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Using group policy to copy files

Hi

I need to copy some files to C:\ on every PC in my company.

We have a Windows 2000 domain and the clients are all XP. I've tried to do this already by creating an xcopy script and putting it in the computer start up scripts at the top level group policy on the domain. It worked, but it took about 20 minutes per client PC to do and the files are only about 1mb in total size.

The script I used was:

xcopy "\\dc3\sysvol\lan.ikano.uk\scripts\desktop" "C:\" /s /y

Any reasons why this would take so long?

Does anyone have a better method to simply copy a folder with about 30 files in it to a hard disk via an automated process?

Cheers

Aaron

getzjd

Check these once
Slow copying Files from XP in a Domain Environment
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321169

Slow Network Performance Occurs If You Copy Files to a Windows 2000 Domain Controller
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321098

DrWu

ASKER

Hi

Thanks for that. These articles refer to copying files TO a DC and not FROM like I am doing - the files I am copying are in the sysvol folder and are being copied to client XP pcs.

cheers

Aaron

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getzjd

how long does it take if you perform a file copy once you are in windows?

Nirmal Sharma

Does clients take long time to log on ? Copy is not a problem problem is somewhere else.

And you also need to enable "Synchronization for policy"

Let me know.

DrWu

ASKER

Thanks guys, I decided to just use the login script rather than the GP.

cheers for the help

Aaron

Nirmal Sharma

Thanks!