startup script execution

[Bob Swipes]

I am running a Windows 2000 server with Windows XP
Professional workstations. I would like to implement a
startup script to run on the workstations regardless of
the user who is logging in.
I created a container (OU) to hold the computer objects,
created a group policy for that container and put a
working vb script in the Computer Configuration/Windows
Settings/Scripts/Startup section of the policy. The
scripts security is set to allow Authenticated Users to
apply the policy. I tried including the Domain Computers
group, but that doesn't seem to have any effect.
The problem is that the startup script does not run until
the user either invokes the task manager (ctrl-alt-del key
sequence) or initiates shutdown.
I know that the script is not under shutdown (even so, it
would not run when task manager is invoked!?!) so I am at
a loss as to what I am doing wrong.
Thanks very much in advance.

 

[Chriss3]

Authenticated Users should have read on the policy object to.

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[Bob Swipes]

Yes, they already have read on the policy object. The
script does run, it just doesn't run when it should.

 

[Chriss3]

Make sure the script is placed in the follow location.

\\<SERVERNAME>\sysvol\<DOMAIN>\Policies\<POLICY_GUID>\Machine\Scripts\Startu
p

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Christoffer Andersson
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[Bob Swipes]

I verified that the script is in the proper location. I
found through trial and error that the problem seems to
relate to the default domain policy. If there is a startup
script set to run in the default domain policy, then both
the scripts 'hang' until ctrl-alt-del or signoff. If I
disable the startup script in the domain, the ou script
runs fine. I guess that I need more research. Thanks for
your advice, Chris.