Application Management

Here is the batch file that can stop service and disabled the service which can later be used as task and can be implemented later on on collections.

If you ever need to script the removal of an application or need to run an install or upgrade that requires the application to be closed, you can use PsKill to kill all the open processes of a certain file so that you can be sure the task will complete successfully without any files being locked.

Well this is an intresting tip while moving from XP to Vista. When we launch the Help file in Vista, Help file (.hlp) may give you the following types of errors.

After reading Asadeh's how-to on remotely uninstalling applications via a report drill down, I got the itch to automate the uninstall for black listed software already in my environment. Here is the result...

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is an open source system to create Windows installers. It is designed to be as small and flexible as possible and is therefore very suitable for internet distribution.

I took it for a spin and really enjoyed the ride. This article covers some of what I picked up.