
Task 1
