Deploy Program Via ADMIN$ share? Windows NT/2000/XP?

[john tindell]

Does anyone know how to install a program via a network? I think it has something to do with the network share? All i could find was existsing programs and how to install them over a network?

Thanks

[RobDog888]

Not much to it really. You place your installation package on a server in your network and share out the
folder its in. Then from any workstation you can invoke the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel applette.
Then when that prompts you for the program location to execute you can browse to the network share you
created and select your installation package.

[john tindell]

The way i have seen it, like in Norton AV corp, you can deploy the application to any computer on the network from the central server without interaction from the clients. I tried to find out how it worked but all i found out was that it used the ADMIN$ share. I hope that makes it a little clearer?

Thanks

[RobDog888]

Ah! Much clearer. You want to duplicate nortons "LiveUpdate" utility and incorporate it into
your own program?

[john tindell]

Its not liveupdate, i wish to install the application from scratch via a network, without any previous components or programs being installed.

Thanks for the feedback

[RobDog888]

Ok, then your talking about pushing out the installation of your program accross a network without
user interaction or approval?

[john tindell]

Well no not without an user interaction or approval, but as the share has NTFS security I don't want to use this for illegitimate reasons.

RobDog888 do you know of an installer program that does this or would i have to write the 'push mechanism' myself?

Thanks

[RobDog888]

John, I wasnt insinuating that this may be for something illegal. I was more meaning how McAffee's ePolicy feature
works with its antivirus. It pushes updates out to every system that is on the network when they logon. No user
interaction required

I was thinking of something similar for you, but you would still need to write it unless someone else knows of some
sofware that can handle this for you.

[john tindell]

Cheers, I'll carry on looking, thanks for the help

[RobDog888]

No prob. I still think you should check out Wokawidgets example since it should help you
if you end up writting your own.