Threads Replies Last Post 20 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20   logon script I am terrible with writing scripts and I am looking for a script that will install an application on a client machine. I plan to create a group policy for this and in the GP point it to the vbscript. Can someone give me a sample of a script that I can use to install this application? Thanks! ... 13 06.06.2007 15:59:23 Registry Version!! I have a reg file which modifies a value in the hive. Problem is if I don't have the Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 on the top of the file it doesn't work on Windows 2003 and XP I have a mixed environment of both XP and 2000 boxes...how can I push the reg change irrelevant of the machine OS? TIA ... 2 08.06.2007 07:50:16 Windows Vista Can someone provide me with some background on windows vista? How good it it? How is its performance? Are there any important issue that I should know before I upgrade from XP to vista?... 2 08.06.2007 07:47:32 3rd post - pop up blocker Hi IF I upgrade my windows 2000 box to I.E. v7 will I gain the pop up blocker setting in gpo? Reason I ask...is when I edit/create a new gpo while logged on the box I do not get the option to configure pop up blocker. I assume because i.e. is old on the server and adm file is old. ... 2 07.06.2007 23:11:01 Use of VB Script to delete printers using GPO Hi All, I wanted to kill off all the old LaserJet printer drivers on a bunch of machines in oue OU so I whipped up this VB Script and tried it out, but it doesnt delete anything unless I place a defined name in the WMI query. So I was wondering what syntax I need to use to get this to work. ' Delete Specific Printers strPrn = "LaserJet" strComputer = "." Set objWMIService = Ge... 5 07.06.2007 18:11:03 Need Reg Modification! I need to modify a registry value of a 3rd Party application? Should I go with custom ADM? Anyway I created an ADM but darn this ADM doesn't change it....after innumerous tries of applying it via the GPEDIT.MSC The strange part is when I add/remove templates and add mycustom.adm no policy shows up on the right pane, only the category shows up on the Admin Templates tree. My box is Win2k Wo... 2 07.06.2007 15:45:53 GPO to stop users to install ANY update Hi all Any way how i can through a GPO prevent all the users on the network to install any updates whatsoever. I have win2003 server and xp pro workstations. I am planing a central tool to install updates centrally from the server - Thanks for the help ... 8 07.06.2007 14:43:18 Software restriction policy How can I block students from running programs (or .exe files) from their home directories on the server? It appears as though they have figured out how to install into their home directories. The only exception would be computer science students who compile their projects into the home directory. Any ideas? Thanks.... 2 07.06.2007 07:13:28 Remote Desktop I am looking for a policy to force "Remote Desktop" enabled and allow acces to "Domain Admins" by default. Is there such a policy? All 2003 AD network with XP clients. -- Freelance IT Consultant Greenville, SC... 2 07.06.2007 06:55:19 Pop Up Blocker gpo not applied Hi My last message never got posted so this may be short I edit my i.e. gpo I created that has been running great for years now. I edit the pop up blocker allow list and save. This setting is not taking. I get a big warning about enhanced security and I have to click continue to edit the settings. Has anyone had this problem getting pop up to take on windows xp sp2 clients with... 2 06.06.2007 20:09:50 Why wont my screen saver lock down?? We have a GPO set to lock down the term servers. In this policy we have some user settings to lock down all of the different settings for the screen saver. This GPO is linked and enforced under an OU called terminal servers. Group policy results shows that this policy is being applied, but it acts as though there is nothing in the user portion of the policy. What am I doing wrong that... 2 06.06.2007 17:49:06 I.E. v6 and I.E. v7 not taking the applied Pop Up blocker GPO Hi all! I'm having problems getting the pop up blocker GPO to apply to computers. Specifically I want to add sites to the allow list for pop up blocker set on the default "medium level" Our domain schema is r2 compliant. We have a single windows 2000 domain controller left in the organization, the rest are R2 dc's. The 2000 has various fsmo roles on it as well. What happens i... 1 06.06.2007 16:21:00 Reg to Adm hello, do you have some information about how to convert modification from register ( .reg ) to an GPO application ( .adm ) ?? Many thank to you ... 