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Install Applications in Win 2000 Prof.

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I've just bought 50 computers with Windows 2000 Professional. I need to create one image to install all applications (Office, winzip, mcafee....). How can I do that??? Is there another way to install all applications???

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by ann777

With Microsoft System Management Server (SMS), you can create distribution packages and set them to install as each person signs on.

Without extra software (such as SMS), Ghosting software and creating images of the entire system is your onlyother option.

by maddiuex

Get Ghost Server 7.0 or better, Create a boot image for the hidden partiton of each computer, then when you setup the computer at the user wks, it will auto look for the ghost server and pull down the image, this is a great way to reimage computers in the future if any problems arise. in other words.. You create a boot disk using Ghost server, and make a hidden partition on the workstation, it gets it commands from the server

by curiousjp

If you are running Active Directory, DHCP, and DNS. You could possibly use RIS (Remote Installation Service) if your NIC's in your desktop PC's are supported. RIS is a part of W2K server and can be installed through add/remove programs. Fairly easy and straightforward to setup and install.

I will not go into too much detail, you may want to take a look if your system meets the above requirements.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/deploy/depopt/remosad.asp

Good luck.

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