Assigning Service Pack 4 to
Computers
This
procedure explains how to assign the service pack to computers
managed by a GPO. For your installation, you might want to associate
the GPO with a different Active Directory container. To assign the
service pack to computers by using Group Policy, you must do the
following:
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Create a shared network distribution folder.
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Create a group policy for SP4 deployments.
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Apply the policy to assign the service pack to the computers.
Each of
these procedures is explained in detail in the remainder of this
section.
If you
used Add/Remove Programs to remove a service pack that was deployed
by using the Update.msi program, you cannot automatically deploy it
again by using Group Policy.
For the
following procedure, "E:\" represents the drive of the network or
computer where your distribution folder is located.
To
create a shared network distribution folder:
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Connect to the network or computer on which you want to create
the distribution folder.
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In
the shared folder on the network, create a distribution folder
for the service pack.
For
example, to create a distribution folder named SP4, type the
following:
mkdir E:\SP4
You
must set the appropriate permissions to share your distribution
folder so that users have read and execute access only and
administrators have full-control access to the folder.
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Copy
the service pack files and folders to the source files folder
that you created in step 2.
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At
the command prompt, type E:\SP3\W2ksp4.exe -x, and then press
ENTER.
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When
prompted, provide the path for the folder (for example, the
source files folder) to which you want to extract W2ksp4.exe.
To
create a group policy for SP4 deployments:
For an
SP4 deployment, you can either create a new group policy or use an
existing GPO. In the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) console,
open the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in. The Active
Directory Users and Computers snap-in includes tools for Group
Policy and software installation and maintenance. You can use these
snap-ins to assign the service pack to computers in an
organizational unit.
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In
the console tree, double-click Active Directory Users and
Computers to expand the tree, double-click the name of the
domain where the organizational unit that is receiving the
service pack resides, and then double-click the applicable
organizational unit name.
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Right-click the Active Directory object that the MSI package
will be applied to, and then click Properties.
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On
the Group Policy tab, click New, type Desktop SP4 Upgrade, and
then press ENTER.
To
apply the group policy and deploy the service pack to the client
computers:
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On
the Organizational Unit Properties page, click the Group Policy
tab and then double-click the GPO you want to edit.
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In
the Group Policy snap-in, double-click Software Settings under
the Computer Configuration node.
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Right-click Software installation, click New, and then click
Package.
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In
the Open dialog box, browse to the i386\Update folder and then
open the Update.msi file.
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In
the Deploy Software dialog box, verify that the Assigned option
is selected, and then click OK.
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Close the Group Policy snap-in, the Group Policy page, and the
Console menu.
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