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  1. Mar 17th, 2004, 10:59 AM #1
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    vb -- software deployment

    I need some suggestions, guidance, and just plain old help!

    I know that a lot can be done with vb scripts and a lot more with VB. The company I work for refuses to spend money upgrading our NT4.0 domain and they will not purchase SMS or any other type of "remoting" software. Somehow, I am expected to patch all our desktops (about 300, all xp/2000) and I am sick of writing little vb scripts to put in my logon script and then go touch every computer.

    I know vbscript okay and vb.net a little too. Does anybody know if its possible to write a quick simple script or vb app that will install ms patches on computers in my domain? It would obviously need to run under alternate credentials?

    Am i asking too much? Examples?
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  2. Mar 17th, 2004, 11:23 AM #2
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    Are they willing to shell out ANY kind of money? IT sounds like you need something that will run Windows shell scripts upon login. There are several ways of doign this. If they are willing to pony up some cash, you may want ol ook at something called "***********" it's a scripting system that can run scripts when users login. It's purported to be quite good.

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  3. Mar 17th, 2004, 11:38 AM #3
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    Maybe if I hold a bake sale or a car wash. I suppose if I can find a fairly inexpensive product they may give me the nod. thanks for the info. i'll check it out.

    It just seems like there has to be a way to execute code on remote machines under different credentials and without user intervention. I guess I could add a key to their HKLM\...\RunOnceEx key but is it possible to run it under different credentials or would I need to create a service to do that???

    aaahhh....
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