Organizational Unit Targeting problem
I am trying to roll out a group of files to most of the computers on my network using Windows Server 2008 R2 Group Policy.The files deployed perfictly but to the wrong machines! They deployed to all...
View ArticleHow to set different IE9 home pages for different groups??
We have had our intranet set as the IE9 home page for all domain users...we want to change this.Now we have some domain users for whom we want a blank home page...we don't want these users seeing or...
View ArticleIE proxy settings - Different settings under NLASVC
We have a number of Windows 7 machines that the proxy settings we have set in group policy are being modified upon login. I have ran a results wizard against these machines which is applying correctly....
View ArticleRename Local Administrator account using %computername_CC using GPP
Hi,I have been tasked to rename the local administrator accounts on all servers but during a test I came across the following error on the Windows server 2008 Sp2 servers. Does anyone have any idea...
View ArticleWindows 8 Group Policy Preferences Local Users and Groups, error 0x8007052a
I am testing an existing GPO Preference with Windows 8 that renames the Builtin Administrator account and sets the password. It works on XP and Win 7 but not on Win 8. RSOP reports that the GPO...
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 ArticleHomepage GPO now working with Windows 8/IE10
Hi Guys,So i've installed our first few Window 8 machines on our network, so everything is working fine except my GPO that sets the default Homepage for IE .The GPO works fine in windows 7/IE9.I have...
View Articleuse VBScript to execute software in GPO
Hi, I have CS6 package in .VBS format. Is there a way I can deploy this software using GPO. Can any one explain me in steps?Thanks very much for your helpRegards,SNRRK
View ArticleWindows 2003 Functional Level AD with W2K8 R2 Servers - AD GPO Issue
HiWe currently have a majority Windows XP SP3 client estate on a Windows 2003 FL domainWe have recently moved Computer Accounts to another OU and have tried adding GPO to the container.The one in...
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Domain Users - Allow changes of Advanced IP settings/Interface Disable/Enable
Hi Guys,Were running a Server 2012 domain, the function level set to 2012.I would like the domain users, to be able to change their own IP's/DNS,etc without the needing elevated permissions.I've spent...
View ArticleRestrict access to proxy settings in Firefox
I'm trying to restrict access via group policy to our users from changing the proxy settings. We are currently using Squid, so we don't want users removing the proxy settings. I've managed to get it...
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Group Policy - GPO Management Console V2 Profiles
Hi,Having a few issues with the GPO management console.I have a current GPO that looks like this:The .v2 is appended to the users rootpath.So Ive then created another GPO for another OU, but when I...
View ArticleGroup policy computer configuration not working
I have setup serv2k8r2-x64-Sp1 as test domain controller this machines is built in Hyper-v for test env\after configuring group policys i have noticed that computer configuration settings are not...
View ArticleDreamweaver and Photoshop unable to start on domain
Hello Friends! When a start Macromedia Dreamweaver and Adobe Photoshop CS5 on my domain joined XP SP3 client ........ it starts and then disappears.... ! I have added the user to the machine local...
View ArticleAGPM replication delay related issue ?
There is number of distributed DCs and AD sites in my environment. DCs are mostly 2008 (not R2) and FRS replication still exists.AGPM server is installed on a W2k8R2 member server that is placed in a...
View ArticleHow to turn Explorer.exe into the most plain box with only files and folders...
Hi,1- I would like to disable pretty much everything around the explorer.exe box to the point that it only looks like a box and only folder or file contents inside it show up. Is there any...
View ArticleСтранная ситуация с GP
На одну из OU была создана новая GP посредством копирования с другой (настройки прокси сервера). После gpupdate /force видно, что политики применились (rsop.msc показывает новый адрес сервера), но у...
View ArticleUser GPO to open home page alone in IE disabling tabbed browsing and address bar
Hi ppl,I would like to create a user GPO which disables address bar and tabbed browsing of IE. I have already set the home page. How can I proceed?What all options should I disable in User...
View ArticleWindows 8 query with GPO
Hi all, we have deployed windows 8 and the desktop background GPO has worked for the first instance but it will not update any changes made since to the background image.I have tried creating a new OU...
View ArticleHow to securely change local admin passwords
Is there a recommended method to update the local admin passwords using Group Policy
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