Run exe file from client machine without installing it on the client
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YeOldeStonecat
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Create a shortcut...put on desktop of client machine.
However...you have to ensure the program supports being run across a network, and it supports being run soley by the .EXE file. Which is rare these days. In the old days of DOS, early Windows...it was more common. But usually these days client software needs to be "installed" on the client machines, lots of files get copied in, and registered with the operating system.
However...you have to ensure the program supports being run across a network, and it supports being run soley by the .EXE file. Which is rare these days. In the old days of DOS, early Windows...it was more common. But usually these days client software needs to be "installed" on the client machines, lots of files get copied in, and registered with the operating system.
Do you mean remote execution, ie over a network?
Simplest way to do that is to use PsExec: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec
Or you could copy it to the common startup folder, using the administrative share ( eg \\Computer_Name_or_IP\C$\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup ) so that it runs at the next login. You can make it a one-time execution, if necessary, by using a batch file instead. Place a shortcut to the batch file in the startup folder then have the batch file delete the shortcut after it runs the exe file.
Simplest way to do that is to use PsExec: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec
Or you could copy it to the common startup folder, using the administrative share ( eg \\Computer_Name_or_IP\C$\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup ) so that it runs at the next login. You can make it a one-time execution, if necessary, by using a batch file instead. Place a shortcut to the batch file in the startup folder then have the batch file delete the shortcut after it runs the exe file.
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I'm leaning more towards he's needing a portable version of something he wants to use.
That's my thought but more detail from OP would be appreciated.
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What is the software - might help..
Depending on the software's dependencies, it may be possible to run it directly from a shared server folder from the client machines; a lot of LoB software is designed to run that way in fact, although there are often prerequisites, such as runtimes, that need to be deployed/installed first. Failing that, I would go down the RemoteApp route, as @trevm999 suggested. Most software can be made to work as a RemoteApp but there are some limitations (especially if the software needs to connect to client-local devices).
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Yes...where it's on the server but is 'streamed' to the client and integrates with their desktop?
