Windows XP Software Installation Question

Folks-

I hope all is well.
This is a question for Windows XP gurus. I am setting up desktop environment
for my company, and I was wondering if it is possible to allow my end users
(who are member of domain users group) to install company's approved
software from some central distribution point by using their domain user
account without giving them any administrative rights on their workstation?
Is there any third party utility available?

I am setting up a small environment, and I cannot afford to invest in SMS or
other tools to deploy packages. I just want simple solution that will allow
my users to install only company approved software without having them
administrative permissions on their PC. I don't want them to go on the
Internet and install software from the Internet.

Any suggestion?

Tariq

As someone who is apparently an IT person I would have thought you would
have known how to cross post, as apposed to multi post

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> Folks-
>
> I hope all is well.
> This is a question for Windows XP gurus. I am setting up desktop
> environment for my company, and I was wondering if it is possible to allow
> my end users (who are member of domain users group) to install company's
> approved software from some central distribution point by using their
> domain user account without giving them any administrative rights on their
> workstation? Is there any third party utility available?
>
> I am setting up a small environment, and I cannot afford to invest in SMS
> or other tools to deploy packages. I just want simple solution that will
> allow my users to install only company approved software without having
> them administrative permissions on their PC. I don't want them to go on
> the Internet and install software from the Internet.
>
> Any suggestion?
>
> Tariq
>
>
>