How to fire an application from a server on a user's pc

[dorisr1]

Hi all,
I'm looking for a way to check from a server in a user's pc if an application named example << word.exe>> is install and if so execute the application on the user's pc...

I'm new to this, can anyone help me ?

Thanks
Doris

 

[jmbrixey]

Are you trying to have a program execute locally from a remote host? Or are you trying to have a program that is not installed on one computer execute from source files on a local machine? (ie Office not installed on a server machine and you want to run Word that is installed on a remote machine). If this is the case, it is not possible. If you are trying to check if Word is installed on the remote machine from the server and have it run on the remote machine, you can do this via a script. Check

https://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/default.aspx.

 

[markdmac]

Really need more information on what your end goal is, Since Windows 2000 SP2, you cannot run a remote process and have it be interactive. For example you used to be able to do exactly what you are asking and have the user currently logged on see that window. Since Windows 2000 SP2 the process runs remotely but in a different session.

You can still accomplish your goal however using PSEXEC.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/security/psexec.mspx

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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