Overwrite existing text file on users PC's?

[dkraut]

This seems like it should be so simple but I cannot find a way to overwrite an existing text file on all users PC's. I have Active Directory setup and running but cannot find a way to simply push out a new text file with the same name as the old text file to a specified directory on users PC's? I've even tried Wininstall LE to create an MSI before and after snapshot but it would not overwrite the existing file. I called ondemand support and they said that an msi file would not overwrite an existing file and offered no other options? Any words of wisdom or condolences?

Thx! Dave

 

[SGTRawlins]

What about some form of scripting solution that deletes the existing file and then when pushing the new .txt it would be a clean landing spot.

 

[SmokinRR]

In your group policy object for your users, make an entry in your login script to copy your.file to the same location on all the hard drives, if you use a copy /y command it will overwrite the file everytime without prompting. this way you just update the source file and when they login it will get copied and overwrite the old one.

J