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Shortcuts
Is there a solution to the following scenario either by using Group Policy or
whatever best case solution is?
Scenario:
Start Menu has a folder named Apps, under this Apps folder are the shortcuts
for all the apps, no shortcuts on desktop. When applications are packaged
or re-packaged shortcuts are installed to this location as part of the MSI.
Management now wants shortcuts on the deskt...
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7/3/2007 8:48:23 PM |
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Bad ADM Template?
I'm using the GPMC 1.0.2.
I fire it up on my XP SP2 workstation and create a new Group Policy Object.
Looking in "Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows
Components" I find a folder for RSS Feeds and 42 settings immediately under
Internet Explorer.
If I do the same thing on the Domain Controller (2003SP2), there is no
folder for RSS Feeds and only 12 settings immediat...
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7/3/2007 5:57:20 PM |
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Services list in "System Services"
Can anyone please explain how the list of services is created/maintained and
user at "apply" time for the list of services found in Group policy at
"Computer Configuration" > "Windows Settings" > "Security Settings" >
"System Services"
The reason I am asking is that I am trying to define a setting for "SQL
Server Reporting Services (MSSQLSERVER)" which has been installed on a
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7/3/2007 4:45:54 PM |
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Which settings in Default Domain GPO are blocked by blocking inher
Which settings in Default Domain GPO are blocked by blocking GPO inheritance
at an OU level?
I've seen various references that say the password policy settings will
still apply.
Is that true?
Which of the other settings still apply or alternatively which are blocked?
Can someone point me at a definitve guide?
Thanks...
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7/3/2007 8:30:44 AM |
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Windows Time Server via Group Policy
I am trying to set up my Windows Time Server for my domain controllers using
the group policy. I thought i had it set up correctly but my time is never
on.
The policy for the domain controllers is the following:
Windows Time Service
Global Configuration Settings - Enabled
Clock Discipline Paramaters
FrequencyCorrectRate: 4
HoldPeriod: 5
LargePhaseOffset: 128000
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7/3/2007 7:53:40 AM |
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Outlook 2007 template faulty
The outlook 2007 template outlk12.adm is known to have a bug, as described
in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926537
I've fixed the file, but I still keep getting:
The .adm file
"\\.....\Policies\{E661ACCB-3E9F-40F6-BE16-A824629B5185}\adm\outlk12.adm" is
in not in a valid format and must be replaced. Details: Input string was not
in a correct format.
I'm running GPMC on Vista. Un...
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7/3/2007 7:09:19 AM |
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Office 2007 ADMX files?
Are there ADMX files for Office 2007?
Brian Hoyt
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7/3/2007 5:24:40 AM |
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GPO security issue
Hi All,
I have redirect some folder to users local D partition using GPO. Now the
issue is everybody who logs on to the computer can see those folders. I need
to restric those folder to the users. The folders name are exactly same as
their profile name.
Basically, I am looking to do same as profile folder. Only Admin of that
computer and the user can open. Other than them nobody will ...
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7/3/2007 3:50:01 AM |
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IE ADM Template [URGENT]
IE "Enable folder view for FTP sites"
I have created an ADM template to disable the "Enable folder view for FTP
sites" settings within the IE Advanced page. The problem is, users still have
the ability to revert the changes. Is there anyway to:
1) Allow users to change any settings within the Advanced Page of IE while
preventing them to make changes to the "Enable folder view for FTP s...
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7/2/2007 10:08:02 PM |
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Error trying to generate RSOP from GPMC
Very odd thing happened today when I came in.
I was doing some testing and wanted to find out information that was
being applied by some GPO's. I fired up GPMC, walked through the
GPResults wizard and proceeded forward.
As I waited for my results, I get a message on the summary and
settings tab:
An error occured while generating report:
An unknown error occured while the HTML repo...
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7/2/2007 9:44:17 PM |
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IE ADM Template
I have created an ADM template to disable the "Enable folder view for FTP
sites" settings within the IE Advanced page. The problem is that our users
still have the ability to revert the changes. Is there any way to:
1) Allow users to change any settings within the Advanced Page of IE while
preventing them to make changes to the "Enable folder view for FTP sites"
option?
Or
2) Enfo...
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7/2/2007 6:20:08 PM |
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Does 802.1x protocol missmache against GPO deployment?
Hi;
I am testing DOT1X Authentication Protocol using Cisco Switches and for that
i have gone through the procedures to Run Dot1x on windows . As you know when
we use this feature, users logging to concerned Domain are asked to enter
their user names and passwords. This username and passwords are set in Active
Directory and are different to Windows logon. i mean after any user logs in
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7/2/2007 6:12:02 PM |
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Stupid questions at startup of an application
Some users are confronted with stupid questions like 'do you want to
start this program' in a XP pro environment. Others do not get this
question, so it's most probably not a setting I enforce. Which one
controls this?
