VPNs break domain authentication
Hello, I've had this problem since I started here a year ago and just haven't had time to address it. We are on a 2008 R2 domain and utilize VPNs extensively. On my PC, I have one VPN using Cisco's...
View ArticleGroup Policy is reporting filtered but they are applied - gpresult /r ?
Hello Everyone, I am trying to apply two group policies to do the following ... 1. Disable UAC prompt 2. Give admin permission to a propitiatory *.ini file under the Windows directory. These GPO's...
View ArticleHow to recover ad account when adrestore tool does not work
I accidentally deleted a disabled account that was attached to a group mailbox. i have since got the mailbox ready to be attached to an account but cant figure out how to restore the original account...
View ArticleServer 2003 - Install Chrome via GPO to one subnet
I'm trying to achieve something I thought would be fairly straightforward, but alas not. I'm trying to test the system behind install Chrome (via MSI) using GPO, which means I have to use one subnet...
View ArticleHow do i run a inventory of multiple PC's from my active directory
How do i run a inventory of multiple PC's from my active directory
View ArticleAD windows login slow
Hi everyone. I apologize for my english. i'm setting up an Active Directory Domain in my company. At now i have joined only 7 computer to my domain . Two users experiment a slow login . Ther are only...
View ArticleXP, 7, 8 w/IE 7/8 vs. 9+? Are you having GPO problems with multiple platforms?
Wondering what other people's experiences have been with this. We, like many of you, are running XP with 7 and now Windows 8. Slowly, our XP machines are dying and/or being rebuilt with 7 while new...
View Articlepowerpoint autorecover location gpo
At present there is no GPO allows an admin set the autorecovery location for powerpoint files. We are struggling at the moment because the default location is set to in the users roaming which keeps...
View ArticleAD/Exchange name change
Just had a user get married and I have gone through and taken care of all the name changing (no new account, just modifying the current account). The only place that still has the old name is their...
View ArticleComputer not showing in Active Directory
Windows 7 or XP. Fresh install, then trying to join domain works fine as well as consecutive logins to domain. Computer though doesn't show in AD. It registers with DNS and of course DHCP. After...
View ArticleHow to connect "disconnected shared mailbox" to recovered AD account???
I accidentally deleted a AD account that belonged to a shared mailbox. I have now recovered the account using adrecovery but now i cant attach the mailbox back to the account. When the account was...
View ArticleGroup Policy to delete profile data on logoff? (W7 x64 ent)
We have a number of lab computers that are used by people to find work or other things. We need to delete the profile each time the user logs off so that anything the previous user may have saved is...
View ArticleScript to Export Local Security Policy
Looking for Script, does not matter the language that can Export the Local Security Policy to Txt, needs to show the password policy, etc (result will not work) I know i can export local policy, but i...
View ArticleNeed help changing a home page for outside user who has gpo enforced
Hello i came across a problem theres an outside user who is 85 years old. we enforced gpo when we were fixing his laptop before we sent it back out to him. and this caused another problem. We have...
View ArticleCan a non-domain server be used to deploy group policy settings
We have two Windows 2008 domain controllers. I have some group policy preferences I want to deploy that are only available in windows Server 2012. Am I correct that, in order to deploy GP settings...
View ArticleInterforest Migration with Exchange 2003
We're considering an Interforest Migration which will include multiple DCs (2003, 2008, and 2008r2, at 2003 level) and a single Exchange 2003 server. 1. Should I decommission additional DCs before the...
View ArticleUnmanageable AD permissions to tame
Over time, the OU that I have recently inherited has become a bit unmanageable. I need a tool that will help report permissions so that I can remove permissions for those accounts that no longer need...
View Articlethe parameter is incorrect on change password
I have this issue with one user. When he tries to change his windows password he gets "Parameter incorrect" Where he is we have other users as well, but nobody has reported any issue with it. And I'm...
View ArticleManaging IE10 (on Win7) GPOs from Windows Server 2008 R2
We're starting to see IE10 installed on some of our Windows 7 workstations (which I'm fine with), but there are some internal sites that don't work well with it unless compatibility mode is enabled...
View ArticleGroup Policy > File copy not working
Created GPO to copy one file from server over to many desktops. To test, trying it on only my computer for now. File not copying. Computer Configuration > Preference > Windows Settings >...
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