Re: google earth msi

**SwedishChef** · 7th April 2006, 08:18 AM

duh sorry no coffee yet, and I need to learn to view all the pages......

**SwedishChef** · 7th April 2006, 08:38 AM

I did also mean to ask is this MSI for deployment in machine policy only or can it be added to user based MSI/Policy installs ?

Cheers

**ZeroHour** · 7th April 2006, 09:27 AM

Not tested user based installs, but your welcome to test. We work here with machine deployment so never tried it.
Let me know if you have any problems, or even if it works

**SwedishChef** · 7th April 2006, 09:30 AM

Seems Okay so far, only that it places the shortcut on your OWN desktop if you run it under userbased install, so I removed the desktop shortcut creation from the package.

We dont let our staff store things on the desktop as it is a redirected shared desktop (icon deployment so much quicker)

Apart from that it's great.

Thanks!!

**ZeroHour** · 7th April 2006, 09:46 AM

Yeh left it all in as its easier then adding it again.
How do you implement the redirected desktop thing?
We *may* be interested

Can they set background etc and play with shortcuts?

Cheers

**SwedishChef** · 7th April 2006, 09:50 AM

Nope setting background is different but they cant play around with shortcuts.

It's redirected using group policy redirected folders where you can redirect the desktop folder to induvidual folders per user or one folder for everyone (staff) , so I redirect it to a "read only" network folder, working offline is a pain and mobsync will try and sync any created offline files on the desktiop with a read only folder, so any software we deploy places isons on the "all users desktop" on the local machine.

But they are always told not to save stuff to the desktop, anyways ;-)

**ajbritton** · 2nd May 2006, 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by ZeroHour

c:\program files\google\google earth\usercache
It is set to use a maximum of 400mb as per the default. Everyone has full write permissions on the usercache folder.

Granting everyone write access to a folder under Program Files might be a problem for those using Software Restriction Policies to prevent students launching unauthorised executables/scripts. I would suggest you move the cache to a folder on the root (eg c:\GoogleEarthCache), or possibly the all users application data folder (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data) and set the necessary permissions.

**eean** · 6th May 2006, 09:27 AM

ZeroHour. Thanks for the MSI!

**frontal** · 11th July 2006, 02:05 PM

Worked a treat....thanks

**ticker** · 11th July 2006, 02:45 PM

cheers zerohour, just download it.

**marekbrad** · 30th August 2006, 11:34 AM

Cheers Zerohour... Installing on my Primary School Network Now!

**ZeroHour** · 30th August 2006, 11:40 AM

BTW for your info all as soon as V4 is no longer "Beta" I will be creating a package for it

**CHR1S** · 21st February 2007, 02:07 PM

Anyone got the V4 MSI please so I dont have to mess with Wininstall LE

**ZeroHour** · 21st February 2007, 03:03 PM

See http://www.edugeek.net/index.php?nam...ewtopic&t=5896
The download links have been pulled for now though while some policies get sorted out.

**angelsea** · 27th March 2007, 05:32 PM

I also need an .msi for Google Earth, if not, I will have to touch every computer in 5 schools! Consider it energy conservation!

Thanks.

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