Automatic Software installer

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Jamieearl

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Hello ,
I work in a computer shop and we half to install several programs every day .
I am wondering if anyone knows of any program that will install / Run several programs like ,
Mcafee/Norton removal
Microsoft security essentials
Glary Utilities
Songbird
E.c.t

Does anyone know if this is possible?
 
very possible if you spend the money to build an infrastructure to have servers deploy applications for you. If you image computers you could build a master image. Granted you paid for all the licenses and software you use.
 
There's nice website called ninite. You select from a list of free programs and it'll give you a single .exe that will install them. Might not be exactly what you're looking for, but still useful.
 
If you know basic programming you could use something like AutoIt. It was originally written for doing batch installation of programs but has developed into quite a powerful program in its own right. Not very user-friendly although better than some of the other languages. In their Help is an example of installing WinZip. Easier to use, but payware, is Macro Express, the pro version.

These programs are a bit clumsy compared to the more geeky such as C++ because they tend to use the GUI, so you are playing with windows that appear during the process under control. I have some very complicated programs written in both these. Almost anything you can do manually, you can get these programs to duplicate ad infinitum.

With no previous experience, there would be a learning curve. Once familiar, it's mind-boggling how much of what you routinely do can be quickly automated.
 
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