Hi, I am not sure whether you want the exe file to launch:- 1. The moment you change the GPO, 2. The next time you run GPUPDATE after the change 3. Every time you run gpupdate 4. When the user next logs on. the User Configuration - System - Logon - Run these program at logon solution will achieve 4. The new Group Policy Preferences has an option to "Schedule an immediate task". This option should achieve 3 The new Group Policy Preferences has an option to "Schedule an immediate task" and you can set "apply once and do not reapply". This should achieve 2 option 1 requires you to set up the preferences and then trigger a gpupdate on every machine. I think this can only be achieved by writing a program (or buy one) that you launch from the central machine that will list all of the machines currently online and trigger a gpupdate on each. Note: I am working from the Help screen for preferences. I have never actually tried it. The preferences allow you to set up a scheduled task with an option to run at a particular time. I suspect that this will not run if the gpupdate occurs after that time. It also allows you to define a task to "run immediate" but this is only available for XP machines. Not sure what you can do for Vista. Alan Cuthbertson Policy Management Software (Now with ADMX and Preference support):- http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir <http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=pol_summary.shtml> &f=pol_summary.shtml ADM Template Editor(Now with ADMX support):- http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir <http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=adm_summary.shtml> &f=adm_summary.shtml Policy Log Reporter - including Preference logging(Free) http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir <http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=policyreporter.shtml> &f=policyreporter.shtml _____ From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Maurit Pereira Fagundes Sent: Tuesday, 18 November 2008 12:26 AM To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gptalk] RES: Re: Open exe file with GPO Hi! I think it will not work. I update da GPO after logon. I need to find a way through GPO that when i update it, it opens an exe file. Any ideas? Thanks in advance! _____ De: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Em nome de dharmendra kumar Enviada em: domingo, 16 de novembro de 2008 10:59 Para: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Assunto: [gptalk] Re: Open exe file with GPO Hi - You can create a batch script on user logon Or use User Configuration - System - Logon - Run these program at logon Regards DK -----Original Message----- From: maurit.fagundes@xxxxxx Sent: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:23:49 -0200 To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gptalk] Open exe file with GPO Hello everybody! I am developing a software that has a customized GPO and it creates a local windows XP user too. So, everytime a user logs on using the account created by my program, it copies the customized GPO to C:\WINDOWS\system32\GroupPolicy and makes a backup of the original GPO. Then i run the gpupdate command... When i logon with another user, i copy the original GPO back to original folder. my problem is: i need to open an exe file right after the gpupdate command is applied. Can someone recommend the right GPO to open a exe file? thanks in advance!! _____ <http://www.inbox.com/notifier> <http://www.inbox.com/notifier> Email Notifier Preview <http://www.inbox.com/notifier> <http://www.inbox.com/notifier> Receive Notifications of Incoming Messages Easily monitor multiple email accounts & access them with a click. Visit www.inbox.com/notifier and check it out! *********************** You can unsubscribe from gptalk by sending email to gptalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the freelists.org Web interface. Archives for the list are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/gptalk/ ************************