Outlook 2010 hyperlinks give General failure, blocked by GPO. It's SRP, but why
If I move the user to an OU with SRP disabled, hyperlinks work, so I know the issue is in there, but I don't know why. This is happening on new Windows 7 x64 machines. I have a few other, older,...
View ArticleAbout that Group Policy Management webinar...
Today's Spiceworks webinar (Group Policy Management: For your eyes only!) was so popular with SO many great questions from the audience, we weren't able to get to them all during our allotted hour!...
View ArticleAccess Blocked by Network Group Policy
We just switched to Active Directory, and now we have some employees that need to start the server program in the mornings for our dental software. Problem is, the server program requires elevation to...
View ArticleWindows 7 password complexity user prompt
trying to figure out how to display the password complexity rules to a user when they go to change their password. Were about to bump up the password complexity rules and don't want to have a million...
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Trying to deploy self-signed OWA cert via GPO
^ Trying to be rid of this annoyance that my users don't understand. Followed these instructions on a TN article:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770315(v=ws.10).aspx...butthe GPO isn't...
View ArticleNeed help with GPO to block .exe's in %appdata% folder
I am new to using GPO and need help in setting up a policy to block .exe's from running in the %appdata% folder. I am doing this to deny certain malware from being able to run most notably the...
View ArticleSplash Picture Fun
Hey there,This is a fun project that is inadvertently forcing me to try to solve an issue that my network has had since upgrading from a hodgepodge of NAS devices to a Windows File Server.Network:...
View ArticleHow to confirm the native mode on Windows 2008R2 DC
Hi;I am planning to upgrade my functional level on Windows 2008R2 DC to Windows 2008R2 functional level, currently I am using Windows 2003 level because it was upgraded from a Windows 2003 DC.After...
View Articleadding safe sites to i.e via group policy
Hi, I would like to add a set of safe websites to users who log into the system using trmserver. I want to use group policy to do this.My exchange server and trmserver are 2008 R2 Standard editionwhen...
View ArticleRandomly slow login with roaming profile path as DFS Namespace but
HiI have an issue with random login speeds and it seems to boil down to DFS Namespace.Server 2008 R2 WDC at HQ (namepace server)Server 2008 R2 RODC at test site (namespace target)I have an XP client...
View ArticleWhat is the best way to move to a New domain.
Here is the situation, there is an SBS 2008 domain in place and we want to move to a Server 2012 R2 Domain environment.We have decided to scrap the old domain and start fresh. At the same time we are...
View ArticleApplication usage statisics
Hi all,This question is in two parts.Our school wants to provide a better learning environment for its students. We would like to collect information from our computers on which applications are most...
View ArticleInternal Domain Names, Best Practices
Hello All,This summer we will be moving our internal domain over to a new name and wanted to ask for thoughts on best naming practices?The domain name we currently have is already used in three places,...
View ArticleUsing Folder Redirection GPO, grant Exclusive rights?
I just started playing around with this setting. I'm going to redirect the Desktop, Favorites and My Documents so, finally, they get backed up.But... if I set it to Exclusive it appears that only that...
View ArticleCorrupted AD Profiles due to GPO issue or WHAT?
Please take the time to read completely, this HAS NOT been solvable with 'normal' profile replacements. Also, yes, I know that roaming profiles are a pain, but we have to work with what we've got.1. We...
View ArticleGroup Policy Screen Saver Settings
I recently applied a group policy setting (in user settings) to enable Screen Saver and set the screen lock and timeout. This setting is applied on the USER level. Now we're looking at purchasing some...
View ArticleCheck for Newer version of stored pages IE9 on Windows 7 Group Policy
Windows 7 IE 9In IE9 under:Tools > Internet Options > General > Browsing History > Settings > Temporary Internet Files > Check for newer version of stored pages---> Could this be...
View Articlefolder redirection
Hi all, we do folder redirection for users and we redirect their desktop/my documents to a network file server my problem is im having an issue (see screenshot), the user is using a domain pc and...
View ArticleDomain Admin Password
I have 2008 Server, One doamin and One DC.One of my Domain User Knows thae Domain admin Password.So How to Change My DOMAIN Admin Password for My server 2008 System
View ArticleActive Directory in the Cloud
Hello,I was wondering if there's a way to replicate the functionality of an on-prem Active Directory Windows server in the cloud. The two specific features I'm looking for are: Roaming profiles and...
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