I have a RUN command in my logon script being called from a GPO. However when the logon script finishes it kills the application launched with the RUN command. I don't want the logon script to pause and wait for the launched application to finish but I also don't want the launched application to die when the script ends. Any ideas?
If I do that won't I have to wait until the next logon for the application to launch? It seems that at least in XP the desktop comes up while the logon script is still running.
Just tested with XP and it does not work. The desktop comes up before the logon script completes. The runonce key gets set but does not run until the next logon.
Ja, I was afraid that might happen so I used the word "try". Some people claim that GPO scripts can be made to run sync but I have never been able to do it.
I wonder if using Start /Separate would work.
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#145442 - 2005-08-1502:10 AMRe: RUN command dies with logon script
Glenn BarnasGlenn Barnas KiX Supporter
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You could try one of the task scheduler tools to define and then immediatly execute the task. I'm not sure if Jens' ScheduleTask UDF has a function to RunNow, but my tcLib udf library does. Once you have a task defined, it's a separate environment and should be unaffected by the login process.
Define the task as a Run Once, choose the Remove Task After Run option, and pick a time in the past - noon on 1/1/2004, for example.
My library is designed to manipulate the Scheduled Tasks, not just create a task event. As such, it can be a bit intimidating to use the first time. Feel free to ask if that's the direction you choose to try.
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