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Old 01-16-2008   #2 (permalink)
StephenB
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Re: OneCare 2.0 and logon script

"Wayne Morgan" <comprev_gothroughthenewsgroup@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>v1 didn't do this. I've noticed that if I logon too quickly after the WinXP
>workstation boots up that I get an error when the SBS 2003 logon script
>runs. The error is that it can copy the setup file to the workstation. The
>SBS logon script runs a program that makes checks of the OS on the
>workstation. The problem appears to be that OC2 isn't ready yet. If I delay
>logging on for a few seconds then the error doesn't occur. I've also noticed
>that if I logon too quickly that the OC icon is gray instead of green when
>it appears in the tray; however, once again, if I delay logging on the icon
>is green as soon as it appears in the tray. This appears to be a timing
>issue only, but as stated, it didn't happen in v1. Does OC need to delay the
>presentation of the "Press Ctrl+Alt+Del" screen for logon or does it need to
>just recognize the local network sooner? I haven't tried yet with the
>firewall turned off before rebooting, but it may yield some additional info.
I suspect that it has to do with the order of services running and the time it
is taking for the network to initialize, coupled with OneCare's services
starting.
Yes, delaying login avoids this problem as the core services are already loaded
before the user logs in.
-steve
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