group policy not apply in user or computer win xp from w2k3 server
Dear all i have a wondows server 2003 domain and 10 client in windows xp all computer member in domain and login properly in domain from win xp computer i have a problem when i change a group policy in win 2k3 server user side not any effect (example -change desktop setting from user configuration [...]
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| December 8, 2009 1:53 AM
Group Policy, Group Policy management, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy, Windows XP
Dear all i have a wondows server 2003 domain and 10 client in windows xp all computer member in domain and login properly in domain from win xp computer i have a problem when i change a group policy in win 2k3 server user side not any effect (example -change desktop setting from user configuration [...]
Copy group policy object OU
I am testing a GPO OU and i want to roll it out across the entire domain. How can i copy it across?
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| October 14, 2009 4:06 PM
GPO, Group Policy, Group Policy management
I am testing a GPO OU and i want to roll it out across the entire domain. How can i copy it across?
windows server 2003 domain services
we have added one user (xpsp2) into our domain (win2003). When this user restarts his pc and login into, the user profile is overwritten. all the data erased and same profile newly created. please suggest.
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| September 28, 2009 12:01 PM
Active Directory, Group Policy management, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows XP SP2
we have added one user (xpsp2) into our domain (win2003). When this user restarts his pc and login into, the user profile is overwritten. all the data erased and same profile newly created. please suggest.
Group Policy Redirection not working for one user
We have a small business domain setup, with client machines running WinXP SP3 tied in through active directory to Server 2003. All of the client machines have the same Group Policy from the domain, and part of that policy is folder redirection of Application Data, My Documents, and Desktop. It was working just fine until [...]
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| September 1, 2009 4:00 PM
Active Directory, Group Policy management
We have a small business domain setup, with client machines running WinXP SP3 tied in through active directory to Server 2003. All of the client machines have the same Group Policy from the domain, and part of that policy is folder redirection of Application Data, My Documents, and Desktop. It was working just fine until [...]
Blocking USB in Group Policy
hi, i would like to block some users from accessing usb, in group policy management, can you any one guide me plz, thanks in advance
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| July 25, 2011 11:12 AM
Group Policy, Group Policy management, Security policies, USB devices, User restrictions
hi, i would like to block some users from accessing usb, in group policy management, can you any one guide me plz, thanks in advance
Group Policy
I removed run command from startup in 2003 server(SQL) mistakenly for me too(administrator), now i unable to edit group policy? please guide me what to do to go for group policy setting, even in administrative tools there is no group policy. thnx in advance
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| May 11, 2009 4:25 AM
Group Policy, Group Policy management
I removed run command from startup in 2003 server(SQL) mistakenly for me too(administrator), now i unable to edit group policy? please guide me what to do to go for group policy setting, even in administrative tools there is no group policy. thnx in advance
disable print in ie group policy
how i can disable printing for my company users while browsing our intranet ?? clients are xp pro – windows server 2008 – ie ver 7
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| April 10, 2009 6:39 PM
Group Policy, Group Policy management
how i can disable printing for my company users while browsing our intranet ?? clients are xp pro – windows server 2008 – ie ver 7
Group policy software installation
Is it possible to install a patch via group policy for a program that you did not install via group policy?
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| March 23, 2009 3:43 PM
Group Policy, Group Policy management
Is it possible to install a patch via group policy for a program that you did not install via group policy?
Can you control the location of temporary internet files for IE7 users via Group Policy?
Can you control the location of temporary internet files for IE7 users? I don’t see a group policy option for location
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| January 15, 2009 7:13 PM
Group Policy, Group Policy management, IE7, Internet Explorer, Temporary Internet Files
Can you control the location of temporary internet files for IE7 users? I don’t see a group policy option for location
Users cannot change password when prompted
I use Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory. I have strict password policies set, and lately my users have been getting warnings that their passwords are expiring in X amount of days. I know the defualt is set to start prompting at 14. The problem is that when my users opt to change their password [...]
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| October 23, 2008 3:34 PM
Active Directory, Group Policy, Group Policy management, Windows Server 2003
I use Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory. I have strict password policies set, and lately my users have been getting warnings that their passwords are expiring in X amount of days. I know the defualt is set to start prompting at 14. The problem is that when my users opt to change their password [...]
blocking registry changes with a group policy
How is this done? When i went to User Configuration, Administrative Templates, and System …. I didnt see anything about disabling the registry.
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| September 17, 2008 8:50 PM
Group Policy, Group Policy management
How is this done? When i went to User Configuration, Administrative Templates, and System …. I didnt see anything about disabling the registry.
Change location of GPOs folder
I have a backup external hard drive connected to my system. I just noticed there is a “GPOs” folder on that drive. Within that folder is manifest.xml and a bunch of policy sub-folders. How can I change the drive this is stored on?
