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Unattended - a system for fully automating the installation of Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.
Features include:
- Automated install of OS, hotfixes, and applications
- Full documentation and source code
- Support for floppy, CD-ROM, and "nothing but net" installs
- True unattended installation, not disk imaging
- No Windows servers required; use your Unix servers instead
- No Unix servers required; use your Windows servers after all
- Completely free
When you are finished setting up Unattended, you will be able to boot any PC from a floppy, 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.
Unattended GUI - This is the GUI to Unattended. Also a collection of scripts for inventory, deinstallation and other add-ons.
SDS - This project is based on pushing software to client wkstations. It is inspired by Unicenter/SMS, however does not need a client on target system. Currently the engine is "almost finished" however the disadvantage is that you must use a command line interface, however a GUI will be available soon.
Features:
- Automated installation of software/running commands
- Doesn't need a client on target computer
- Uses the push method, so you dont need to wait till user log in. Also you can install software when noone is logged on target system.
- Completely free including source code
- No installation required - I personally got my SDS Server on my USB flash disk ;)
- Online/Offline check - SDS will wait till computer is available and automatically install requested software.
- Support for
- Commands (Restart_PC...)
- Installations (Office2003...)
- Groups (install Office2003, latest SP and restart computer)