Old Chrome patches are removed after running the MetaData Import task (PM Import)

Products

• Patch Management Solution
• Software Management Solution

Issue/Introduction

Old Chrome patches are removed after running the MetaData Import task (PM Import).

Environment

Release: 8.5, 8.6

Resolution

This is working as designed by Google.

When Google releases a new version of Chrome, it also removes the previous update by replacing the existing file with the new version while using the same file name. You can see this in the Altiris Logs when downloading a Chrome bulletin:

'https://dl.google.com/chrome/install/GoogleChromeStandaloneEnterprise.msi'

Please refer to the following document to see what is included with each PM Import:

List of 8.x Windows PMImport Release Dates

If you need to install an older version of Chrome, you will need to have the install for the older version. Then use the following document to use the Software Management Solution to install the older version of Chrome on your computers:

Software Management Best Practices and Troubleshooting 8.5/8.6