Deploying Google Talk Plug-in through Group Policy

If your organization is going to Google Apps and Gmail, you'll want to deploy the Google Chat Plug-in in order to do video chats.  The problem is that Google doesn't have a way of distributing this plug-in, nor do they offer an MSI......seemingly.  Follow these steps in order to get the Google Chat Plug-in MSI and deploy it via Group Policy.

1. Go to this link and click on 'click here' in order to download the GoogleVoiceAndVideoSetup.exe
2. Navigate to the following location:
• C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Google\Update\Download\%guid% (Windows Vista/7)
• C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Update\Download (Windows XP)
• You may have to change your Folder Options to display Operating System Files
3. You now need to run the 'GoogleVoiceAndVideoSetup.exe.'  Once you execute it, at some point the 'googletalkpluginaccel.msi' will show in the above locations, depending on which OS you are running.  You'll want to copy and paste that MSI very quickly, as it'll be erased after the application finishes executing and installing.
4. This is the MSI that you'll want to deploy via Group Policy.  Be sure to edit it using the Orca tool and look at the Property table in order to determine the version of the plug-in.  It seems like this plug-in is updated every few weeks so you'll want to keep up-to-date with it.
5. Add it to a Software-Installation GPO and apply!