Software installation like GPO Software installation

[prozac]

Hi,

I'm trying to find out if its possible to make unattended installations that installs just like using the GPO Software installation in a domain.

What I want to do with out using GPO software installation, is to install the software before the login screen, like GPO does.

If you don't have a clue what I mean, then its something like this that GPO does.

Under windows startup you get the windows xp screen with starting windows, loading network etc. in there just before the logon screen shows GPO software installation installs the software and show what its doing in the same window as starting windows etc.

So it would like this:

Starting windows...

Starting network connection...

Installating Office 2003 SP1 UK...

"Showing the logon screen".

I hope some one can help answer my question and understands what I'm trying to say

Regards

Martin

[RogueSpear]

You pretty much have two choices if you want to install software before a user login is possible without using GPO. Those would be svcpack.inf and cmdlines.txt. Unlike group policy they are only available during the initial operating system installation. RunOnceEx can be used in conjuction with an OS install or used a month after the computer has been installed. But it runs after a user login.

If you click on the link toward the top of the page for "Unattended Guide", there are explanations of each in there.