Scripting a mapped drive in 2008 r2
I have a 2008 r2 domain controller and wish to do what used to be simply create a batch file to map drives for users. Can this process still be used or is group policy necessary. I would prefer to...
View ArticleSYSVOL DFSR Offline too long
HiI currently have a problem with the SYSVOL directory on one of my domain controllers. Because of the new default behaviour in Windows Server 2012 in which it does not automatically repair the DFSR...
View ArticleLicence key to application
I have one windows application.I want to apply licence key to that application. How can I do this ?
View Article"limited" Full right
Hello,I use windows server 2008 and in the Computer Management from the local users and groups, I have a group called "administrators" (Administrators have complete and unrestricted access to the...
View Articleapply the GPO only if user is member of both groups
I have a situation in which I want to apply a User Settings GPO to be applied only if a user is a member of both groups at the same timeGPO1 to be applied If and only If the user is member of Group1...
View ArticleRedirecting Documents - Computer Settings
I'm the sysadmin for a department at a university. The users are managed by central IT services in an OU over which I have no control, but I have a UG containing all my employees.My computers, however,...
View ArticleUser based Regional & Language setting in AD
Hi,I have installed and configure AD in Windows 2008 R2 6 months back in my office where mainly 2 language (English and Arabic) used. All the registered domain computers are running in Windows 7 and...
View ArticleAdd Computer account to Restricted Group Policy
I need to add a domain computer account to a Restricted Group Policy. In the Group Policy there is no object type for Computers to select. So is there a way to add a computer account to the local...
View ArticleGPO to limit additions in "searches might be slow in non-indexed locations"...
I currently have set up a GPO to limit non administrator user search index locations on Windows 7, but I haven't figured out how to keep users from adding locations to the index from the info bar that...
View ArticleError when adding shared printer to GPP
I'm creating a new GPP for shared printers. This is on Server 2012 I've done this several times before and have never run into this problem. I added 2 printers with no problem but when I try to add the...
View ArticleGPO Administratively assigned offline files vs Network share Offline Settings
I have folder redirection setup for desktop icons and start menu icons. Under the share I have Offline Settings "All files and programs that users open from shared folders are automatically available...
View ArticleServer 2008R2: Can Password Complexity Rules be used against Smart Card PIN...
Scenario:A user is logged in with a smart card (actually, a US government PIV card). We are concerned about the Ctrl-Alt-Del password change dialog where a PIN (password) can be changed. Our policies...
View ArticleWill GPP process a registry change during a background refresh?
We have a 2008r2 forest. I need to change a regkey on all of our XP workstations. A few of our remote workstations(about 100) do not process group policy at startup(eventid 1054) because their...
View ArticleDeleting reg key in registry.pol
i am adding a website to trusted through custom adm template a gpo. in my testing i have given xxx.com and *.xxx.com in the template. how ever i have deleted the*.xxx.com in the template but still it...
View ArticleUsers with Shared folder , how to prevent adding new files.
hii have a shared folders in my server and a lot of domains use their computers to access the shared folders, some times some users changed the content of the changed folders the contents almost Word...
View Articlewindows 2008 r2 gpo
We have a windows 2008 R2 domain running at 2008 R2 functional level. Only one domain, only one forest. A few years back - when we were on 2003 Server, we had some settings in the default domain...
View ArticleServer 2012 / Windows 8 just ignores GPO settings
My setup is as follows: Servers – Server 2012 (Native) Clients – Windows 8 Pro I’ve set folder redirection up for both students and teachers. Group policy is ignoring every setting set in “User...
View Articleprograms and group policy/necessary help please in a faster time
Dear whom read my issuethank you for every one help me pleasemy windows 7 is contained Microsoft office ,photoshop,indesign ,illustrator and another programs and applications such as google chrome and...
View ArticleWindows server 2012 GPO not applied on Windows xp
Dears,I have windows server 2012 with GPO 2012 installed and all clients have windows xpI applied under preference/ internet settings --> internet explorer 8 setting but the problem that the IE8 in...
View ArticleGPO Internet Explorer Maintenance missing in WS 2008 R2
this morning I installed on one domain controller (running 2008 r2 sp1) Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 and now under user configuration - policies - windows...
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