We've created a Group Policy that will install a software package. The
policy is applied to computers that are a member of a group we created called
TWSoftware. The policy is not being applied on our test boxes when we first
boot the machines as it should. However if we log onto the machine and then
reboot the computer the settings apply on the next boot before the logon
screen as expected.

Any one have an idea as to why we would need to reboot for the settings to
apply after powering the computer on when it should apply the settings on the
first boot?

Thanks in advance,

JTT

JTT wrote:
Hi,

> test boxes when we first boot the machines as it should. However if
> we log onto the machine and then reboot the computer the settings
> apply on the next boot before the logon screen as expected.
>
> Any one have an idea as to why we would need to reboot for the
> settings to apply after powering the computer on when it should apply
> the settings on the first boot?

Thats the asynchronous boot behavior of Windows XP. You can configure a
policy to "Always wait for network on boot". Than your Policy should get
applied on first boot.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305293/en-us

HTH
Norbert
--
Dilbert's words of wisdom #10: I don't have an attitude problem. You
have a perception problem.

Thanks for the info, that does explain the behavior.

Jason

"Norbert Fehlauer [MVP]" wrote:

> JTT wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > test boxes when we first boot the machines as it should. However if
> > we log onto the machine and then reboot the computer the settings
> > apply on the next boot before the logon screen as expected.
> >
> > Any one have an idea as to why we would need to reboot for the
> > settings to apply after powering the computer on when it should apply
> > the settings on the first boot?
>
> Thats the asynchronous boot behavior of Windows XP. You can configure a
> policy to "Always wait for network on boot". Than your Policy should get
> applied on first boot.
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305293/en-us
>
> HTH
> Norbert
> --
> Dilbert's words of wisdom #10: I don't have an attitude problem. You
> have a perception problem.
>
>