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Asked: 2013-01-14 19:58:36 +0800 CST

How to cause workstations on network to install msi package?

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I have remote access to a Windows Small Business Server 2008 machine. There are about 5 workstations connected to this network.

How can I make every workstation install an .msi package without having to remotely connect to each workstation?

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3 Answers

  1. Have you simply considered using your active Directory to publish the application via a Group Policy?

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816102

    explains how to do it (and no, I will not Quote a 2 page Long checklist of steps to do).

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  2. PsExec... erk. OK for v-small environments, but doesn't scale into the enterprise. Seen plenty of bombed PSExec child processes / residual PSExecSvc services.

    If AD based deployment isn't an option, and the clients are Win7/8, use WinRM.

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  3. You have three options:

    1. Windows logon script
    2. Miscrosoft Systems Management Server
    3. PsExec

    But i recommend you to use psexec, because its so easy and stable.it has working for me about 3 years without any problem. the main role of psexec is to execute a command remotely on another computer, even the executable does not exists on remote computer.it may copy executable on remote computer and then executes it.

    Usage: psexec [\\computer[,computer2[,...] | @file][-u user [-p psswd]][-n s][-l][-s|-e][-x][-i [session]][-c [-f|-v]][-w directory][-d][-<priority>][-a n,n,... ] cmd [arguments]

    EDIT 1:

    On unix based workstations, you may use WINEXE instead.

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