I am manage a network of Windows XP clients and a Primary Domain Controller with Samba (linux) This works out great, however, I was wondering if anyone might have suggestions on good systems for automated installation of programs and software updates that I might want to look into. As of now I am working with a poor batch script that I wrote to do this. All of the users log in with basic user privelages so obviously things would need to run as Admin.

Thanks

Well you could use Javascript, VBscript, or AutoIt to help improve over the batch script.

I'd personally suggest AutoIt, since you could build simple gui's if you like for end users or your self...also its easy to setup so that only certain updates or upgrades are available to certain mac address's or domains\workgroups.

AutoIt could automate login as admin, performing the required updates then logging out to enduser...so every thing is done after hours out of sight and mind of the staff there.

SUS and WSUS and SMS

These all require windows server and my enviroment does not have a windows server on it.

I will check out AutoIT it doesn't look like it should be too dificult a language to pick up

Thanks.