I want to create a script that should make the server enable to install program (like office 97, IE5, and so on) if the clients (win9.x) don't have those program.

Also, You log on a NT network on a win95 client, NT server check wether the client have office97, if yes, no install make, if no, the server make a auto install of office97 to the win95 client.

Can some one help me with this script?

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lisa

Microsoft has a network install utility called "Network Installer" in which you can preset installation settings. In the end you get a command line of some sort. For the "CHECK FOR OFFICE" routine maybe something like :
;Check for Admin Privs

IF INGROUP("\\@WKSTA\Administrators") OR INGROUP("Domain Admins")

;Check Installation Exists

$ReturnCodeO2000 = Existkey("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{00010413-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7}")
IF ReturnCodeO2000 <> 0
SHELL "<what ever the Network Install program says>"
END IF

This could/should work fine. We use a similar script with WINSTALL Installation packages.

Gillez

Run and admin install of Office97 "setup /a", and store on your distribution server. Then run the NIW over it to create a custom STF/LST file. NIW will give you the switches to run in silent mode upon completion.

In your login script do something like:

If exist ("C:\program files\microsoft Office\Office\Excel.exe") = 0
; Install Office
Shell '%COMSPEC% /C Start /wait \\server\share\setup.exe /q1n /b2 /l:custom.lst' ; or something like that
Endif

[This message has been edited by ADargaville (edited 12 August 2000).]