Can you use a vbs script in a non domain environment?

I have about 300 laptops that do not belong to a domain. I would like
to find a way of running a vbs login sript to call a batch file. All
of the vbs scripts that I can find are for domains. We would like to
be able to leave the batch file empty most of the time, but have the
option of pushing configurations thru the batch file by adding to the
batch file. I realize that if we were on a domain this could be all
done thru group policy, but we are not. I also realize that I could
add a shortcut to the startup folder that would point to the batch
file, but then it could be removed very easily.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Jason

jeff
Tue Mar 15 07:42:42 CST 2005

On 14 Mar 2005 13:55:34 -0800, groups@advancepcservices.com wrote:

>I have about 300 laptops that do not belong to a domain. I would like
>to find a way of running a vbs login sript to call a batch file. All
>of the vbs scripts that I can find are for domains. We would like to
>be able to leave the batch file empty most of the time, but have the
>option of pushing configurations thru the batch file by adding to the
>batch file. I realize that if we were on a domain this could be all
>done thru group policy, but we are not. I also realize that I could
>add a shortcut to the startup folder that would point to the batch
>file, but then it could be removed very easily.

Without a domain, login scripts get more problematic. You can use the
Startup group, and you can use the RUN key of the registry, but you
have no control over whether or not the user removes the reference to
launch it.

Jeff

Electronikbean
Tue Mar 15 10:02:10 CST 2005

I had a similar problem... only fewer laptops!

All the laptops run W2K so I edited the local policy on one laptop, set up
the system how I wanted it - which included some logon, startup and shutdown
scripts. In my case some scripts reside on the network as they are only
needed when networked, some are local.

Since on all of my systems the admin logon and p/w was the same, I created a
batch file that copies the complete local policy from one laptop to another,
which could be run from one of the systems. I then created another batch
that uses the first batch file to copy the policy to each and every laptop,
one at a time. In my case the laptops had very individual names, but of
course if your laptops are sensibly named ( unlike the ones I setup :-/ )
laptop1 laptop2 etc... you could create some kind of loop.

Of course, I also batched the copying of any scripts to the relevant
locations on each laptop.

Upon reboot, the laptops are all the same policy!

Hope this helps - if you want the batch files feel free to contact me :-)

Nik
<groups@advancepcservices.com> wrote in message
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> I have about 300 laptops that do not belong to a domain. I would like
> to find a way of running a vbs login sript to call a batch file. All
> of the vbs scripts that I can find are for domains. We would like to
> be able to leave the batch file empty most of the time, but have the
> option of pushing configurations thru the batch file by adding to the
> batch file. I realize that if we were on a domain this could be all
> done thru group policy, but we are not. I also realize that I could
> add a shortcut to the startup folder that would point to the batch
> file, but then it could be removed very easily.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Jason
>