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Installing File and Print Services

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by andy

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Has anyone ran into a nice command line utility that allows you to install services remotely to windows 2000 Professionl computers in a Domain environment, we have an application that requires users to Have Local admin Privliges on their box (I knowIknow) I have some users who remove the Microsoft File and Print Services knowing that I can no longer connect to their system with tools such as computer management. So I am looking for a tool that will install File and Print services on a system that removed it. Thanks

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by sixfourtykilo

There's a snap-in that you can use to get users to install programs, etc., but I can't remember what it is (it does exist). Have that program force them to install the services. IN THE MEANTIME, connect to their PC using USRMGR and REMOVE them from the ADMIN group!!

by rdpflueger

Are you in a W2k domain or NT domain? If you are in a W2k domain use GPO to restrict the users ability to uninstall (or install) for that matter. Since GPOs are applied in the following order local, domain, organizational unit with each succeeding GPO layering ove the previous. If your domain or OU policy removes the right to install or uninstall from the local admin group, you can prevent them from uninstall.
Also, this seems to me a more serious problem. You should seek to have a PC usage policy that stipulates consequences for abusing the rights given to the user to run software by changing the configuration of the PC.

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