You can copy start menu items to all machines by copying
the appropriate .lnk files from one machine to
c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu on every other
machine.

There are several tools to automate the installation of programs.
However, in your case it wouldn't be worth the effort. Preparing
an automated installation process takes much, much more time
than installing the software on 3 extra PCs located in the same
house. I would draw the line at 20 PCs.


"Charles" <clincoln777@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have a 4 computer network and I want to set up a common start menu
> structure that I can force all of the machines on the network to adopt.
If
> I have a start menu item named (new Item) I can make that appear on all
the
> machines without changing each start menu individually.
>
> Also If I were going to deploy an application is there a way to do so
> without doing an install per machine.
>
> In short I do not want to administer 4 machines, I want to administer the
> entire network globally.
>
> ?????
>
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
> news:ej7d4R14FHA.1148@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "Charles" <clincoln777@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:OxizKE14FHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> I have a very small network on which all the machines are running
Windows
> > XP
> >> SP2. Some have Home edition some have Pro. Is it possible for me to
> >> configure the desktops and start neues of all the machines from an
admin
> >> machine. I do not want to have to individually change each machine on
> >> the
> >> network I want to change them gloablly from one machine.
> >>
> >> Can I do that, and if so can I do it without upgrading everything to
Pro?
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Could you rephrase your question, please? I can't understand
> > "...and start neues". What exactly are you trying to do?
> >
> >
>
>