Question : Need to set a delay before Login screen is displayed

Here's a question I'll bet nobody has ever been asked:

I need to set a 20-30 second delay before the login screen is displayed (you mean you WANT a delay????)

Now the reason ... I'm using a WiFi network and the connection time to the AP is about 20 seconds.  If the login screen pops up too quickly then you're not connected to the network and after typing in the login name and password, the Windows Server 2003 Active Directory isn't ready and/or roaming profiles cannot be found and/or login scripts will not execute, etc.  I have found that if I tell the users to wait a minute before typing in their login names/pw then everything is fine.  But, the company has a lot of people using the system and they either haven't been told or they just forget.  It would be much better to delay the login screen from popping up for a new seconds.

I tried a batch enhance "delay" but since it's running in a command window, it runs concurrently with the login process, hence no delay.

Any suggestions????

Answer : Need to set a delay before Login screen is displayed

Have you tried enabling the "Always wait for network on computer startup or user logon" policy setting in XP?

In group policy and the local security policy, look in:
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon\Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon