I am in the process of upgrading an app server on a production system. There are multiple machines on the system and to minimize downtime, I was wondering if I can install the upgrade on one machine and copy the installed binaries to other machines?
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I came to this Q&A late, so you probably have already\ndone the upgrade, but I'll make a couple of comments\nanyway.\n\nFirst, if you have multiple machines supporting an app\nserver, I presume that they're all running both the same\nrelease of the OS as well as the same patches (in order\nto get consistent results regardless of which machine\nprovides the service).  Given that assumption (ie. system\nshared objects are the same), I can't see any point to\nthe suggestion that you must use statically compiled\nbinaries.\n\nI think the other advice is really to the point, because\nit is those little details (like updating environments,\ndocumentation, the "pkgadd" database, or other small\npieces of state information) that could cause you\nheadaches later on. If the upgrade really is strictly\nlimited to modifying one directory, then sure, you can do\nit as you suggest.\n\nI'm curious, though, about your comment about\n"downtime".  If your machines supporting the app server\nare replicated, then it doesn't seem like there would be\n*any* downtime if you took them offline (one at a time)\nfor upgrades.  Isn't that part of the designed-in beauty of\nusing multiple machines?
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No. If your operating system is XP and you have Works installed, you can't copy these software to a CD....unless the setup files are saved somewhere on you computer.
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Yes it can be done, but it shouldnt!  As soon as you upgrade the motherboard, as a minimum you will need to upgrade the CPU, Memory, Video Card, and Power Supply to be compatible.  If you put that much time, money, and energy into an upgrade you wont be satisfied with the old case or old cd/dvd drives either.  To build an entire machine, you would have to buy compatible parts within a certain time period.  Memory and CPU styles change every 4-6 months for instance.  \n\nBottom Line, buy a new machine or buy all the parts at the same time from the same vendor so they dont fight over who is responsible for the warranty and build your own.  Or go to a site like www.cyberpowersystem.com where you can custom configure a machine, they will assemble, test, and ship it to you.  You will NEVER be happy with a piece meal machine!
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Under a windows environment.. the answer is...Probably not...\n\nFor the OS to launch the application is should be registered, most modern apps also will drop dlls into the system folders.\n\nSome older apps can indeed run inside their own program folders, but they are fewer and father between nowadays.\n\nOne thing I do is to copy the install CD and software keys to a "software" folder on my external drives. That makes reinstalling after a OS wipe much faster.\n\nAnother Idea is to build a fresh os and aplication install then ghost or image the drive. That way you can install to your external and occasionally use the imgae to wipe your system drive.
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It depends on your choice and why you want it if you want every day norma; or personal use I recommend you Arabian a lightweight distribution that you can  run  it from the cd without installing (Live cd) and then you can install it if you want. If you want it as a workstation or server you can try Fedora or SuSE.
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Microsoft is very strict with their new licensing terms.\n\nYour copy of Win XP Pro is valid for a single or dual processor machine.\n\nMicrosoft has stated that the product is valid for one machine only. You cannot remove the product from one computer and install it on another. If you upgrade your processor and motherboard, your copy of XP is valid only for the previous components, and not your upgraded computer.
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If you are using an XP upgrade disk than it will "upgrade" you system without bothering your personal apps or files. However experience shows that the system will not be as stable as a clean install.   384 megs of RAM is enough.
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The solution would be give admin access to other user id or give power user access.  This will enable other user to install the apps but they will not have admin access if they are power users.
