[2008] Add/Remove Computers from Active Directory groups?

My workplace uses an AD-based software deployment system. It works like this:

1) User requests software
2) IT dept adds the user's computer name to a designated AD group. One group exists for each piece of software the company uses.
3) Software is auto-installed upon next reboot

I am considering writing a small app to interact with AD. I was thinking of including a drop-down list with the names of all the software packages, and a text entry box in which the computer's name would be entered, with a "submit" button or something similar. I would like this app to be able to add the specified computer name to the software package's AD group.

Would this be possible using VB?

Not sure how to mark this thread as resolved.

I did some searching and found the answer to my question here:

http://activexperts.com/activmonitor...ectory/groups/

To mark a thread as resolved you go to the Thread Tools menu at the top of the first post and choose the bottom option ;)

But - the link you posted only seems to provide vbscript examples and if you want text boxes etc and a proper interface to this app then you are going to be dissapointed with a vbscript. Have you got any VB.NET programming experience at all? I wrote a program not long ago (command line though) that adds/removes users from groups and distribution lists (http://www.cjwdev.co.uk/DLManageInfo.html) so I could probably write something to do what you mentioned fairly easily but I dont really want to just write your program for you... if you can at least make a start and post any questions you have then I dont mind helping as much as I can :)

Thanks for the help! I will get to work on the project and may ask you for help at some point if I get stuck :)

I took a quick look at your website. I also was often in the situation of trying to VNC to a user without VNC server installed... I wrote a simple command-line tool which used psexec to silently install the service on the client's PC.