samba - Feb 2003 - Samba PDC shared applications and a default start menu profile

I have a network of Windows XP desktops, and a Samba PDC server, in an
ideal world i'd like to have single installations of applications on a
samba shared device, and also if possible a default start menu profile
with the applications already added... is such a setup possible? Right now
I'm using roaming profiles... (I think?) If it's possible could some
smb.conf
examples or urls pointing to a head start be provided, that would be very
much appreciated..

- kevin

PS, CC: me directly because i'm not subscribed to this list. Thanks :)

If I understand your question correctly, the short answer is no.  Windows
programs
need to be installed in order for the drivers, fonts and registry settings
associated with that program to be correct.

As a test, share the hard drive on one computer.  Create an icon on another
computer
pointing to a program on the shared computer and try to run the program. 
It's no fun.

I hope this helps.

Kevin S. Brackett (ksb@platypusgroup.com) wrote*:
>
>I have a network of Windows XP desktops, and a Samba PDC server, in an
>ideal world i'd like to have single installations of applications on a
>samba shared device, and also if possible a default start menu profile
>with the applications already added... is such a setup possible? Right now
>I'm using roaming profiles... (I think?) If it's possible could some
smb.conf
>examples or urls pointing to a head start be provided, that would be very
>much appreciated..
>
>- kevin
>
>PS, CC: me directly because i'm not subscribed to this list. Thanks :)
>