Install applicatoins on Windows 2000

It can be very easy if you have an active directory domain and server. Some of the tools that you'll want to use include group policy software installation and logon scripts.

Both of these can be setup from the same place in 'active directory users and computers' from the server or PC with the administration tools installed.

you can still do logon scripts and group policy on individual machines, not on the domain. but it requires touching each one, either physically or though the network and shared drives. Let me know you scenario and I will expound on either.

Paul Hieb
Network Engineer
M Technology Services

The PCs are in one workgroup, but there is no server to control them. Since my application utilized several other applications or tools, I want to install them on these PCs with one command or script something like the shell script on Linux. I know that there is a tool called ON Command CCM 4.5 that can do this. However it out of my budget to buy this tool. I believe there should be a way to do this in Window 2000 with some command, isn't it?

If these applications require lots of feedback to install you might be best off programming a VB script using Windows scripting host. you can also use windiff.exe to 'build' packages. of these I know, but have never implemented. food for thought though.

However, you can write simple batch files to map drives, begin installation of programs, even if they require input, and to copy shortcuts, other files or import registry files. then it's as simple as dropping the bat file in the startup folder or imoporting a regfile that adds a 'run' or 'runonce' reference to the batch file. pretty much any command you can use in command line mode you can batch. And there are some other cool tricks to automate batch jobs. I have some samples and step by steps if you like.

Thanks for the comments. I would very appreciate if you can email me the samples on how to achieve this. my email address is: kuanfai_yf@hotmail.com