installing software to a server

[Dave]

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Hi

I am trying to write a 'friendly setup program for some software I have
written. Can anyone answer this question for me: When you install software
to a server do you run the setup program on the server or can you do it from
another terminal?

Many thanks
D

 

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Dave wrote:

> Hi
>
> I am trying to write a 'friendly setup program for some software I have
> written. Can anyone answer this question for me: When you install software
> to a server do you run the setup program on the server or can you do it
> from another terminal?

What OS?

> Many thanks
> D

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Dave <DaveInes99@fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi

> I am trying to write a 'friendly setup program for some software I have
> written. Can anyone answer this question for me: When you install software
> to a server do you run the setup program on the server or can you do it from
> another terminal?


In my experience any terminal would do, this is what i have done since
1980 starting with RSX, continuing with VMS and UNIX.

What silly operating system enforces usage of a direct-attatched console ??

> Many thanks
> D



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[Dave]

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I was thinking of windows based servers.

If software can be installed via a client pc on the network, do any registry
changes take place on the client machine or the server where the software is
being installed?

Thanks again
D

"J. Clarke" <jclarke@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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> Dave wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I am trying to write a 'friendly setup program for some software I have
> > written. Can anyone answer this question for me: When you install
software
> > to a server do you run the setup program on the server or can you do it
> > from another terminal?
>
> What OS?
>
> > Many thanks
> > D
>
> --
> --John
> Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
> (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

 

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Dave wrote:

> I was thinking of windows based servers.
>
> If software can be installed via a client pc on the network, do any
> registry changes take place on the client machine or the server where the
> software is being installed?

Installing from a client PC using Terminal Services installation goes just
like you were sitting at the console. Installing from a client without
using Terminal Services you're pretty much on your own--in theory it can be
done, in practice I don't know of anybody who bothers--you get into remote
registry editing and that sort of thing and there are no canned tools to
support it.

>
> Thanks again
> D
>
> "J. Clarke" <jclarke@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:ccrdkh014ui@news1.newsguy.com...
>> Dave wrote:
>>
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > I am trying to write a 'friendly setup program for some software I have
>> > written. Can anyone answer this question for me: When you install
> software
>> > to a server do you run the setup program on the server or can you do it
>> > from another terminal?
>>
>> What OS?
>>
>> > Many thanks
>> > D
>>
>> --
>> --John
>> Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
>> (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

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"Dave" <DaveInes99@fsnet.co.uk> wrote in
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> If software can be installed via a client pc on the network, do any
> registry changes take place on the client machine or the server where
> the software is being installed?

You can via Terminal Services or a similar remote control program like
PCAnywhere.

Windows System Management Server or similar product may also work.

Otherwise you're on your own : )

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