Group Policy Objects

Outlook 2007 Internet Calendars

"You cannot use Internet Calendars. Your system administrator has turned off this feature."  This is not controlled by a GPO nor has the Admin runred this off.  Windows XP SP2, Outlook 2007 SP1. Any help greatly appreciated. Software/Hardware used: Lenovo T400

Disable Microsoft XPS Document Writer and Outlook express with GPO

I need to disable the XPS Document Writer and Outlook Express through Group Policy Editor.  If any one can help with this I would really appreciate it. Chad Software/Hardware used: XP sp3, Server 2003

Parameter to use ID in GPO

How can I automatically get the login userid to fill in a value in a gpo text box

Extract GPO settings using VBScript

I am trying to extract specific GPO settings using VBScript. Does anyone have a sample I can use? Thanks.

Changing Time

Trying to find out if there is a way to change the time settings through a GPO. When we created a new image and deployed it out we didnt notice the check for day light savings time was checked. So trying to figure out how to get it unchecked with out deploying this image again. Thanks Kennedy

Group Policy Objects

i want to restrict users in my domain to protect their ms excle sheet. how can i do this

I need to change the local admin password in a domain some 800 machines. Best options please

Hi, I need to change the local admin password on about 800 machines in a Windows 2003 domain. I have thought about scripting and applying it via GPO. Any other ides anyone?

Group Policy Object Security Configuration with Windows Server 2003

What is a typical procedure of downloading a ca or certificate authority and giving a particular user or administrator access to it so he can assign certificates to other users? After I hook up a server to a gpo, how do I configure the security policies in the gpo so that I can disable the server...

Creating a GPO with Script

I have created a GPO to push an Adobe update and I need to create a script to determine if the update gets pushed or not. I would like the script to check a registry key that contains the Adobe version. I have never created a script before for pusing a GPO and do not know where to begin. Can...

Group policy for home networks?

Is thier a solution for a small home network(2 Computers) Microsofts group policy looks way too much for me.

WSUS and GPO: How to get the Domain Admin Account to update from Microsoft

Hello and thanks for looking and possible helping I have a Win Server 2003 R2 Service pack 2 Running WSUS 3.1.6001.65 My Active Directory is on a Win Server 2003 R2 service Pack 2 64 bit My issue is I implemented the Wsus server and the IT Director wants to be able to log into a computer with...

File Types settings

Can the file types options, under "Explorer\Tools\Folder Options\ File Types\ [File Type e.g. XLS]\Advanced \ Browse in same window" be set automatically e.g. by use of Group Policy objects (Windows XP SP3)

Printers assigned by GPO don't show

Actually, this is more complicated. Running Win2003 Srv R2. I created a GPO that assigns a printer to a particular OU. In the OU I put a Group that has a certain number of users. When the user logs on to the machine, though, the printers don't show. HOWEVER, if the user logs on remotely via RDP,...

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?

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.

Is there any GPO setting which Prevents users from sending encrypted messages while they have the certificate

we are looking to see whether there is any GPO setting which Prevent users from sending encrypted messages while they have the certificate. I appreciate if you can support us in this regard.

Internet access restriction via GPO

I need to restrict internet access in a particular department in my organsation and i need a way by i cld do that using Group Policy

Group Policy Folder redirection Issue

Hello, We have a group policy for our users who log into Citrix. The folder redirection had worked, however, some changes have been made by a member of my team, and I am struggling to find the solution. We have 2 GPO's, one for "Admin Users", and one for "Common Users". Common users should have a...

Domain Group Policy problem - no shutdown options in workstations

We recently added another group policy object to a domain with 3 sites so that logon scripts are handled depending on in which site the user logs on due to hotdesking personnel. The problem that seemed to develop from that is that, although the "Shutdown" button is available in all workstations...

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...