Q. How can I prevent a user logon script from running on a specific Windows Server 2003 computer?

If you want to prevent a user logon script from running on a specific Windows Server 2003 computer, like a Terminal Server, you can prevent the Userinit.exe process from running it, by altering the Userinit Value Name at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon and by setting the UserInitLoginScript variable to nul:

1. Save the following to a FolderNameDisableLogonScript.cmd file:

@echo offSet UserInitLogonScript=Start %systemroot%system32userinit.exeexit

2. Open a CMD.EXE window.

3. Type the following command and press Enter:

REG ADD "HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon" /V Userinit /T REG_SZ /F /D "FolderNameDisableLogonScript.cmd"

NOTE: FolderName is the drive letter and folder path where you saved the DisableLogonScript.cmd file.