Guest Don Posted December 10, 2008 Posted December 10, 2008 Hello. I have 14 users in different parts of the U.S. all running Vista Business. I have configured their Administrator accounts with a password which they do not know, so they run their machines as-is and cannot install anything. Here's my problem - I need to install PowerPoint Viewer on all the machines, but that would require me telling them the Administrator password. Can I deliver the ppt viewer app to them in some kind of "package" in which I could include the Administrator credentials? In other words, the "package" would run the install and supply the Administrator credentials when appropriate. Any thoughts, comments, or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Quote
Guest Jimmy Brush Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Hello, You might consider using a tool such as psexec to remotely start the installation process. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinte...s/bb897553.aspx - JB "Don" <Don@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:59BDA085-1BFD-4441-87F7-DF053D0E483D@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > Hello. I have 14 users in different parts of the U.S. all running Vista > Business. I have configured their Administrator accounts with a password > which they do not know, so they run their machines as-is and cannot > install > anything. Here's my problem - I need to install PowerPoint Viewer on all > the > machines, but that would require me telling them the Administrator > password. > Can I deliver the ppt viewer app to them in some kind of "package" in > which I > could include the Administrator credentials? In other words, the > "package" > would run the install and supply the Administrator credentials when > appropriate. Any thoughts, comments, or suggestions will be greatly > appreciated. Thank you. </span> Quote
Guest Don Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Re: Install application via package that includes Admin credential Looks interesting, but I would like to just send them a self-contained package that would install the app without my real-time intervention. Any other thoughts? "Jimmy Brush" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Hello, > > You might consider using a tool such as psexec to remotely start the > installation process. > > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinte...s/bb897553.aspx > > - JB > > > "Don" <Don@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:59BDA085-1BFD-4441-87F7-DF053D0E483D@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green"> > > Hello. I have 14 users in different parts of the U.S. all running Vista > > Business. I have configured their Administrator accounts with a password > > which they do not know, so they run their machines as-is and cannot > > install > > anything. Here's my problem - I need to install PowerPoint Viewer on all > > the > > machines, but that would require me telling them the Administrator > > password. > > Can I deliver the ppt viewer app to them in some kind of "package" in > > which I > > could include the Administrator credentials? In other words, the > > "package" > > would run the install and supply the Administrator credentials when > > appropriate. Any thoughts, comments, or suggestions will be greatly > > appreciated. Thank you. </span> > > </span> Quote
Guest Jimmy Brush Posted December 12, 2008 Posted December 12, 2008 Re: Install application via package that includes Admin credential If your computers are all on a domain (which I assumed they were not), then this would be possible. However, I cannot think of a secure way of doing EXACTLY what you want in a non-domain environment. "Don" <Don@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DCBD3540-4830-4761-929A-952101F1A1E8@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > Looks interesting, but I would like to just send them a self-contained > package that would install the app without my real-time intervention. Any > other thoughts? > > "Jimmy Brush" wrote: ><span style="color:green"> >> Hello, >> >> You might consider using a tool such as psexec to remotely start the >> installation process. >> >> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinte...s/bb897553.aspx >> >> - JB >> >> >> "Don" <Don@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:59BDA085-1BFD-4441-87F7-DF053D0E483D@microsoft.com...<span style="color:darkred"> >> > Hello. I have 14 users in different parts of the U.S. all running >> > Vista >> > Business. I have configured their Administrator accounts with a >> > password >> > which they do not know, so they run their machines as-is and cannot >> > install >> > anything. Here's my problem - I need to install PowerPoint Viewer on >> > all >> > the >> > machines, but that would require me telling them the Administrator >> > password. >> > Can I deliver the ppt viewer app to them in some kind of "package" in >> > which I >> > could include the Administrator credentials? In other words, the >> > "package" >> > would run the install and supply the Administrator credentials when >> > appropriate. Any thoughts, comments, or suggestions will be greatly >> > appreciated. Thank you.</span> >> >> </span></span> Quote
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