I have windows server 2000 systems. I dont know much abt servers though. at work I have abt 70 computer connect to the server. but when ever i create a new user in server and try a login at user computer i am facing problem. I know feel stupid to ask this but i cudn't figure out why when i login to the new user i have windows office 2003, and symantec already installed before i even start installing any softwares. when i remove windows office 2003 from the add remove it gets uninstalled. but when i closed the addremove and open it again it is there again. same happen with symantec. Since i am not the one who setup the server so i feel like it is being activated from the server. can anyone tell me how i can disable it so that those 2 software wont automatically install.

HI, you are correct in thinking that this is probably being initiated by the server. The answer is not a quick one though. It sounds like the software is being deployed by Group Policy. You should learn how to use this by looking it up on the Microsoft web site - there is a lot to it and you would be best off getting the proper guide from the site.

If it's not Group Policy, then your server might be using SMS (Systems Management Server), which is another Microsoft tool for deploying software to client PCs.

Hope that helps