Run script on Windows startup without using GP

Question

There is network with about 50 Windows (servers and clients) machines. I have some script that needs to be run on those machines' startup.

• Local GPO is problematic because I don't want to go through all these machines and set it.

• Domain GPO is problematic because the script I'm going to run removing the machine from the domain, but I still need it to run after the restart that comes after the domain quit.

• Registry key is problematic because the script needs to run before the user login.

How can I setup that the script will run on startup without set it locally or depended on domain ?

Answer 1

Use the best of both worlds.

Use two scripts.

1. You use Domain GP to install a setup script.

2. Your setup script configures Local GP to run your original script.

Would that [have] work[ed] for you?

Answer 2

You should be able to set something up on startup (before the logon process) by putting an executable in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session Manager\\BootExecute

See:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897447