Saturday, April 11, 2009

Use Client filter to force Communicator R2 update to users PC

Note: Aaron has a great blog on how to setup automatic update http://blog.tiensivu.com/aaron/archives/1865-Demystifying-the-Office-Communicator-2007-R2-Client-Auto-Update-feature-and-how-to-setup-it-up.html

If you like to do it the hard way do it like this ;)

Update from version 3.5.6907.0 to 3.5.6907.9

Make a client filter on the frontend and/or Edge server
Major verion number:3
Minor verion number:5
Build number: 6907
Qfe number:0
Select comparison operation to perform: =
Select action: Block wiht Static URL
Here you can make a custom page or just point to the update

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=515d6dba-4c6a-48bb-a06a-d99c5742676d&displaylang=en

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When Communicator log-in users will get this popup saying: “You must update your version of Microsoft Communicator 2007 R2 before you can sign in…………..”

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Be patient it can take some time before the client filter is working.

My communicator did’nt download the update automatic and I have check this “Use Microsoft update” doing installation.

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