sharing question

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soda

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HI everyone,
I have 3 computers, one (dc) server2003 and 2 clients using xp. I'm studing for my 70-290 and I'm practising sharing over the network. I share many files and folders and understand all about the ntfs and share permissions. What I'm trying to do is beable to put an application or progam on my dc, share it, and from my client pc's, go into the dc and double click the application or program and have it install on my client. ex: I install ccleaner on my dc, shared it and when I go in from my client to run it, I get a run time error. I set all the permissions both share and ntfs to full control...and still can't get it to install. I would like to do this with office2003 also.
I know this can be done...I just don't no what am doing wrong.
Thanks for the help ..

soda
 
ok what it sounds like your wanting to do is install office on the DC and then just use the executables from the DC on your workstations and run the app.... that isnt legal and it probably wont work... some apps may work but some wont because they write registry entries in your computer and if it cant find those entries you will get an error....

what you can do is use group policies to automatically install office on the computers when they either boot up or a certain user logs in. that will help you with your test more than sharing a program like that.

some programs work like that because they are designed to be a server/client or network application. office isnt one of them (im pretty sure)

another thing you can do is set up terminal services... or remote desktop on the server and you will be able to utilize the office application that way.
 
Sharing

What your are trying ot do is possible. So I have this right...you want to store the .exe file on the server, and navigate to the server from a workstation. Then run the .exe and instal the app on the workstation...right?

All you have to do is put the .exe in a shared folder on the server and give users the READ NTFS permission.

What happens if you try and copy the .exe from the server to the workstation? Do you get an error then too?
 
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