Install a setup.exe with silent install on all computers...

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From: Dan Sime (dansimeREMOVE_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/16/04 

Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:04:29 -0700

Hi there

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;225035&Product=win2000

The above URL might help.

The easiest method is to use runas command. You will
need to set up another user account with Administrator
rights. This could cause a problem in terms of security
so think it through carefully.

command:
runas /user:Domain\username "\\server\share\setup.exe -s -
f1\\server\share\sewtup.iss"

The user WILL be prompted for a password, hence, the fact
that you are giving out the password of an admin account
could be a serious issue! If you decide to do this,
ensure that you have created a second admin account with
a totally different name. Do not set it to run
as 'administrator' as that will mean your users with have
the administrator password.

Also, when the install has been run, the user will have
to run it again at next logon, hence as soon as you know
that the install has been done on all PCs, remove the
command from the script, and disable the second admin
account.

Hope it helps, sorry it is not a rock solid solution.

Cheers
Dan

>-----Original Message-----
>Hello,
>
>I need to install ThinPrint on all my domains PCs. This
software helps
>printing issues with Citrix.
>
>My problem is I can't install it via login script
because it appears the
>login script doesnt run as administrator account on the
PCs. I use an older
>version of kixtart.
>
>I need a solution that doesn't involve converting this
file to an msi for
>GPO.
>
>Is there a tool which will let me run this install on a
machine remotely if
>I supply my domain admin username and password?
>
>my silent install is something like
>\\server\share\setup.exe -s -f1\\server\share\sewtup.iss
>
>I created a executeable with delphi (im a serious
novice) and it will run
>via login script only if it is a local admin logging
into the PC. I need
>normal local users to install this software.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>.
>

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