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See the [[user contributed software]] page for a list of programs, scripts etc. dedicated to work working with WPKG.

[http://unattended.sourceforge.net/ Unattended] - a system for fully automating the installation of Windows 2000Professional and Server, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.

When you are finished setting up Unattended, you will be able to boot any PC from a floppydisk, from a CD-ROM, or directly from the network, answer a few questions, and come back an hour or two later to a fully-installed Windows workstation.

[http://unattended-gui.sourceforge.net/ Unattended GUI] - This is the a GUI to for Unattended. Also a collection of scripts for inventory, deinstallation and other add-ons.

[http://diegostart.dijuremo.org/ Diegostart] - Unattended windows installs Windows installation based on the use of the [http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ Bart's Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) bootable live windows CD/DVD] cd.

* Detailed Howto for Windows XP installations.* Supports can install Windows operating systems starting with 2000, 2003 and all the corresponding way up to the latest Windows server versions.class systems

[http://www.opsi.org/ opsi] or: '''O'''pen '''P'''C '''S'''erver '''I'''ntegration, Open PC Server Integration - a Linux server based system for automating OS Windows deployment, software installation and inventory on Windows clients, now downloadable in version 4.x

* A VMware machine with an a ready to use opsi server can be downloaded ([http://downloads.sourceforge.net/opsi at sourceforge (opsi4.0.1-servervm.zip (785.2 MB)]) - nothing but all you need to add is the original Windows installation cd contents must be addedmedia.

* Supports Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003/2008, Vista , Windows 7.

* Is based on two methods of accessing a client computer: First, a network boot with a Linux image, that can e.g. be used for preparing a an OS installation, or saving and restoring a partition. Second, a boot of the installed OS, in which a service is implanted. This service triggers the execution of install processes or other scripts. These processes are controlled by SSL-requests to the "opsi configuration service" which runs on the opsi server.

* The software configuration of each client can be individually configured. For this purpose, there exists an easy to use graphical user interface.

* To prepare the software packages for deployment there is a scriptable environment that combines different approaches as Windows Installer packages, automated installs by [http://www.autoitscript.com AutoIt ] scripts, and specific command calls.

[http://ocsinventory-ng.org/ OCS Inventory NG] (, Open Computer and Software Inventory Next Generation). OCS Inventory NG - includes a package deployment feature on client computers. From the central management server, you can upload packages (software setup, commands or only just files to store on client computers) which will be downloaded through HTTP/HTTPS and launched by an agent on the client computer.

[http://fusioninventory.org/ FusionInventory] is - a [http://www.glpi-project.org/ GLPI] Plugin plugin and an [[FusionInventory Agent|Agent]] based on OCS Inventory NG agent.