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    How to deploy a file to multiple pcs using a program?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by NumLock, Sep 9, 2016.

  1. NumLock

    NumLock Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi,

    I'm creating an image that will be installed in many of your workstations at school. In the future i would need to update a file or several files in a directory. Right now my 2 options are to open a windows share to it from my pc one computer at a time. Or remote desktop to them.

    Is there a faster way to do this using a software?
     
    NumLock, Sep 9, 2016
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    Log on script/batch file?


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    alexhawker, Sep 10, 2016
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  3. pigulici

    pigulici Notebook Guru

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    Try dropbox...
     
    pigulici, Sep 11, 2016
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    Have you talked to a computer consultant about this setup? They would be better to serve you here. What your asking is first your system must be in a networking environment so you can image update to every computer that matches the setup. I recall working when working in IT there was a program they used but it required the floppy disk to work that was sometime back but what your asking was something that working in IT was what I did to image updates to all matching computer instead of going from one computer to another. The software we used was called SnapShot I think but was like it took updates from time to time and made working image where you could then from a single command update to those computer in the network that matched to update but this took alot of network bandwidth so there was a limit to how many you could update at a time. Hopefully this will help in what directions to look.
     
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    Are your machines domain joined?
    You can also look into Ninite Pro or similar.
     
    katalin_2003, Sep 12, 2016
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  7. t456

    t456 1977-09-05, 12:56:00 UTC

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    Yes, simple and no third apps required. The SyncToy looks nice too, though.

    Resort to a task scheduled robocopy myself for a similar kind of job ('robocopy source destination /MIR'). Could even robocopy the robocopy task; kick off the first that copies the cmd with the robocopy commands inside, which runs 5 minutes or so after the primary. That way it's flexible and you can adjust the folders from the master only, never having to touch the remote clients again.
     
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    NumLock, Sep 21, 2016
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