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Well, it really depends on what sort of thin clients you are getting, or if you're getting more of a wise client.  Yes, thin clients are typically more limited, but this is desireable from an IT Professional standpoint.  What it translates to is that the end-users will be able to cause less trouble and still do what he/she needs for the purpose of the jobs.\n\nIf you have a powerful-enough server, that isn't over-burdened by too many clients, you should have fairly fast performance, depending on what exactly you are doing.  The machines shouldn't have much of a hard drive at all, and really only need a decent graphics card, and minimal RAM and processor speed.\n\nIn actuality, thin clients ARE NOT more expensive that PC bundles for several reasons.  First of all, you need very minimal system specs for these thin clients.  Secondly, upgrades are usually done on the server end, so your business really only needs to upgrade one machine.  The IT department saves lots of money by more easily deploying updates and maintainence from a central unit.  Also, depending on how your setup is, they can purchase far less software licenses, because it is only the servers that need the license.  This means that (MS Office for example) the software cost drops from $300 * 50 machines to just simply $300.  Of course, there is the cost of the server software, but if you have enough clients, the savings over time is quite lare.
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Alcohol %120 is very good for this kind of stuff.  It is not free but its the best money i've ever paid for software.  Once you purchase the software, you get a license key for that particular computer.  You can install it on any computer, but you have to register (which costs nothing) the current computer you're using it on.  It doesn't allow you to run the software on two (or more) computers at the same time but you can install it on any computer you want.  The concept comes from the idea of buying the software once, installing it on a computer untill the computer is out of date, then buying a new computer and installing the software on the new computer *without* having to repurchase the software.\n\nAnyway, Alcohol %120 is really good for making images of cds.  It even installs a virtual drive on your computer so you can run the program from the cd image.  Its really neat.\n\nTheres a trial version.  You could install the software, make your image of the cd then uninstall it.  All at no cost to you.
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not servers right?\n\njust save all your personal crap to a dics. of course you would have to reinstall all programs... \n\nOr go out and buy a copy of norton ghost, it works great and is easy.
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Hello Peter , You don`t ve any problems I guess , upload them to the internet like www.rapidshare.de or either make one of your computes master and the other client just like a network , its avaliable in Windows Xp and its so easy step by step then make any shared folder and transfer what you want .
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Well you should first backup your files anyway. Keep in mind that once you install it you may not be able to go back to Windows XP without a complete re-installation. Also keep in mind that the BETA release will probalby expire.\n\nYou should be able to run the setup program from within Microsoft Windows XP. From there it should be straight forward. However, doing an upgrade such as this with a BETA version is extremely risky. I had ill-effects from the most recent upgrade I did.
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If you're installing it through GPO, set it up as a machine policy.  The users' rights won't matter.\n\nIf the software is MSI compliant, ordinary users can install it themselves anyway; no special permissions are needed.\n\nSome non-compliant apps do require the user to be a member of the local admins group on the local machine, but you couldn't install those apps with GPO.  An ordinary user NEVER needs to be in the domain admins group to install software on a machine!\n\nBetter yet, use a corporate version of the anti-virus software.  Install the management console and push the agent to all clients.  This is done under the context of the user at the agent console, normally a domain admin account.  Then the clients will pull the software by themselves.  \n\nIf using an agent-less package (such a Symantec) then you push the install from the console.\n\nWhen using a corporate version, user permissions on the local machine do not matter at all.  The users have no control over the installation process.  You should not be using an ordinary desktop version in a deployment with 1000 users.  If for no other reason than the fact that the corporate version will be far cheaper.
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Install a router, to allow them both net access.\nThen install all the programmes and files that you need to keep, on the new machine...   and take anything that you don't want messed with off the old one\nBrowser favourites and bookmarks can be exported/imported from old to new.\nBy far the easiest way to move stuff around is after they are bother connected to the router, because you can make them visible to each other ("shareable").  Failing that, invest in a small "flash drive" - a portable memory device that fits in the USB port on each machine
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No, don't you worry and go for it\nInstall the driver (If if is in setup form) from anywhere.\nThe main puprpose is to run setup.exe, no matter from where it is running.\nI run my own software and computer service office and install 3 computers a day in average and this will not affect your update, believe me\n\nXLMan
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it is illigal to run multiple pc's using xp\n\nmicrosoft are now checking for illigal copies when you update\nif found you will be asked to buy a new copy but they dont do anything more than give you an anoying pop up