4 06.06.2007 09:53:20 can I delete default domain policy? Can I delete the default domain policy since I already have a policy with everything defined? If I cannot delete it, can I rename it? I want to know if there are any ramifications if I do either. ... 3 06.06.2007 09:49:02 Computer Policy not apply I have some problem about gpo on computer policy not apply after reboot pc if I run gpupdage on pc the gpo it apply. Why the gpo not apply while pc logon to domain? Regards,... 9 06.06.2007 07:04:03 Deploy Group Policy to non-AD systems Hello all, well we have 250 laptop systems "WINXP PRO SP2" that consist of 5 versions of the Panasonic CF-29 series. These systems are not part of AD yet. Our infrastructure is moving to AD, but we are a few years out. Until then we currently maintain 5 ghost images; however, I am looking for a solution to deploy settings I have set in GPEDIT and SECPOL to other systems. Basically ... 15 06.06.2007 06:42:09 Applying a security template: one setting not saved to secedit.sdb I'm running Windows 2000 w/SP4 and I recently used the Security Configuration and Analysis tool to apply a security template. This security template changed a bunch of values, and I rebooted after it was applied. Then I checked my Security Settings in gpedit.msc, and it showed all of the new values, except for those in the Local Policies \Security Options section. That section still showed... 1 06.06.2007 06:01:06 Disabling the Phishing Filter for IE 7 Hi, I'm running Server 2003 with XP clients. We just did a ghost rollout and used sysprep on the image. As each user logs on, they get the MS startpage with the Phishing Filter settings. How do I shut that off using Group Policy on the server? Is there an add-on for Group Policy that I need to download that has the start page info turned off (ie just go to the normal homepage that is in ... 4 05.06.2007 16:06:45 Roaming Profile/Deleting Cached Copy. I've just started as a new server admin/support tech (career change) for a small company and have implemented Roaming Profiles and File Redirection for certain users who are likey to use multiple PC's (or would benefit from the option of using diferent PC's). The machines are set to delete the local copy of the profile, which also clears the internet cache and IE history page. The lose... 1 05.06.2007 16:02:49 Site Level GPO Hi Experts, I want to apply a group policy at site level because it sets proxy server settings. I have a root domain and an operational domain. I find I can only link the policy to the site using a DC in the root domain. Its not an option when connecting to the opertaional domain either in GPE or in GPMC. The sites are across Europe and there are obviosly DCs in each site for the oper... 3 05.06.2007 08:45:50 User Rights Assignment for an account that only exists on some systems? I'm wondering if there is a way to include entries in User Rights Assignment for local accounts that exist on some computers to which the GPO applies, but not others. Specifically, the VMware products create a local __vmware-user__ that in some cases I would like to "Deny log on locally," but since not all machines have VMware installed, in many cases such a user has never been created.... 2 05.06.2007 08:10:59 Password security set to "not defined" yet it wont let me use a simple password Problem: Trying to created / reset a user's password and it's telling me that its not meeting the password requirements. Length, complexity, etc. I dont have any of those settings turned on in any of my GPO's I checked all the GPO settings for Security password requirements and everthing is set to "not defined" Does anyone have any idea where this may be set other than there? Cheers, C... 4 05.06.2007 07:59:02 Can a group policy add add a cert to XP? We have a Windwos 2003 AD network and 100's of XP Pro PC's. How can I generate a cert and put it onto a cert OU's XP PC's? Can a group policy do this? ... 3 05.06.2007 07:57:17 Assigning and application to selected users on selected computers I need to assign an application via GPO to only certain users and only when they loogn to certain computers. Some of my users roam. What is the best way to do this without creating a separate OU? Thanks, Bob... 9 05.06.2007 07:25:56 Can a GPO apply after a cached login? I am trying to discover whether a user who logs into their computer offline (no network cable attached) should be able to later connect to the network (without a logoff) and have group policies updated. I am looking at this from the prespective of Remote Access as the VPN client that we are using (Checkpoint) does not give us an option to sign into the VPN prior to login. The clients ge... 17 05.06.2007 07:20:00 20 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20