"Always ask before opening" attachment in Outlook 2007 on Windows 7 grayed out
Hi everyone. We're testing rolling out Windows 7, and I noticed in Outlook 2007 that when users go to open an attachment, and the Open Save Cancel box pops up asking them what they want to do, the...
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A processing error occurred collecting data using this base domain controller.
Hello Guys,I have got a problem using the Windows 8 GPMC.If I want to use the new "Status" feature, I'm getting this failure:We have got two 2008 R2 DCs and the rest is Server 2003 R2. The DC that...
View ArticleHow to collect security logs on windows 7 using event forwarding?
Can anyone advice me how to collect security logs on windows 7 using event forwarding? I cannot see the security logs for windows 7 appear in my collector machine.Thanks.
View ArticleSetting a GPO and also excluding certain users
Hello Everyone,Currently I am setting up the Deny Access to Removable Storage for All Classes GPO to not allow any users to use an external device on their work machines. The catch is I want to exclude...
View ArticleAccessing the resource 'SFTP:\\servername' has been disallowed !!
1st thanks for all the People who is going to help or trying to we have domain (server 2003) and all clients running (windows xp sp3) + IE7 problem is > any client try to run sftp url show this...
View ArticleGroup policy can not apply to domain group
Hi guys,I am not new to group policy, and my question is simple.I created an OU named 'Test_OU', and a test domain groups named 'test_group', and I created two domain user account 'test_user' , then I...
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Deny 'Apply Group Policy' doesn't work.
Hi guys,I have an OU in which I put a computer account Server100(running on Windows server 2003) and some domain user accounts inside (including domain admins). Now I create a group policy in which a...
View ArticleGP doesn't apply the Logon script change
Hi,I have a GP configured to run a logon script "logon.bat". It has just a simple net use command to map a network drive for users. It was working fine.Yesterday I made changes in the "logon.bat" file...
View ArticleImpact of scripts
Hi,I just wanted to know if there is a performance impact on using vbs scripts over using the windows predefined policies.Am I correct in believing a GPO with a script always runs and one with out only...
View ArticleInternet Explorer Maintenance items greyed out
When I attempt to edit the default domain policy, I am not able to make many changes to the trusted sites settings. Most of the options are grayed out. I have disabled Internet Explorer security on...
View ArticleLocal Accounts Disable "Remove From Domain" & "Reset Password"
I am in a situation , where removing accounts from local admin, isn't an option right now.I would like to be able to Disable Any local user account, from Removing a System off the Domain, and...
View ArticlePolicy to disable remote shell on win7
I've seen this asked a bunch of times but can find no answer. The win7 policy is computer > admin templates > windows components > windows remote shell > allow remote shell access. The...
View Article2008R2 Proxy Settings - Group Policy
Hi, all.I have recently hit a stumbling block with a Domain I manage.I have been going through all of the GPO's in this site and clearing them up - its a mess.The setup is as follows:- 2008R2 Domain,...
View Articlesome end users reporting not getting prompt for password expiring on windows...
ok this is an interesting one and only coming from win 7 computers. on the domain and remote off domain after they vpn. I am thinking if i have win 7 machine i am off the domain then i vpn in after the...
View ArticleGroup Policy to control access to a service?
Is there a way to set a GPO to check if a service is running and if it is not, start it?For instance if malware or user stops a service such as the Windows Update service, it should be automatically...
View ArticleGroup policy for local admin password resetting not working
I created a group policy for resetting local admin password in all my client machines. Settings given below.Computer configuration---->Preferences--->Control Panel settings---->Local user...
View ArticleAppLocker - Error When Adding Publisher Exception For Amazon
I am attempting to add an exception for Amazon downloader files, but I keep getting the following error message:The publisher information cannot be extracted from the specified file: <file path>....
View ArticleDefault domain policy breaks metro apps
I seem to have an issue where my default domain policy breaks my metro apps in win8. I have narrowed it down to what is happening in the computer configuration of the Group policy but i need to find...
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File Type Item to change XML class has stopped Word 2010 from opening XML Files
Hi All,We have been troubleshooting a fix to re-associate .xml files with Word 2010 instead of dreamweaver on our domain machines (500+) The fix that was pushed out involved creating a Computer...
View Articlereset default domain policy
I have issues with some changes that were made to the default domain policy in years past. Could i reset it to default it and only allow the changes i know we actually use will i see any major issues?...
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