Re: how to make a program run before windows starts to boot

From: Nepatsfan (nepatsfan_at_SBXXXVIII.com)
Date: 12/17/04 

Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 14:00:19 -0500

If these machines are running XP Pro, you might be able to use
Group Policies to accomplish this. Log on to the machine with an
account that is a member of the local administrators group. Go to
Start -> Run -> gpedit.msc. Navigate to Computer
Configuration/Windows Settings/Scripts/Startup. In the right
pane, open Startup and add your script. Further down look at
Administrative Templates/System/Scripts to view changes you can
make to how your scripts are applied.

If you're running a domain with Active Directory you should be
able to set this up on your DC.

Nepatsfan

<johnmclaren_99@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1103295250.287635.77070@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> all of these events occour after the user logs in. at this
> point in
> time, there are files in use on the drive. the reason i want to
> know
> all of this is because i wish to create a batch file that i can
> use to
> reboot the computer, throw windows into "dos" mode or command
> prompt
> mode, and cause a whipe of the drive. this is not for
> destructive
> reasons, but for security reasons. if, for some reason, someone
> gets
> physical access to the computer, i want to be able to execute a
> file
> and whipe all of the data that i don't want falling into the
> worng
> hands. if any of the files are in use, format will not allow
> the format
> of the drive. anyone have any ideas?
>
>
> Alex Nichol wrote:
>> chris wrote:
>>
>> >thanks for your help, but the task manager only runs stuff
>> >after a
> user has
>> >logged in. it will not run tasks BEFORE the system begins to
>> >boot.
> to be
>> >clear, i want to run a "dos" script that will run, for
>> >example: at
> the same
>> >time, in the boot process, that chkdsk runs. i don't want to
>> >run it
> with
>> >chkdsk, just at that same time in the boot process..
>>
>> That would be in the registry. I would start by a line for
>> the
> program
>> added in the
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
>>
>> and see if that is early enough for you.
>>
>> --
>> Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
>> Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)
>

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