VBS startup scripts won't run

[GoldenWonder]

On our network we run several VBS scripts on machine startup.These clear old

files, install Quicktime etc and have been working on over 500 PCs for

several years.

 

Occasionally, one PC will start to generate an error for each one of these

vbs scripts:

 

Event Type: Error

Event Source: UserInit

Event Category: None

Event ID: 1000

Date: 06/11/2008

Time: 14:11:11

User: N/A

Computer: pc_name

Description:

Could not execute the following script delprofile.vbs. .

 

I have tried everything to resolve this, and in the last 2 years have only

found one resolution - reinstall windows! These scripts work fine when run

directly on the failing PC, and work everywhere else! The scripts don't

generate any errors, and even if I reduce the scripts down to just one it

still generates the error. No matter whether I run 1 or all 3 I get the

corresponding number of errors.

 

The only thing I can see that is common is that they are all VBS scripts -

other parts of the startup batch file are running (registry hacks etc)

 

We do have Software Restriction Policies applied to users (never Machines) and I'm wondering if this is corrupting somehow for vbs scripts- other scripts (.bat etc) are still running OK.

 

I'm at a loss now, any suggestions gratefully received?

Edited November 18, 2008 by GoldenWonder

[mjs_mjs]

if i remember correctly there is a program that runs the VBS script. i think its windows scripting host on the clients. i dunno if it's possible to uninstall it then reinstall it? it's a shot in the dark.

[srochford]

Are you saying that if you type "delprofile.vbs" on a "faulty" machine that the script runs? If you type "cscript delprofile.vbs" does it run? What about "wscript delprofile.vbs"

 

As Matt says, it's Windows scripting host which runs a .vbs file and there are two versions (I think of them as the console version and the Windows version) - I'm wondering if one is Ok but the other is faulty.

 

You could try following this MS KB article - When I run a script in Windows Script, I receive an error message: "Library not registered" to see if that helps.

 

If typing "delprofile.vbs" doesn't work but "cscript delprofile.vbs" does work then you could always change the batch file on the server so that it calls your script like that - it's actually not a bad idea anyway because you avoid problems where some machine might be using wscript as default and others using cscript