Is there a way to automate software installs?

[Entity]

I've got an installation I need to deploy across about 100 Win2k & WinXP computers -- MyODBC-3.5.1.06.exe, the set of MySQL ODBC drivers -- and want to see if I can do this automatically, rather than stopping by each machine to install it. We're planning on running the executable using a Group Policy, but I haven't figured out how to make the executable just run -- requiring no user intervention. Does anyone have any ideas on this?

thanks,
Rob

 

[kranky]

Check into Wise for Windows Installer at wise.com. I have no experience with it but I think it can do what you want.

 

[igowerf]

I thought the Wise Installer is just a packaging tool to make your programs distributable, like the Windows Installer or the Nullsoft installer.