Re: Is there a way to get around?

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John <John@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi all,

We need to copy several files from the network to users computers
from time to time. Then I used bat file of xcopy to apply at log on
through group policy. Is there a way to copy if users have copied
and then do not copy them again? Also, users complaint that some
times they get cmd screen. How do I get rid off this cmd screen?

Windows 2003 R2 and XP machines

Thank you.

Use robocopy from the resource kit -

e.g.,

robocopy <source>\ <destination>\ /e /r:1 /w:1

(robocopy /??? will give you the full available parameters)

This will copy everything in the source to the destination including all
subfolders - waiting 1 sec between retries, and retrying only once.
It will not copy older files or copy anything if the destination already
contains the files. New or nonexistent files only.

You can hide the login scripts via policy if you like.


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