How to install a program via logon script
Can you do this? I want to install Microsoft Lookout (cool little app if you use exhange) to all computers in my organization
anyone know how to do this with logon script (or the like).
Is there a way to set the permissions so the users won't need admin rights to install?
Running W2k3 server with a few NT, 2000, mostly xp desktops
THanks
Jessica
anyone know how to do this with logon script (or the like).
Is there a way to set the permissions so the users won't need admin rights to install?
Running W2k3 server with a few NT, 2000, mostly xp desktops
THanks
Jessica
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Richard,
I'll give this a try tomorrow. Not so great with group policy -- love a great script.
FYI- A quick and easy way to get around performing a task multiple times during a batch file install it to create a folder, then look for the folder.
if C:\DeleteUsed4Install exist then goto ok
md C:\DeleteUsed4Install
whatever the batch file should run goes here
ok
exit
I'll give this a try tomorrow. Not so great with group policy -- love a great script.
FYI- A quick and easy way to get around performing a task multiple times during a batch file install it to create a folder, then look for the folder.
if C:\DeleteUsed4Install exist then goto ok
md C:\DeleteUsed4Install
whatever the batch file should run goes here
ok
exit
Don't understand why you wouldn't want to use group policy instead - for safety and management reasons, just make a new policy that ONLY has settings for installing the software. Read the link I posted.
Your batch file tip is similar to what I do, but problematic. In Windows XP, most of the C: drive is locked down to prevent the user from storing things anywhere other than their profile or the network (unless of course, you're setting your users to admins and making the network ripe for virus and spyware threats).
A better solution, in my opinion, is to make a "markers" folder in the %userprofile%\.. folder and then out a text file for each app you want to track.
Your batch file tip is similar to what I do, but problematic. In Windows XP, most of the C: drive is locked down to prevent the user from storing things anywhere other than their profile or the network (unless of course, you're setting your users to admins and making the network ripe for virus and spyware threats).
A better solution, in my opinion, is to make a "markers" folder in the %userprofile%\.. folder and then out a text file for each app you want to track.
jmerulla:
can you explain your check for folder script in a little more detail please?
can you explain your check for folder script in a little more detail please?
If you run the installation as a computer startup script rather than a user startup script then this should get you past the options.
This option is in group policy under Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Scripts (Startup/shutdown)
Create a script that runs the command \\servername\share\lookout
This will run a silent install, but will run it every time the pc boots up. Depending on how intellegent the installer is, it may just run through, see it's installed and then quit.
You could get the script to first run a registry check and look for a key that gets installed or something first, although I'm not a great script writer. This would mean that the install would only run once.
Richard