Instant MSI deployment via GPO

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Published on 2010-05-21T09:31:55Z Indexed on 2010/05/21 9:41 UTC
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Is it possible to instantly deploy a certain piece of software by creating a GPO in Active Directory? I realize it's possible to do this but only after rebooting the computer, and that is something we don't always want to do, especially since some of the software I want to deploy on servers.

What are the options?

One thing to note is that most of our users do NOT have admin rights as I am talking not only about servers but also about workstations in the classrooms.

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