INSTALL Application via logon script

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Adil

Hi all.
I have Windows 2003 Active directory deployed. All my
clients are Windows 2002 XP Pro. The users of this
machine doesnt have administrative prilivages on their
machine.
I have created a script that installs a particular
application.
How can successly run this script for every client that
logs into their machine without going into their machine
and assigning the adminstrative rights.

Waiting for you valueble feedback.


Regards,

ADIL IBRAHIM
 
You can simply assign your install script to run at logon via a group
policy. To do this, right click on an OU (containing your users), go to
properties, and select the group policy tab. When you create a new group
policy, you will see a section for logon/off scripts under User
Configuration -> Windows Settings.

That said, this is _not_ the ideal way to install software. It would be much
more manageable if you used the built-in software deployment mechanism
instead of trying to hack around it. A GPO will let you
publish/assign/advertise software installations on a per-user or
per-computer basis. You will need to package your installation as a .zap
(user-based installation only) or .msi file.

For more resources on that approach, start looking for information about MSI
packages and the Windows Installer service.

\\ MadDHatteR
 
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