Howdy guys n gals,
I'm having an issue at the moment where the settings from a deleted group policy object are still being applied. I will try to provide as much detail as I can below.
Domain / Forest Function level: Both Windows Server 2003
Server OS: Windows 2008 32 bit Standard
Clients: Windows 7 32 / 64 bit
GPO Applied directly to user container.
GPO Settings in question: User Config\Policies\Windows Settings\IE Maintenance\Connection\Proxy Settings
Alrighty, lets crack on. The issues started a few days ago when changes to the proxy exception list weren't being received by the client PCs, as part of my testing I removed the proxy settings completely from the policy.. this was not reflected on the clients or through a GPResult on the clients.
Further, the changes were not reflected through a GPResult on the domain controller via GPMC.
My next step was to delete the GPO and re-apply the settings through a new GPO. Still no success!
So I ran GPResults again from client and GPMC, both showed the settings from the deleted GPO, however they were displayed as the UID of the GPO instead of the name.
I've checked the SYSVOL\Policies folder for any trace of the deleted GPO but there is nothing there so I can't delete that.
Lastly, if I run GP modelling with the same user, computer, OU and group membership, the deleted GPO does not show as an applied GPO and the settings appear correct, the reverse is true for a GPResult.
Is anyone able to advise on next steps for troubleshooting?
Apologies if I have missed relevant information of this has been asked/resolved previously.
Cheers,
Tim