How to install applications and windows to remote computers

[samvb]

Hello Guys,
Do you know any programs that can install applications to remote computers without the users knowledge/interaction? And any way to deply windows to remote computers/clients from server?

Thanks for ur help.

[wassimdaccache]

Try the logmein.com

very nice program and it is free & secure for some range for data exchange.

what is your operating system ??

regards,



Wassim S Daccache

[jg007]

various options there depending on how much you want to spend !

Server 2003 includes RIS which can be used to install OS's when starting up from a PXE network boot

AD also can be used to push MSI installs but it is not very user friendly

Norton Ghost I believe do an enterprise product for remote OS installation sorry not a clue what it is called though

and for further ( sorry a bit MS centric here! ) Microsoft's SMS which can be used to install / remove software and do inventory of software and hardware.

[samvb]

Thanks you guys!

I am using Windows 2003 Server Enterprise SP2. I can use XP SP2 as well.

[jg007]

have a look at these the links, they provide some extra details on both methods sugested

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Group-Policy-Deploy-Applications.html

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc181416.aspx

http://www.binaryresearch.net/products/ghost_solution_suite

[jg007]

also see this link on Mark Minasai's forum which gives some more info, I had also forgotten that RIS is replaced with WDS in server 2003 sp2 -

http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=23099

[johny77]

silent remote install

Try this

http://valixsoft.com/?p=product_remoteapplicationinstaller