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Ok two good points there which i had overlooked. Cheers
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Ok two good points there which i had overlooked. Cheers

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...and not only reboot once... sometimes a second reboot will be required due to fast logon optimization (<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc780527(WS.10).aspx" rel="ugc">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc780527(WS.10).aspx</a>) .
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...and not only reboot once... sometimes a second reboot will be required due to fast logon optimization (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc780527(WS.10).aspx [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc780527(WS.10).aspx]) .

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The procedure looks simple enough but when I try it, it doesn't work. I applied the GPO to a container containing several other containers, high up in AD. The software I want to install is a small client that takes literally seconds to install, but nothing is happening. <br />
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I have run gpudpate /force on a test machine and tried logging on and off several times to no avail. The UNC path is correct, and the package wa set to Assign.<br />
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In the end, I browsed to the distribution point and installed it manually. No problem. But how to get it to work automatically? It seesm the GPO is not workin for some reason.
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The procedure looks simple enough but when I try it, it doesn't work. I applied the GPO to a container containing several other containers, high up in AD. The software I want to install is a small client that takes literally seconds to install, but nothing is happening. 

I have run gpudpate /force on a test machine and tried logging on and off several times to no avail. The UNC path is correct, and the package wa set to Assign.

In the end, I browsed to the distribution point and installed it manually. No problem. But how to get it to work automatically? It seesm the GPO is not workin for some reason.

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