Publish the client files for the BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager in a Windows GPO for Windows XP

If you use Microsoft Active Directory, you can create a Windows GPO to make sure that the browser settings are correct for your organization's environment. Alternatively, you can check the browser settings on users' computers and, if necessary, change them manually.
  1. In the BlackBerry Enterprise Server installation files, navigate to tools/RIMWebComponents.
  2. Copy the RIMWebComponents.msi file to a shared network folder.
  3. In Microsoft Active Directory Users and Computers, right-click the organizational unit that you want to assign the Windows GPO to. Click Properties.
  4. On the Group Policy tab, click New.
  5. In the Name field, type a name for the new GPO.
  6. In the list of GPOs, click the GPO name.
  7. Click Edit.
  8. In the Group Policy Editor menu, click User Configuration > Software Settings.
  9. Right-click Software Installation. Click New > Package.
  10. Type the UNC path and name of the RIMWebComponents.msi. The path must be typed in UNC format (for example, \\ComputerName\Applications\Testing).
  11. Click Open.
  12. In the Deploy Software window, click Advanced.
  13. Click OK.
  14. In the Group Policy Object properties window, on the Deployment tab, under Deployment type, click Published.
  15. In the Installation user interface options menu, click Basic.
  16. If the computer runs Windows Server 2003, perform the following actions:
    1. On the Deployment tab, click Advanced.
    2. Click Include OLE class and product information.
  17. Click OK.
After you finish:
Perform one of the following actions:
  • On each user's computer that runs a 32-bit version of Windows, add the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowCurrentVersion\Internet Settings\UseCoInstall.
  • On each user's computer that runs a 64-bit version of Windows, add the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\WindowCurrentVersion\Internet Settings\UseCoInstall.
Last updated: 2012-09-17
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