check remote computer

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Lynn said:
hi,
how can i check what programs are installed on a remote computer on my
LAN ?
thanks
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It depends. How do you check what programs are installed
on your local PC?
 
i want to connect from my PC to a remote PC on the LAN to check the
installed programs. Whats the best way to do this?
 
Lynn said:
i want to connect from my PC to a remote PC on the LAN to check the
installed programs. Whats the best way to do this?
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You have several options:
- Via a Command Prompt: run psexec.exe (www.sysinternals.com)
- By taking over a PC (other than WinXP Professional): Install and
run WinVNC.
- By taking over a WinXP Professional PC: Run "Remote Desktop"
(mstsc.exe).
 
Lynn said:
how can i make use of psexec.exe in this case?
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This is why I asked you in my first reply: "How do you check
what programs are installed on your local PC?" You did not
really answer the question. If you do it on your local PC by
examining or listing the various folders under "C:\Program Files"
then you can do exactly the same thing under pxexec.exe. If
you prefer a GUI then WinVNC or Remote Desktop are for
you.

So the question stands: How do you do it on your local PC?
 
Lynn said:
hi,
how can i check what programs are installed on a remote
computer on my LAN ?
thanks
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Hi,

Please try the VBScript/WMI script in the link below.

A prerequisite for the script to work (in it's current version), is
that all computers are domain computers, and that the user account that
runs the script is directly or indirectly (through group membership)
member of the Administrators group on the remote computer.

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...r.scripting/msg/3fec9d158cef6d7f?dmode=source
 
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