Installing Windows XP / 2003 from the hard disk drive is a bit of a bind, and I have had to do it a few times when there is no CD drive available. To get it going – you need to have command line access to the target computer. In a situation where there is [...]

Following on from my remove ranger script, here is a VBScript that will automatically install Ranger packages without the need for the Ranger software on the network.

It’s a little rough around the edges but it gets the job done. Just drag a package folder onto the script to install onto your PC.

As I’m always forgetting these, I thought I’d make a note. When installing software on a Microsoft Terminal Server, you need to set the server to be in installation mode to support folder virtualisation for users. One way to make sure that this works is to install any new software through Add/Remove Programs, and then [...]