Logon script thingy without domain? (vista)

[allllec]

basically i wanna make a bat file to backup my mums documents over the network to my hard drive. the laptop is home basic.

any ideas on best way to do it?

- must have no user input
- must not be seen (ie run silently)
- must support \\Alec-Desktop-1\Backups style network addresses (or ip is fine just cant map virtual drive)

 

[Dappy]

I'm running Vista Ultimate so not sure if this will work in Vista Basic, worth a shot though.

Click Start, Run and type "netplwiz" Vista's Advanced User Accounts Control Panel.

Once in there, click the Advanced tab then the Advanced button within that tab. Then go into the users folder, double click the user you want a login script for and then select the profile tab. You'll be able to specify a login script from there.

The advanced user profile can also be accessed through the Computer Management, Local Users & Groups control panel without having to run netplwiz.

Hope this helps

 

[allllec]

Yeah sorry for got to mention, i tryed that but the snap in for lusrmgr.msc isnt in home basic -huff-

Oh and just FYI you get straight to user account and group controls its just lusrmgr.msc

just one of those lil handy things to know (H)

thanks anyway mate!

thing its impossible tbh. but was just woundering if there was a "back door" since it seems its only the interface for that funcation that is disabled

 

[Dappy]

Thanks for the lusrmgr.msc tip

Another way then would be to put a shortcut to the batch file in the "Startup" folder and setting it to run minimized when your Mum logs in.

Have you tried this?

 

[allllec]

What a good idea!

I dont think i'll use it in this case, i've just given up and am using SyncToy. i actually looked at the interface and the worst that can happy is someone cancels it, which people have been told not too

thanks a lot bud

ta

alec