The -d switch on psexec causes it to run non-interactively so you could start the process on a bunch of machines at once.
My preferred method by far is with group policy though. What seems heavy handed about it? The beauty is that you just apply it once and you're done. If you add a new machine to the domain, it will receive the software with nothing required from you. -----Original Message----- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 10:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: MSI deployment software Hey list, I know of only a few ways to deploy software that is packaged in an MSI: (1) Launching the MSI at the console. (2) Using PSTool's PSExec to run it remotely from the command line. (3) Using Group Policy. (1) is tedious for large groups of computers, (2) is not simple nor does it run in parallel, and (3) seems a bit heavy handed in this case. Is there a utility that allows me to remotely deploy a .MSI installer? Hopefully something free/cheap. Thanks all. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
