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  • Thursday, November 05, 2009 3:31 PMBobbyJ99 Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Hi,

    I wanted to know if anyone has an answer to this little problem that seems to have existed without a solution for quite some time:-


    Corporate XP SP2 domain laptop starting up on home network.
    Various domain GPOs configured with startup scripts in the netlogon share.
    Machine says 'running startup scripts' for some time before showing logon prompt.
    If the network connection is pulled then prompt appears.


    Why is the machine looking for startup scripts even though the machine is no where near a SYSVOL/NETLOGON?  
    Can I stop this process from happening with a reg tweak etc?


    I don't really want to change the 'Maximum wait time for Group Policy scripts' setting as this may interfere with script processing on the corporate network (and seems like a massive 'workaround').


    Thanks in advance.


    Cheers,
    Bobby

     

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  • Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:38 AMMervyn ZhangMSFT, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    Hi Bobby,

    You may try to enable Slow link policy to disable startup script:

    Group Policy slow link detection
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc978717.aspx

    Or enable Fast Logon optimization:

    Description of the Windows XP Professional Fast Logon Optimization feature
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305293

    Thanks.
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  • Thursday, November 05, 2009 3:59 PMIsaac Oben Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    If the machine is connecting to a domain, then that machine will have access to the sysvol/netlogon and will process the group policies if any. Also, I am thinking that at home you might have cached login where the machine still thinks it is in the actual network and looking for the policies.

    Isaac Oben MCITP:EA, MCSE
     
  • Friday, November 06, 2009 10:39 PMBobbyJ99 Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    If the machine is on the corporate network everything works as expected - the machine runs the scripts within seconds.

    The laptop has a cached logon, but why would it look for scripts in a place it can't reach if it isn't on the corporate network and can't authenticate to the domain?

     
  • Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:38 AMMervyn ZhangMSFT, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    Hi Bobby,

    You may try to enable Slow link policy to disable startup script:

    Group Policy slow link detection
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc978717.aspx

    Or enable Fast Logon optimization:

    Description of the Windows XP Professional Fast Logon Optimization feature
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305293

    Thanks.
    This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.