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We don't have our workstations organized on OU's like this. How do I go about applying these policies to just the computers I want, without moving workstations and messing up other policies? Can I put...
View ArticleActive Directory Ws 2008 R2 and Windows XP
We have faced problem with WS2008 R2 Active Directory and Windows XP. GPO is applied successfully for Folder Redirection and Removable Storage Access Deny when we log on windows 7 & 8. But same...
View Articleapplications unable to create users in Active Directory during install
For some reason in my new Server 2012 domain - which has the exact same Group Policy settings etc as my old server 2003 domain, applications can't create user accounts in AD on domain controllers...
View ArticleGroup Policy To Disable The Office Custom Dictionary
Hi, We have a number of users who say that using Office applications are running OK, but everytime they do a spell check it slows down and freezes etc. I've done the usual diagnostics such as...
View ArticleGroup Policy Folder Creation
I have a dept. that works with thin clients and connects to a terminal server. They are managed through group policy and we have it pretty much locked down for the most part. Anyways, this department...
View ArticleLocal Machine & LAN not getting assigned to Intranet zone via GP?
Our environment is mostly windows 7 with IE8 or IE9. As the topic says, items on the local machine, (active desktop) or intranet pages are not getting added to the intranet zone. Instead they are...
View ArticleJust implemented a 90 day password policy - what about remote domain users?
Hello SpiceHeads, This should be an incredible simple answer, but my Google-foo and Spiceworks research is failing me. I have 40 users strong, all of which use laptops (Windows 7). They dock when they...
View ArticleIE 10 Group Policy Help needed - I think I've found a bug
We have a Windows 2012 DC and I am using Group Policy Management to configure Internet settings for IE 7, 8, 9 and 10 users. The group policy settings for IE 7, 8, 9 work fine. I can configure the...
View ArticleIE 10 group policy preferences
I understand that with the introduction of IE 10, the maintenance section is gone for IE from group policies. My understanding is that now you should either change settings via IEAK or Group Policy...
View ArticleDeploy MSI with group policy without reboot?
Is it possible to deploy a software package via MSI through group policy without a reboot, i.e. the PC updates group policy at the next interval, and silently installs the MSI? I have unchecked the...
View ArticleConfiguring Network Device Enrollment Service on Domain Controller
Hi All. I have a 2012 server that is a domain controller in my environment. It is also the Certificate Authority for my domain as well. All of the CA components are installed and working except for...
View ArticleRestricting Admins
I have an interesting situation, but I don't see a way to make it work. A couple of users need admin access to their computers for legacy apps that don't play well with limited user accounts. Is...
View ArticleUsers can't change location of My Documents folder
First let me give some background. We have changed the location of the users home folder from server1 to a new server2. We used the profile tabe in AD to set H: as the home folder on the new server2...
View Articlethe built in domain groups are not appearing when trying to add to NTFS Permissi
the built in domain groups are not appearing when trying to add to NTFS permissions on w2k8 server. The groups are there when looking thru ADUC and I can see the groups if in the NTFS permissions on...
View Articlesysvol policies folder not replicating
Hello. I have an issue that is causing me headaches. I have two sites and one domain that hosts three domain servers. Site one: PDC1 BDC2 They replicated just fine Site 2: PDC3 THis site is not...
View Articlegp 2008 r2 domain "shutdown pcs after 30 minutes of inactivity"
Hi all~ I need to shutdown some my domain PCs after 30 minutes of inactivity. How do I create it in AD GP and include some of the PCs. Thank you. Robertace
View ArticleUser Accounts Home Folder Won't Connect
In Active Directory Users and Computers, our user accounts connect an H: drive when they log into a computer on the network. This is setup under the Profile portion and the location of the Home Folder...
View ArticleHome Folder Creation and Mapping
The organization that I work for currently has a Home folder set up for about half of its users. We have now decided it would be beneficial to now give the remaining users a Home folder. In the past...
View ArticleDeploying Printers via GP Preferences Best Practices
Can any fellow spiceheads in the education field share some of their best practices for deploying printers via GP Preferences? My district is a K-8 with roughly about 130 or so printers....(yes its...
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