The Application Deployment Package Using Group Policy Returns Error Code 3 (274436)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
This article was previously published under Q274436

SYMPTOMS

When you use Group Policy, Application Deployment, and a Microsoft Installer (MSI) package that requires Elevated permissions, you may receive an error code 3.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur when the Group Policy object that contains the Application Deployment package also contains the Elevated Permissions policy.

The Application Deployment policy is processed before the Elevated Permissions policy which can cause the application deployment to be unsuccessful.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, you must perform the following steps:
  1. Create a separate policy that includes the Elevated permissions with the Windows Installer setting.
  2. Link the preceding policy to the same location as the Application Deployment policy.
  3. Arrange the policies so that the policy that contains the Elevated permissions is processed before the Application Deployment policy.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/26/2006
Keywords:kbGPO kbprb KB274436
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