Is there a way to load a batch file

[clivebuckwheat]

While windows is loading, BEFORE SOMEONE HAS LOGGED ON?. I have tried some of the service utilities, they don't seem to work all that well. I am confident someone on here has succeeded in doing this, I am trying to set the default printer before someone has logged in.

Edited December 15, 2007 by clivebuckwheat

[IcemanND]

startup scripts, loaded by group policies, check out gpedit.msc for local policies. Or the group policy management tool for domain policies.

[clivebuckwheat]

startup scripts, loaded by group policies, check out gpedit.msc for local policies. Or the group policy management tool for domain policies.

I am not on an AD network if that makes a difference?, I have never done this before could you tell me how?.

[IcemanND]

Launch the group policy editor:

Start -> Run -> gpedit.msc

Left Pane:

Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings ->Scripts (startup/shutdown)

Right Pane double click startup

Click add

click browse and select your startup script.

clcikc OK twice

Close Group policy editor

[dubsdj]

I dont think you can set a default printer before somebody logs on as its a current_user thing in the registry... I think... although I might be wrong

[dubsdj]

although a work around I use is when I install the printers on computer startup I make sure that the one I want as the default printer has a name that is alphabetically before the other printers. I seems to default to the printer that is first in the alphabet...

But if you have a script that sets the default at computer startup, please post that script as I would be very interested to know how to do this.

[IcemanND]

Sorry, missed this was for a printer. That you will have to do as a user logon script. Same procedure as startup scripts only under the user configuration not computer configuration.

Launch the group policy editor:

Start -> Run -> gpedit.msc

Left Pane:

Local Computer Policy -> User Configuration -> Windows Settings ->Scripts (Logon/logoff)

Right Pane double click logon

Click add

click browse and select your startup script.

clcikc OK twice

Close Group policy editor

[stephens316]

there is a away via batch cmd it will install when the user logs in it will run all you do is specify a printer i have the script save here on my server i can help you with it if you get me names of printers and weather they are local or network i think it will work i haven't used it in awhile i did this for a compnay i worked for.