Re: login scripting

From: David B (DavidB_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/08/04 

Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 15:29:03 -0800

DC Servers are Windows 2003 Server. We have a mix of W2K and a couple of
NT4.0 servers as well. Clients are Win 2000 Pro, and a few Win XP clients.

I observe the minimized login script on the task bar, while the system is
already starting to process startup group items. This problem has been
consistent on at least a half dozen different W2k Pro/XP Pro systems.

The difference between a "restart" and a "logoff/logon" seems to be that
during a restart, the system is still starting up services during the login,
whereas with a logoff/logon, all services are already running, so the system
gets started on the startup items more quickly.

I've noticed that items in startup that use UNC don't experience this
problem, but we still have quite a few legacy apps, which require a mapped
drive to run.

"Oli Restorick [MVP]" wrote:

> This doesn't make sense, unless you're using Windows 98 or something equally
> horrid on the clients.
>
> Which client OS are you using?
>
> Oli
>
>
>
> "David B" <DavidB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:24BD4DB6-EF88-48D7-B5AE-FB1F9D3F02F4@microsoft.com...
> > <Cross posted from 2000 discussion>
> >
> > We are in the process of moving from mainly a NetWare shop, to a total MS
> > shop.
> >
> > We have created some batch files to map certain network drives... simple
> > file, just a bunch of
> >
> > net use x: \\blah\blahblah
> >
> > What I'm seeing is as follows:
> >
> > When a machine is initially booted up, the script runs fine, and any
> > applications that are in the startup group load with no problems.
> >
> > However, if a user logs off (rather than restart), and someone else (or
> > same
> > user) logs on again, the startup items will not load, because the drive
> > mappings have not completed yet. Get the typical windows pop-up, saying
> > "such-n-such app could not be found".
> >
> > Once the login script completes, the apps load fine, however the users are
> > getting frustrated with manually having to load the apps.
> >
> > Coming from a NetWare background, I have to say that the lack of an actual
> > scripting language is a bit disappointing.
> >
> > One thing I have noticed that doesn't seem to work is setting environment
> > variables in the script.
> >
> > Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions on this?
> >
>
>
>

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