Jules...
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7/2/2007 6:06:24 AM |
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Run programs from "My Documents" folder
Hello again,
I have restricted the installation of programs for a group of users in our
company but some of them still manage to install unwanted programs from and
into their "My Documents" folder (shared folder in the server -w2003
standard edition-) as they have full control over this folder. Any ideas on
how to prevent this from happening?
Thanks,
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7/2/2007 12:41:32 AM |
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getting rid of Accessories menu
Hello all,
I am trying to figure out a way with group policy to remove the Accessories
menu from computers that are going to a public location. I have most of the
configuration down to where all they have is Internet and the two programs
that they will be using on the computers. However, I dont want to have to go
thru and delete the folder from every computer (about 250) computers.
An...
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6/30/2007 10:36:00 PM |
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disable the "restore previous versions"
Can this be done by a GPO in Vista? I Googled and couldn't find it.
Id' like users to have the ability to copy previous versions of files, but
don't want them to hit the restore button and wipe out a day's work.
Dave Harry
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6/30/2007 1:35:34 PM |
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MCSE Certification
If you want to know how to migrate a Dfs configuration and determining
BIOS data on Windows 2000, visit:
http://www.it-techexperts.com/MCSE/HTWin01.asp
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6/30/2007 1:33:41 PM |
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My Documents folder willnot redirect
I have one user whose folder will not redirect. I have 30 thers that are
fine. He gets a Username?pasword prompt severl times when logging in and his
Outlook email is fine. But his previously redirected My Documents folder is
looking locally. We are using SBS 2003 and this is driving me nuts. I can map
his folder to a network drive so whats up?
Thanks
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Jim A....
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6/30/2007 1:31:42 PM |
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GPO - Create/Delete
I need to assign a user the ability to Create, Delete and Modify GPO's at
the Domain Level. I do not want this user to be able to
create/delete/modify any user/computer objects or OU's if possible. How do
I assign these permissions?
Thanks -
Sam
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6/29/2007 5:23:01 PM |
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Administrator Locked out
Hi all,
I was editing a local group policy on a workgroup machine and somehow locked
out the administrator from entering into the Group Policy Object Editor.
"The Snap-in below, referenced in the document has been restricted by policy.
Contact you administrator for details." Problem is, I logged on under the
administrator account with admin rights. Now I've locked out the
administ...
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6/29/2007 3:53:41 PM |
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Event ID 102/303 - installation source not available
We decommissioned our server responsible for software deployment and so
needed to change the GPOs pointing to the specific server to a DFS share
instead. I created a DFS for this and copied all the folders over, then went
into ADSIEdit and modified the policies to point to the DFS instead of the
server.
Now we are getting this error:
Source: Application Management
Event ID 102
The i...
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6/29/2007 3:52:02 PM |
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Deploying Office 2003 package... GPO applying, "software installation" policy not applying
Hello all,
This is my first venture into deploying an MSI with Group Policy and
I'm running into a non-sensible problem: The GPO is being applied
fine... but the RSoP shows that other policies from the GPO are
applying fine; but I get nothing under the "Software Installation"
policy.
I believe the policy is configured properly (it is applied at the
computer level, it is assigned, I have...
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6/29/2007 1:06:02 PM |
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Remote Desktop restricted groups via group policy
Currently, alot of our users are administrators of their own computers. One
problem this poses is they have the ability to log onto their computer w/
remote desktop with their user account.
Is there a way via group policy that I can restrict all accounts from being
able to use remote desktop except for one or two groups?...
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6/29/2007 12:58:01 PM |
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Outlook 2K3 Archive Settings via GP
I'm trying to figure out how using GP, I can set Auto-Archive settings for
users. I'm particularly interested in changing the defaul Auto-Archive file
and path to a network folder for backup purposes.
The path would be \\data\users\%username%\outlook2k3.archive.pst
I run an Exchange server on SBS2K3 server with about 20 client machines, all
running XPSp2, and Office 2003, all latest up...
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6/29/2007 7:30:10 AM |
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Policy wanted to set default Outlook new mail signature
I want to impose a policy on my domain Outlook users that sets the
default signature for new mail (we have already distributed the
signature files).
However, I'm new at this and confused as to just how to go about it.
There doesn't seem to be a settting for it provided in the management
console, so I think I have to create a new .adm template for it? I'm not
really sure how to d...
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6/29/2007 7:22:58 AM |