How can I use VisualBuild in this environment?

[a_t_jackson]

Our main product comprises several client-server applications. We use Visual Builder for creating each application, which normally ship as a suite of standard installers which clients deploy on their PCs.

For another product we provide a Win2k PC with all our applications pre-installed (a master image is replicated on all HDD shipped from the factory).

Creating the master image is a pain. At the moment one guy manually builds the image by running each of our application installers onto a clean Win2K OS, and then making a few other registry hacks. This must be frequently repeated during the QA process as applications are re-released.

Ideally I want a script that silently gets each installer (or just EXEs / DLLs etc) from VSS and deploys / runs on the clean HDD, and also makes the other registry changes. But I don't want VSS or VisBuilder on the master image. So can a have a script run remotely? Any other ideas?