TOPIC: PSEXEC

I love this software.

www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/PsExec.html

It allows you run a command prompt on remote machines much like telnet.

You can run bactch files on a list of remote computers. Execute ipconfig from a remote machine. Restart or open apps on remote machines.

I could definintly use this software for good and evil(hehe I love a good pratical Joke).

Oah and BTW 100th Post BABY!

Yes another excellent piece of software from Sysinternals. It's part of the PsTools suite which contains other useful utilities like PsInfo, PsList and PsService.

this is a great tool. We use it on our networks all the time.

This brings up something i'd like to ask though, does anyone know of a program that will deploy a .exe file over a network?

PSExec works well if you dont have any prompts, however I tried pushing Windows Media player 10 out with PSExec (just as a test) and it did not work.

Deploy .exe over network? You mean copy the .exe to the local pc or execture the .exe and install it?

My appologies for not explaining.
I ment executing a .exe file over a network to install on a PC in which the users do not have admin/install rights on thier PC.

+ Share the installation files allowing read access for "Domain Computers".

+ Use the "-s" switch in PSEXEC to force each computer to install the files using the local system account which is a member of the Domain Computers security group.

Additionally, you can specify that the installation take place using an account with domain admin privileges (such as your own) with the "-u" switch.