Can you make an application start upon log out event?

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Hello,

I have a folder on my C: drive that I must manually copy from C: to a
network folder at the end of every day, so that it can be backup up along
with the server's files. Until today, when I installed this App (it's called
Karen's Replicator - very cool) that will automatically do a back up for me.
The catch is that I'm supposed to log-off when I walk out of my office, but
can that can vary from 5 pm to as late as 7pm (or whatever). Therefore, what
I need to ask you all is this:

Isn't some script that I can modify that will execute the App as soon as
instruct Windows to log off? Then, hopefully what would happen next is that
as soon as the App exits, the log-off will complete.

Thanks in advance for your replies.
 
If XP Pro, use Group Policy.

Local Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Scripts
(Startup/Shutdown)

Local Computer Policy\User Configuration\Windows Settings\Scripts
(Logon/Logoff)

%windir%\system32\GroupPolicy\Machine\Scripts\Shutdown
C:\WINDOWS\system32\GroupPolicy\Machine\Scripts\Shutdown

%windir%\system32\GroupPolicy\Machine\Scripts\Startup
C:\WINDOWS\system32\GroupPolicy\Machine\Scripts\Startup

How to assign scripts in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322241

Scripts (Logon/Logoff)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/gp/312.asp?frame=true

Scripts (Startup/Shutdown)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/gp/313.asp?frame=true

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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