How to deploy software over the network in "non-standard" Win domain?

Question

System Programming

Good afternoon.
Point me in the right direction, please.
There are old tasks, but often updated, the installation architecture of which has not changed for years.
Once it was Wise installer, then (damn) InstallShield, then bare MSI.
But I ran into a problem - I need to deploy the task on 300 machines in different structures on 1 domain.
Expand loudly - the usual copying of files, checking write permissions, 1 line in the registry.
But the domain is so wonderfully configured...
Question, recommend a forum or an article that describes the main points regarding the checks of the installer for access to the registry, disk, etc., as well as the interaction of unified properties when deployed to a large number of machines and subsequent updating of program files.

Answer 1

normal copying of files, checking write permissions, 1 line in the registry

The easiest option is to get by with logon scripts, without any installers. But there will be little control and it will be difficult for you to say with certainty what was put where. Well, or for that matter, you can use some simple inno and call it with silent installation options.
Well, if it is possible to put SCCMit's even easier, msi itself can deploy silently, and for other types of installers, you can specify the launch line. If your software also depends on some redistributable packages like the C++ runtime from MS, then these dependencies can also be specified and they will be installed on machines where they do not yet exist. The launch itself can be done on behalf of the administrator, in which case the write checks can be neglected. And of course, you will get a beautiful report on where everything was installed, where it fell and what errors it produced.

Answer 2

I would venture to recommend the AutoIT scripting system . Far from being as beautiful, of course, as in the case of the deployment of SCCM, much longer and with much more headache, but, in my opinion, it can solve the problem, plus it will give new useful skills and help with general automation. The only thing: as far as I remember, it works most correctly in conjunction with group policies, but for you, as I understand it, this is complicated. But still, take a look, maybe it will be useful.
And as for the recommendation of forums - here, perhaps, I can recommend a rubord , but I didn’t find a topic that was specifically suitable for you there.