JSI Tip 0204 - Allow your WinNT and W95 clients to install applications from a server share.

The April 1997 issue of Windows NT Magazine had an article on Installing Applications Across Your Network. Here is a simple translation that actually does work:

1. Create a folder and a share on your server called Installs.
2. Copy the install media to \ServerNameInstallsAppName
3. Create a share called NetInf at %windir%inf
4. Edit %windir%infapps.inf and add a new section to the botton:
  [AppInstallList]
5. Add a statement to the [AppInstallList] section for each app:
  AppLabel=\ServerInstallsAppNameInstallProgram.Extension
  Example: Config95=\ServerInstallsConfig95install.exe
                 Opalis=\ServerInstallsOpalissetup.exe
6.On each client machine, edit the registry at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion
and Add Value AppInstallPath of type REG_SZ. Set it to \ServerNetinfapps.inf.
7. At a client workstation, go to Control Panel / addremove programs / network install tab and select the application you wish to install.