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| September 10, 2008 4:43 PM
Backup & recovery, Disk backup, GPO, Group Policy management, Group Policy Objects
I have a backup external hard drive connected to my system. I just noticed there is a “GPOs” folder on that drive. Within that folder is manifest.xml and a bunch of policy sub-folders. How can I change the drive this is stored on?
Can Block Policy Inheritance setting be applied to individual Group Policy Objects?
Can Block Policy Inheritance setting be applied to individual Group Policy Objects?
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| September 9, 2008 5:04 PM
Block Policy Inheritance, GPO, Group Policy, Group Policy management
Can Block Policy Inheritance setting be applied to individual Group Policy Objects?
How to enable, CTRL-ALT-DEL combination keys before username and word screen dialog box
I want that before I log on to my machine, the screen should display a dialog box requiring that I hit the Ctrl-Alt-Del key combination before the username and password dialog box appears.I tried using the group policy object editor in microsoft management console(MMC)to enable it but I could not.
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| August 28, 2008 6:12 PM
Ctrl-Alt-Del, Group Policy management, Group Policy management console, Group Policy Objects, Microsoft Management Console, MMC
I want that before I log on to my machine, the screen should display a dialog box requiring that I hit the Ctrl-Alt-Del key combination before the username and password dialog box appears.I tried using the group policy object editor in microsoft management console(MMC)to enable it but I could not.
Outlook Client /Exchange Server
Is there a way that I can globally enforce a policy to empty the deleted folders on the Outlook clients automatically? I need to know if this cannot be undone by the user. Please advise asap. Thank you,
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| August 13, 2008 7:09 PM
Group Policy management, Outlook, Outlook policies
Is there a way that I can globally enforce a policy to empty the deleted folders on the Outlook clients automatically? I need to know if this cannot be undone by the user. Please advise asap. Thank you,
Making Windows yours
How do you get all the kinks out of your os and make it completely yours. Where you know what comes in and goes out. Where it works the same,because there are not hidden applications making changes behind the scenes. Where you use your resources efficiently (like we should in the Consumer world.. NOT) I [...]
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| November 2, 2011 9:01 PM
Group Policy management, Open source, OS, Windows
How do you get all the kinks out of your os and make it completely yours. Where you know what comes in and goes out. Where it works the same,because there are not hidden applications making changes behind the scenes. Where you use your resources efficiently (like we should in the Consumer world.. NOT) I [...]
I need to redirect ‘C:\Documents and Settings’ to drive D:\
Windows XP SP3. I worked on a project recently where we had to install preimaged machines and do the final tweaking for the End User. What I noticed was, instead of the vunerable C: drive carring this critical section of personal data, it had been redirected over to a safe zone of drive D:Documents and [...]
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| July 16, 2010 9:11 AM
GPO, Group Policy management, Group Policy management console, Group Policy Objects
Windows XP SP3. I worked on a project recently where we had to install preimaged machines and do the final tweaking for the End User. What I noticed was, instead of the vunerable C: drive carring this critical section of personal data, it had been redirected over to a safe zone of drive D:Documents and [...]
Weird Group Policy Question
I have a client who has a user that uses two different machines. What they want is for that user to have internet access on one machine but not the other. I don’t think it is possible, but I may be wrong. Does anyone know of a way to set a policy for this? They [...]
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| May 30, 2008 4:57 PM
Group Policy, Group Policy management, Windows Server 2003
I have a client who has a user that uses two different machines. What they want is for that user to have internet access on one machine but not the other. I don’t think it is possible, but I may be wrong. Does anyone know of a way to set a policy for this? They [...]
If I assign preexisting software with Group Policy, will it be reinstalled?
I am trying to decide if I want to use Group Policy to assign software applications to computers in my k12 network. My question is, if I assign a software such as DansGuardian and it’s already installed on the computer, will it try to reinstall? Or is it smart enough to go past this software [...]
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| May 7, 2008 7:35 PM
DansGuardian, Group Policy, Group Policy management, Software distribution
I am trying to decide if I want to use Group Policy to assign software applications to computers in my k12 network. My question is, if I assign a software such as DansGuardian and it’s already installed on the computer, will it try to reinstall? Or is it smart enough to go past this software [...]
Group Policy – How do I create group policy and implement it on the users?
How do I create group policy and implement it on the users? Because I have created it but not working. So tell me the detailed steps of creating “Group Policy” and application procedure.
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| April 25, 2011 10:51 AM
Group Policy, Group Policy management
How do I create group policy and implement it on the users? Because I have created it but not working. So tell me the detailed steps of creating “Group Policy” and application procedure.





