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GPOs are a way of applying a set of rules and features to a targeted set of users. Typically GPOs
handle security, application installation, logon/logoff scripts, Internet Explorer settings and
more. A GPO generally gets applied when a user logs on to a given domain. Based on their
profile, various GPOs will be applied.
6.5.7 SpoonReg and the GPO
For the purposes of virtual application deployment we can configure the GPO to run the necessary
SpoonReg commands to register a given set of virtual applications. You can create and edit GPOs
using the Group Policy Object Editor. This comes as an add-on to Microsoft's Active
Directory. The simplest way to deal with the virtual application management is by creating a logon
script that registers the virtual applications for a particular group in the organization. You would
do this under User Configuration > Windows Settings > Scripts in the Group Policy Object
Editor. You might add the following logon script for the accounting group:
\\VirtualAppServer\Tools\SpoonReg.exe \\VirtualAppServer\AllVirtualApps\Excel.exe
\\VirtualAppServer\Tools\SpoonReg.exe \\VirtualAppServer\AllVirtualApps\Firefox.exe
\\VirtualAppServer\Tools\SpoonReg.exe \\VirtualAppServer\AllVirtualApps\AcrobatReader.exe
Whereas you might add the following for the graphic design group:
\\VirtualAppServer\Tools\SpoonReg.exe \\VirtualAppServer\AllVirtualApps\AdobeIllustrator.exe
\\VirtualAppServer\Tools\SpoonReg.exe \\VirtualAppServer\AllVirtualApps\Firefox.exe
\\VirtualAppServer\Tools\SpoonReg.exe \\VirtualAppServer\AllVirtualApps\AcrobatReader.exe
6.5.8 Linking the GPO to the OU
Once you have set up the OU and the GPO, you simply have to link them through the Group
Policy Object Editor. After they are linked, any users that are put into that OU will have the
linked GPOs applied when they logon. All of their virtual applications will appear when they
logon to any machine on the domain where the GPO applies.
Note: SpoonReg has many other capabilities that can be applied in the GPO logon script, such as
unregistering applications or registering applications to a specific sandbox.
6.5.9 Scenario 2: Using Startup Scripts with GPO's to deploy virtual
applications
This section will describe using Startup Scripts to deploy virtual applications to the All Users
profile on a host system.
6.5.10 Create a GPO with the Startup Script
For the purposes of virtual application deployment we can configure the GPO to run the necessary
SpoonReg commands to register a given set of virtual applications to the All Users Profile. This
will allow any user who logs into a host system to have access to the registered virtual
applications.
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