Group Policy Questions and Answers

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** Sunday Shutdown Procedure **

Greetings fellow Programmers & Such, It seems that the company I work for doesn't have a Sunday Shutdown procedure in place. I offered to write it because I thought it'd be interested. I was wondering if anyone had any input or advice they could lend me regarding safety procedures, subsystems being...

View Answer   |  Jul 29 2009  7:56 PM GMT
Shutdown, Shutdown procedure, Shutdown Day
asked by ShatteredRaven77

  390 pts.

connection lose on domain

One of our newer domains is having a problem with connection to mapped drives, server, internet, and shared printer connection lose. Once the connection is dropped it will not re-sync or reconnect to mapped drives ect... untill a full reboot is done. We've not done much in the way of changing any...

View Answer   |  Jul 28 2009  2:57 PM GMT
Server 2003, Network, Mapped Drive
asked by Madpawn

  215 pts.

Add quota to shared folders on Windows Server 2003

We have a Windows 2003 server with a shared HDD and lots of shared folders, I want to put a quota on all the shared folders,

View Answer   |  Jul 28 2009  2:50 PM GMT
Windows Server 2003, Group Policy, Shared folders
asked by ITKE

  10340 pts.

I want to hide windows XP OS desktop shotcut properties from user

I want to hide windows (98 and XP) desktop shotcut properties target information (path of application) for all conected users. Pl help me where i can do this action.

View Answer   |  Jul 25 2009  11:38 AM GMT
Windows XP, Windows 98, Group Policy
asked by Mbv

  30 pts.

Emails want to restrict user to move there server inbox mail to local inbox mail

I want to restrict user to move there server inbox mail to local inbox mail. We have configure the client mail setup with imap. i need to set this with the help of GPO thanks in advanced

View Answer   |  Jul 10 2009  7:17 AM GMT
Mail security, GPO, Group Policy
asked by 12121977

  5 pts.

Restrict user to change outlook signature

I created a script that will change the outlook signature of all my users.My problem is that they can edit the signature.I used the group policy to restrict the users using the outlook adm but it is not working.Can anyone help me on this? Thank you in advance.

Answer Question   |  Jul 9 2009  10:10 AM GMT
Outlook, Outlook Signatures, Outlook Administration
asked by Jessbase1

  45 pts.

help with Trusted Certificate

I have a web VPN access Trusted Root Certificate that needs to be imported in order for a user to login to the webVPN and then access their information from there. Is there a way for me to setup a policy that will automatically publish the certificate for the user rather then walking them the steps...

View Answer   |  Jul 7 2009  7:13 PM GMT
Importing Certificate, Active Directory, Group Policy
asked by Kwt712

  535 pts.

Group Policy and Desktop Icons

I have a few servers running Windows 2003 Server and I want to add desktop icons through a group policy in AD. The icons I want to add are fairly basic (ie shortcut to services) What is the best to do this, it would be the same icons added for every user which logs into the server.

View Answer   |  Jul 7 2009  3:42 PM GMT
Active Directory, Group Policy, Windows Server 2003
asked by Nimick

  55 pts.

Windows 2008 in Win 2003 SBS Domain - AD Issues.

Hi, I'm trying to help sort out some teething issues with a Win2008 Std Svr incorporated into an existing Win2k3 SBS Domain. The 2008 Svr was preped to join the existing SBS Domain as a seconday member server. But they have recently being having access issues & the Sys Log is displaying Event ID...

Answer Question   |  Jul 1 2009  11:07 AM GMT
Windows Server 2008, SBS 2003, Event ID 1006
asked by Avonbeg

  5 pts.

Group policy

How to get group policy in all desktop

View Answer   |  Jun 24 2009  6:50 AM GMT
Group Policy, Desktop administration
asked by Sudheesh

  10 pts.

Managing Restriction for users with Windows group policy

Dear Friends, pls guide me how to restrict users form password protacting excle sheets using group policy or other method.Please note my email id for further communication patil_dipak2@yahoo.com

asked by Sagardip

  10 pts.

how can i configure windows server 2003 so that to restrict users in my network from downloading files from the internet

how can i configure windows server 2003 so that to restrict users in my network from downloading files from the internet

View Answer   |  May 27 2009  3:07 PM GMT
Windows Server 2003, Networking, Group Policy
asked by Rasel

  5 pts.

Remove Address Bar from Printer and Faxes

How do you remove the address bar under printers and faxes with group policy?

Answer Question   |  May 13 2009  4:50 PM GMT
Group Policy, Printing, GPO
asked by Chisum

  5 pts.

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

View Answer   |  May 11 2009  11:12 AM GMT
Group Policy management, Group Policy, Security policies
asked by Cool30

  45 pts.

Restricting users from accessing network resources unless logged into domian

We are using server 2003. 1.I want to restrict users from getting access to network resources if they are not logged in with their domain user account. 2.ALso i want to stop the sending and receving of mails if they are not part of domain. (usually they login as local users and access...

View Answer   |  May 11 2009  8:24 AM GMT
Group Policy, Windows, Security
asked by Pree

  70 pts.

ISA, group policies

hi PCJunkie, Wow, Tnx tnx lot, it work out. i need your help more, v using ISA 2004, there is no document for the network, I recently joind in this company also i new to isa. everybody using internet and i want to block some users, my director is using direct connectivity, somedays back i blocked...

asked by Cool30

  45 pts.

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

View Answer   |  May 9 2009  4:25 AM GMT
Group Policy management, Group Policy
asked by Cool30

  45 pts.

Changing desktop background color for all current users.

I would like to set all current users desktop background color to RED. I went into RegEdit and changed the color for HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Colors and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors. The logon Wallpaper is not set. However the background color is not changing to RED. I...

Answer Question   |  May 4 2009  6:20 PM GMT
Windows Server 2003, Group Policy, GPO
asked by Katmg

  5 pts.

Disabling USB flash drive use via group policy

Do you know of a way to effectively disable USB flash drives while permitting other USB devices on client computers through a group policy ? Our systems administrator has tried a couple of alternatives, but some of them completely disable the USB ports, and others just block some specific types or...

View Answer   |  Apr 30 2009  6:07 PM GMT
Group Policy, USB Flash drives, Windows Server 2003
asked by Carlosdl

  29750 pts.

Map shared calendar in outlook via GPO

Can I map the shared calendar in outlook using GPO?

View Answer   |  Apr 24 2009  11:14 AM GMT
Outlook calendar, Outlook, Outlook Shared Calendar
asked by SRN

  30 pts.

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