I'm waiting for somebody with more programing experience than myself to make a good frontend to SysInternals PSexec.exe (and their other tools.) Pushing scripts/silent .MSI installs is completely doable with that software without a client on the machine.
--Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:11:10 -0800 Subject: Re: Dell Just Bought Kace > I'm not a big fan of software client installs. I do wish these > companies would figure out how to do more of this stuff without > loading extra software onto all of my machines. > > It's memory bloat and more software on the desktop means more security > risks as well. > > Blech. > > Kurt > > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 06:11, Tom Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've been looking into getting a KBox as well. I currently use Microsoft > > Configuration Manager - a behemoth of a product - and am looking at > > alternatives. The KBox has a Dell Updates section which might be of use, > as > > we are a Dell shop as well. > > > > The Microsoft product is okay, but very cumbersome and don't get me > started > > on getting the blasted client installed...... (KBox client installs very > > easily). > > > > > > > > Tom Miller > > Engineer, Information Technology > > Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board > > 757-788-0528 > > > >>>> tony patton <[email protected]> 2/18/2010 6:05 AM >>> > > Discovered that bit of info couple of weeks ago, but couldn't post it. > > > > We're waiting on the Finance director to sign off on the purchase of a > > KBOX 1100 for the past month. > > > > The Dell acquisition sort of throws a spanner in the works, as my boss is > > adamant that we'll get a better price from Dell on it. > > > > Hopefully we'll be the owner of one very shortly. > > > > They've changed their licensing structure last month, the different > > modules used to be licensed separately, now they are all included. > > It's worked out the same for us as we were looking for the Security > > Scanning and Asset modules. > > If you were just getting the basic box, it'll now work out a bit more > > expensive, but still a lot cheaper than most of the alternatives. > > > > The best thing about the purchase, is that they're now using Dell servers, > > pretty important factor for us as we're 100% dell, apart from the Netapps. > > > > Regards > > > > Tony Patton > > Desktop Operations Cavan > > Ext 8078 > > Direct Dial 049 435 2878 > > email: [email protected] > > > > > > > > From: > > Kurt Buff <[email protected]> > > To: > > "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > > Date: > > 17/02/2010 22:20 > > Subject: > > Dell Just Bought Kace > > > > > > > > Discussion warranted, I presume. > > > > Can you customise software installs? 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