Group Policy Preferences Drive Maps Not Working in Windows 8 RTM When...
I started testing Windows 8 RTM in our domain environment and have found that the drive maps via Group Policy Preferences are not functioning if the "Reconnect" option is ticked. The drives are not...
View Article"The group policy service failed the logon - Access is Denied" - No profiles...
So I'm getting the title error on a brand-new rollout of Windows Server 2008. At first login, new users are getting this error and are not having a profile created. I've checked the registry - no user...
View ArticleGPO verify settings, policy not working
Trying to execute a simple logon/logoff script within group policy. But for some reason, the policy doesn't work. The directories are still empty and not logging any data. The configuration is very...
View ArticleXP Offline Folder Synchronization Will Not Stop Via GPO
We have decided to stop laptops from synchronizing offline copies of the user's redirected MyDocs folders and all folders in general.So, I created I applied a GPO to the OU containing the computers we...
View ArticleWhile importing a security template, does it override undefined items?
Hi,When you import a customized template through secpol.msc, if an item wasn't defined in the *.inf file, would it be overrode by the template?I mean, I exported the template, erased un-needed part to...
View ArticleKerberos Maximum lifetime for user ticket renewal not being applied
I have a strange problem, I've noticed that using klist on a Windows 7 domain computer the renewal time is the same as the end time. The end time is 10 hours after the start time (which is the...
View ArticleHow to apply usgcb-winxp-gpos to a standalone PC with Windows XP SP3
Dear All:When I have downloaded the USGCB GPO file from http://usgcb.nist.gov/usgcb/content/gpos/usgcb-winxp-gpos.zip. But there is no AD server in my department. For PCs with windows 7 platform, I can...
View ArticleHow to allow non admin users to schedule tasks?
Hello Folks,My first questions here as it's the first time they have not been answered yet (at least I think so).We are running Windows 2008 as File Servers and a group of associates is currently set...
View ArticleI need Non Local Admins to be able to install Network Print Drivers?
How I can allow users to install the network print drivers forSharp printers without getting prompted for admin credentials? They don't get prompted when they go to install any of the HP printers, and...
View ArticleGrant user permission to perform only certain administrative task on windows...
Hello,We are running windows server 2008 and i want to allow a user to perform certain tasks, like view the event viewer and add users to AD, but i dont want him to do any other function on the...
View ArticleIs it recommended to heavily utilize loopback processing?
We have a flat directory tree as we are primarily a Novell shop and tree structure is not replicated. Goal is to push both user and computer policy to win7 clients (only).Plan is to create a single...
View ArticleI need help creating a gpo script for mapping a network printer by hostname...
I have a scripting project to do at work and what im supposed to do is gpo scripting for mapping a printer by hostname, so that we can search printer on out network by name instead of ip...
View ArticleIs it possible to view the exceptions of Applocker rule with gpresult?
I'm just wondering if there's anyway to view the details of exceptions of Applocker rule. With gpresult /h, you can see applocker rule is set and there's exceptions, but you can't see the detail of...
View ArticleHow do I get the Windows Firewall GPO to Stick?
I've been working on setting up AD at home to learn and study for my MCITP. I've got everything set up for the most part, but everytime I try to configure the Windows Firewall with Advanced Settings...
View ArticleGroup Policy logon script to push out IE9 not working
I have setup dozens of GPO objects where they run logon scripts...so unless I'm missing something obvious...it shouldn't be the way I've setup my GPO object, rights or permissions to where the GPO...
View ArticleChange IE9 Homepage based on login status
There's probably an elegant way of doing this, but I'm missing it.Our users are allocated one laptop, which they use in the office and then take with them on the road. When in the office and logged...
View ArticleHow to apply WinXP/2003 settings that don't exist in a 2008 Environment -...
I need to apply ALL FOUR options for "Minimum session security for NTLM SSP Based servers(and clients)". Windows 2008 does not have the options for "Require message integrity" and "Require message...
View ArticleGPO for Lync 2010 online for O365 to start on Login
Hi Forum Hopefully the title says it all. I need to get Lync 2010 Online to start up and run on login in. We have clients on Windows 7, with server 2008 R2 and O365 Plan E3. If there is an easier way...
View ArticleMS Outlook 2010 'the server responded "could not parse command""
The server responded "could not parse command" I am getting this message when I attempt to move email messages (from my gmail account) around in MS Outlook 2010. In my research I was advised to...
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Network Adapter Properties Advance tab (Roaming Aggressiveness)
Hi All,we need to change wireless network adapter (Intel Chipset) properties - advance tab - Roaming Aggressiveness from the default 3 medium to 4 Medium high.How do i do this using GPO? please...
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