I want to write a Windows script or batch file, or something similar, to include in the boot-up process on all my client computers. I want to automatically update various files (particular files) on each client machine upon boot-up whenever the master files, which reside on a server, are changed. I suppose to be more accurate, I want the client files updated whenever they are different from the master files. I save these master files on a server, change them on occasion, and currently have to update each client computer manually and individually. Moreover, a user might change these files on his own (the ones on his computer, not the master), even though that’s a major no-no. So I want my master files to rule, regardless of the date that might appear on the user’s files. However, I don’t want to simply overwrite the files upon every boot-up, as there are hundreds, maybe even over a thousand files. So I want to overwrite only the user files that are different than the master files.
I’m just starting to look into writing a script or batch file for this, but does anyone have some proven code or, perhaps, another idea to accomplish the same thing? (Windows 2000 Professional and Server, by the way.)
Later…