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> <BR>> I've a need for some sort of mechanism to just deploy one package at a time<BR>> at each run of wpkg.js.<BR>> <BR>> Some packages (Anti-virus, service packs etc) can take a long time to<BR>> install and I'd like to have WPKG just do one of these packages on one run<BR>> of wpkg.js (e.g. one package the 1st time and then the next package on the<BR>> next run).<BR>> <BR>> Is there an easy way of doing this at the moment?<BR>> <BR>> The other big wish is to have big (as in long time to install) packages be<BR>> installed in sequence -e.g. The 2Simple Total Software package takes about <BR>> 30 mins to install - I don't want all the computers in a suite to sit there<BR>> for this time the next day but I wouldn't mind 1 or a few of them to do the<BR>> install. But I don't want to have to keep altering host/profile files each<BR>> day.<BR>> <BR>> Any ideas on how to achieve this one? :)<BR>> <BR>> regards<BR>> <BR>> Simon<BR>
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Not sure on the one at a time but:<BR>
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1) Schedule WPKG to run at shutdown, it's something I've wondered on, but is not useful on laptops really (battery life)...<BR>
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2) If the WPKG window is not displayed then software is installed in the background so users won't be aware of it beyond any possible slowdown of the PC<BR>
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3) Use a combination of WOL and PSEXEC to boot and shutdown the PC's at a scheduled time, e.g. during the night, or an hour or two before the schools open - I do something similar on a non-WPKG site with commercial software management tools and it works really well (except for wireless laptops), PC's are ready to use when staff and students begin work.<BR>
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