If users will be installing applications from source files stored on the network, you can create an APPS.INI file that contains a master list of applications and their network locations. When a user's Registry contains a reference to the APPS.INI file, a new tab named Network Install appears in Add/Remove Programs. The Network Install tab lists all the applications that appear in the APPS.INI file.
application name = [*] UNC path
For application name, substitute the name that you want users to see on the Network Install tab. For UNC path, substitute the network location of the setup application. If a setup application cannot work with UNC names, include an asterisk before it. For example:
appinstallpath
For information about adding Registry settings in setup scripts, see Appendix D, "MSBATCH.INF Parameters."