Re: Is this possible?

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From: John McCoy (JohnMcCoy_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/16/05 

Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 14:27:03 -0800

Thank You very much

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> Yes, if there is no install.exe or setup.exe, then that's all you
> have to do.
>
> --
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
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>
> "=?Utf-8?B?Sm9obiBNY0NveQ==?="
> <JohnMcCoy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 16 feb 2005 in
> microsoft.public.win2000.termserv.apps:
>
> > Thanks, can I just copy the files to the server and point to the
> > exe and put a shortcut on the desktop?
> >
> > "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> If you are lucky: yes.
> >> If you are unlucky: no.
> >>
> >> Impossible to say anything more specific, it all depends on the
> >> application. Sometimes these really old apps are the easiest to
> >> install and manage, simply because there is nothing to install
> >> and manage.
> >> But if the application saves settings files in hardcoded
> >> locations, assuming a single user, you could be in trouble.
> >> Also when it produces output files with hardcoded filenames,
> >> and multiple concurrent users find themselves wiping out the
> >> files that another user has created minutes earlier. The number
> >> of problems is endless, but I actually have one or two of these
> >> stone age applications running happily with 500+ users
> >> simultaneously...
> >>
> >> Just give it a try on a test server, and if it doesn't work,
> >> post the details of the program and the problems here.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Vera Noest
> >> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> >> http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
> >> --- please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ---
> >>
> >> "=?Utf-8?B?Sm9obiBNY0NveQ==?="
> >> <JohnMcCoy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 15 feb 2005 in
> >> microsoft.public.win2000.termserv.apps:
> >>
> >> > I have a legacy app I have been given the task of running
> >> > under Terminal Services. There is no setup program,
> >> > everything is copied to a folder on the hard disk and an exe
> >> > is run.
> >> >
> >> > Is it possible to do this under Terminal Services?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
>

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