<sghaeedan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I have 25 laptops part of my domain. Here is an issue that laptops
> are experiencing:
>
> As long as they are connected to the network in the office,
> everything (anything in START menu) works marvelous and without any
> issues.
>
> When the laptop is off site and as long as they are not connected to
> any LAN or WiFi network, everything (anything in START menu) works
> without any problem.
>
> However, as soon as a laptop is off site and connected to WiFi or
> LAN, and if START menu is launched or any Office applications on the
> desktop are launched everything freezes. It takes about a minute or
> two for things to start working again.
>
> I have looked in Event Viewer >> Application and the following three
> errors are present:
>

>>> Event ID 1000, Could not execute the following script \\Domain-

> Name\sysvol\Domain-Name\scripts\hidedocs.vbs. The network location
> cannot be reached.
>

>>> Event ID 1000, Could not execute the following script \\Domain-

> Name\sysvol\Domain-Name\scripts\logon.vbs. The network location
> cannot be reached.
>

>>> Event ID 1054, Windows cannot obtain the domain controller name

> for your computer network. (The specific domain either does not
> exist or could not be contacted) Group Policy processing aborted.
>
> It is clear that the machine is trying to contact the domain and
> execute scripts. I have looked up these Event IDs on Microsoft's
> website and none of the solutions they have provided has helped so
> far.
>
> Is there anyway (possibly in GPO settings) that a setting can be
> activated or deactivated to make the laptop realize that it is off
> site, so the applications don't hang when connected to a network
> other than domain in the office?
>
> Is there any other solution for this issue that anyone may be able to
> suggest?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.

This appears to be an OS question, not a scripting question. Best to repost
in the appropriate OS newsgroup (WinXP? Win2000?).

"SGH" <sghaeedan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sep 7, 1:41 am, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@xxxxxx> wrote:

> <sghaee...@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>
> news:42bfd896-8e18-4438-8075-c1661b0a96ea@xxxxxx
>
>
>
>
>

> > Hello,

>

> > I have 25 laptops part of my domain. Here is an issue that laptops
> > are experiencing:

>

> > As long as they are connected to the network in the office,
> > everything (anything in START menu) works marvelous and without any
> > issues.

>

> > When the laptop is off site and as long as they are not connected to
> > any LAN or WiFi network, everything (anything in START menu) works
> > without any problem.

>

> > However, as soon as a laptop is off site and connected to WiFi or
> > LAN, and if START menu is launched or any Office applications on the
> > desktop are launched everything freezes. It takes about a minute or
> > two for things to start working again.

>

> > I have looked in Event Viewer >> Application and the following three
> > errors are present:

>

> >>> Event ID 1000, Could not execute the following script \\Domain-

> > Name\sysvol\Domain-Name\scripts\hidedocs.vbs. The network location
> > cannot be reached.

>

> >>> Event ID 1000, Could not execute the following script \\Domain-

> > Name\sysvol\Domain-Name\scripts\logon.vbs. The network location
> > cannot be reached.

>

> >>> Event ID 1054, Windows cannot obtain the domain controller name

> > for your computer network. (The specific domain either does not
> > exist or could not be contacted) Group Policy processing aborted.

>

> > It is clear that the machine is trying to contact the domain and
> > execute scripts. I have looked up these Event IDs on Microsoft's
> > website and none of the solutions they have provided has helped so
> > far.

>

> > Is there anyway (possibly in GPO settings) that a setting can be
> > activated or deactivated to make the laptop realize that it is off
> > site, so the applications don't hang when connected to a network
> > other than domain in the office?

>

> > Is there any other solution for this issue that anyone may be able to
> > suggest?

>

> > Any help would be appreciated.

>
> This appears to be an OS question, not a scripting question. Best to
> repost
> in the appropriate OS newsgroup (WinXP? Win2000?).- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thank you. Are there any other place you may suggest I can post my
question?

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