<div dir="ltr">Agreed. Ninite is similar to Chocolatey in that regard. I very, very briefly used it myself before looking for a similar tool with a greater selection and finding/moving on to Chocolatey. Choco has a MUCH greater variety (thousands) of ready-to-go community-supported packages to choose from (all free). But Ninite might be slightly more point-and-click easier to use, if everything you need is in there. (I also haven't used it for years, so it may be a bit different now.) Definitely also worth a look. If Ninite can't give you all your applications, definitely check to see if Chocolatey can. Choco is actually very easy to install and use. Instructions on the website are simple and explicit. The choco install command may look a little daunting, but it's quite literally cut-and-paste from the website to a PowerShell console. Don't let any seeming complexity of using Ninite or Choc deter you. They're not bad at all once you try and they're definitely worth their weight in gold.<div><br></div><div>To Michael's point about Microsoft Office...same with Choco. But you're able to set up your own Chocolatey repository if you want to. You can do that to keep tight control over the programs that can be installed or to provide your own custom installations for commercial products like Office that you have license to use, or for custom-developed in-house applications. You're probably not likely to go that far, but you certainly have the option. I don't bother; I just use the community packages provided by others. They suit my own needs perfectly fine. We use an alternate method to mostly automate the Office install and config via the network.</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>______________________________<br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">My personal listserv policy:</b></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><i><font color="#ff0000">I may not respond off-list to topical replies sent only/directly to me.</font></i></div></div><div><div><div><div><font color="#ff0000"><i>Libraries have a wonderfully amazing reputation for openness and sharing, a concept I support and encourage. Your thoughts are useful and valuable. I beg you to share them publicly so that other libraries can benefit from them too and perhaps participate in an open conversation...which can't occur off-list.</i></font></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><b><div><b><br></b></div>Chad Neeper</b><br><font size="1">Senior Systems Engineer</font><br><br><b>Level 9 Networks</b><br><font size="1">740-548-8070 (voice)<br>866-214-6607 (fax)</font><br><br><font size="1"><i>Full IT/Computer consulting services -- Specialized in public libraries</i></font><br></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 12:20 PM Michael Thornton <<a href="mailto:mthornton@acdl.info">mthornton@acdl.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_-2807018553230446812WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Given that you are looking to copy PROGRAMS, we often use a service called Ninite (<a href="http://ninite.com" target="_blank">ninite.com</a>). You could select what you want on every machine (from a list), save the EXE it creates, and run it on each computer to from a mapped drive or thumb drive to install/update your software. It’s a nice little utility and can also be used to keep things updated. We use it for a lot of the open source/free software we use on our setups. The pro (pay) version of adds to the list of programs a good deal. It is worth noting that neither list includes Microsoft Office in any form so it’s not a cure-all, but it can be a time saver.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Michael W Thornton | Digital Library Branch Manager</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ashtabula County District Library</b><br>440.990.2338 (office)</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> SEO-TECH <<a href="mailto:seo-tech-bounces@lists.oplin.org" target="_blank">seo-tech-bounces@lists.oplin.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jennifer Bates<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 20, 2021 10:07 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:seo-tech@lists.oplin.org" target="_blank">seo-tech@lists.oplin.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [SEO-TECH] Does anyone have any cloning or copying software they would recommend.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">We are replacing all of our public and staff machines this summer. Instead of manually loading all of the software to each one I would like to try to clone/copy it instead. Do you recommend any software that has that capability? I don't need to move the operating system, only the programs. Of course we are looking for the most cost effective method. We will be replacing thirty machines in total.<br clear="all"></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><p class="MsoNormal">-- </p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt">Jennifer Bates</span></i></b></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Minerva Public Library</i></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt">Adult Services</span></i></b></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt">677 Lynnwood Dr</span></i></b></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt">Minerva OH 44657</span></i></b></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt">330-868-4101</span></i></b></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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