Question : How to enable workstation users to install software through GPO using SBS 2008

I've just done a clean install of Microsoft Small Business Server 2008. After connecting all the workstations to the server, user have been unable to install ANY software on their workstations without an administrative username/password. I have not setup any such policy in GPO and to my knowledge these policys are not in effect by default. I've checked through some of the existing GPOs, but nothing shows up. I don't even see the option to restrict software installation to administrators.

Can someone please help me with this? First, I know that this option does exist, becuase I've used it in SBS 2003. I also know that this isn't a default setting, because this latest installation was a reinstall of SBS 2008 which has been operational for several months, and not once did anyone require an admin to install software on their workstations.

It would be helpful to know WHERE this option even exists (which "sections" and "folders" to look in under the User and Computer configurations, and if there are any other places where this setting may have been enabled.

This is very frustrating, as I am the ONLY IT person, and I don't have the time to be running around to workstations all day entering my login details so users can install Flash Player, lol.

Thanks for any help...

Answer : How to enable workstation users to install software through GPO using SBS 2008

Hi,

I think this might be becasue the values are Defaults - once a value has been selected for the parameter value the default will not be updated as a selection has been made that overrides it.
I have recreated this problem - the default value shown for my dependant parameter is updated based on the selection for my first parameter but once I have selected a value for the second parameter changes to the first parameter will update the available values for the second parameter but not the default.

This seems to be correct behaviour to me - once a value is picked, a default is not appropriate.