We use VNC or cars to get to each computer and install everything manually. Nice. Ray at work > -----Original Message----- > From: Sullivan, Glenn [mailto:GSullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 3:24 PM > To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: [windows2000] Re: Pushing out installs > > > I almost always use MSI with Group Policy. > > Nothing like being able to RIS a machine, drop it into an OU, > and reboot and > have all the applications loaded automagically... > > Sometimes I use .ZAP files, but those suck, so it's not worth > the time it > takes to troubleshoot them. > > Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA > David Clark Company Inc. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Condon, Mike [mailto:M1C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 1:59 PM > To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: [windows2000] Pushing out installs > > > I'm looking for open suggestions on the best/preferred ways > to push out > installs to certain users (not all, but perhaps sometimes). > Do you use: > > - Group Policy? > - MSI? > - Registry Entry? > - Login script? > ******************************************************** > This Week's Sponsor - RTO Software / TScale > What's keeping you from getting more from your terminal > servers? Did you > know, in most cases, CPU Utilization IS NOT the single > biggest constraint to > scaling up?! Get this free white paper to understand the real > constraints & > how to overcome them. SAVE MONEY by scaling-up rather than buying more > servers. > http://www.rtosoft.com/Enter.asp?ID=147 > ********************************************************** > To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation > mode or view archives use the below link. > http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - RTO Software / TScale What's keeping you from getting more from your terminal servers? Did you know, in most cases, CPU Utilization IS NOT the single biggest constraint to scaling up?! Get this free white paper to understand the real constraints & how to overcome them. SAVE MONEY by scaling-up rather than buying more servers. http://www.rtosoft.com/Enter.asp?ID=147 ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ********************************************************************************************************** The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. Distribution, publication, or retransmission of this message is strictly prohibited. This message may be a bank to client communication and as such is priviliged and confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. The sender of this e-mail specifically "opts-out" of the Electronic Signatures and Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign) and any and all similar state and federal acts. Accordingly, but without limitation, any and all documents, contracts, and ageements must contain a handwritten signature of the sender to be legal, valid, and enforceable. ********************************************************************************************************** ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - RTO Software / TScale What's keeping you from getting more from your terminal servers? Did you know, in most cases, CPU Utilization IS NOT the single biggest constraint to scaling up?! Get this free white paper to understand the real constraints & how to overcome them. SAVE MONEY by scaling-up rather than buying more servers. http://www.rtosoft.com/Enter.asp?ID=147 ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm