Re: Help with Twisted Remote Software Installation Script

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It's doable. The TechNet script center will give you all the code snippets you need. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

In order to hide the password you will need to hard code into script you can encrypt the vbs as a vbe. I am assuming though, that this encryption is probably easily reversible, but I haven't done it in ages and can't even remember how.

Alternatively if you package the codecs in an MSI and then deploy them via Group Policy as an application published to users then they will install with elevated privileges automatically.

Cheers,
Jeremy.

<CreativeUrge000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1177468293.691496.7950@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
This message is addressed to all you brilliant people who weave magic
with scripts! ...................HELP the hapless please!

Problem:
1) Allow roaming laptop users to install various CCTV codecs on their
laptops by launching a script from a network share that will invoke
the Run As Admin privilege and install software locally to the laptop
without revealing the admin username and password.

2) Users receive codecs on CD-ROMs which they will load into the CD-
ROM Drive of their laptops. So the name and potentially the folder
paths to these Codec executables will change frequently. Needless to
say the roaming users are not very IT savvy so they will not be able
to edit the scripts to modify the exe paths etc. Possibly if the
script can generate an input box with a browse button, I am sure the
users can browse to the required exe on the CD and then select it at
which point the script will continue with the install and exit after
it has finished installation.

Can this be done via a script. If so can someone please help me with
such a script. I am newbie that has been saddled with this
responsibility and this has to be done very soon. To anyone who is
able to help, I will be forever grateful to you.


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