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OptimumX Delete Profiles - Windows XP machines
Created a GPO to run a batch file on shutdown for domain XP computers - with the purpose of deleting old user profiles.
For this I am using an application called DeleteProfiles from OptimumX.
cd C:\
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Deny Execute Access on Removable drives (Windows XP)
I have my old computer with "Windows XP" on it. I was thinking if I could prevent the execution of .EXE .BAT .VBS and .LNK on Removable Devices. I can't find "Deny Execute Access" on Group Policy. Is ...
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Blocking domain group policy on a local machine in Workgroup
I have created a VM for Win XP which is running now in a Win 8 host system using Hyper-V.
This Win XP VM was initially connected to the my company's domain but now disconnected and is part of the ...
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RDP connection to admin account activates group policy
I have a stand alone win XP sp 3 machine with two users. Admin and user. The user has group policy activated and limited access but the admin has full access. For some reason connecting via remote ...
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Pushing out LGP to many machines without AD
I have a school with 50 Windows machines that I would like to make edits to prevent the kids from changing the wallpapers ect... when they log into a student account.
We don't have a Windows Server ...
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Microsoft support document with odd instructions: applying local policies to all users except administrators
I'd like to use the group policy editor to apply restrictions to all user accounts except that of the administrator on a Windows XP computer. In Windows Vista and up, this is easy to do as you're ...
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How can I add some websites link to browser's favorite(bookmark) for users in domain using batch script?
I wanna add some website's link into all users bookmark(favorite in IE) automatically when user log in to windows using batch script or something like that?
Is there any policy in windows server 2003 ...
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Is auditing possible on Windows XP Home Edition?
Although Windows XP Professional has (a lot more) control over Security issues, Windows XP Home Edition does allow the regular user to probe around and allows to set Security settings on folders and ...
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Power scheme not applying in Group Policy
I've created a new GPO and created a power scheme under computer configuration. I've disabled the User configuration part of this GPO.
In this power scheme I have the action selected to create a new ...
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Editing GPO Programmatically
I have a batch file that I'm using to update a large group of computers. This batch file works, for the most part. Where it fails is when the computer has been set up to "Disable Active Desktop" under ...
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How to administrate computer locked down with group policy?
I have an XP machine where I want to lock it down and prevent what users can do on it.
I have disabled the control panel (along with a bunch of other stuff) using group policy.
This way the user ...
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Windows Network Bridge Connections Greyed Out
I can bridge the connection under administrator account. I have disabled the prohibit installation and configuration of Network Bridge on your DNS domain network Group Policy setting. The option to ...
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How to restore Active Desktop if Themes is locked via GPO?
My company forces Active Desktop upon everybody so that it can display a (monthly-rotated) corporate wallpaper.jpg.
Problem is, some computers (including my laptop) somehow experienced some errors ...
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Customize the WinXP/7 logon screen behaviors
How customizable is the Windows XP/7 logon screen via group policy? For example, can I do any of the following:
Display a custom error message on logon failure?
Popup a custom app that launches ...
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Force shutdown from a remote system [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Shutdown whole network computers
What I want to do is to allow EVERYONE Force shutdown from a remote system control.
But, I don't want to do this manually because count of ...
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Is there any way to connect to my WinXP computer remotely using RDC when its disabled in settings?
I forgot to enable the checkbox "Allow Users to connect remotely to this computer" in "My computer" properties of my work computer. (WinXP SP3). Now I need to RDC (mstsc) to this computer from a ...
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Lock down a workstation
I need to lock down a workstation so a local user named "Assistant1" can not launch any applications except Notepad.
Can anyone tell me where to start?
The OS is Windows XP SP2 or SP3. The computers ...
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Cannot seem to disable ability to view temporary internet files via group policy [closed]
Duplicate on Server Fault:
Cannot seem to disable ability to view temporary internet files via group policy
Windows XP Pro SP3, IE8 (8.0.6001.18702), within local gpedit.msc I did the below:
User ...
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Window XP should Login with only 1 user created on Windows Server 2003 [closed]
As I have many user on my server, I have created a domain. I want my system to Login with only 1 specific username and password and not by others. Which policy should be applied?
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How can I access User Rights Assignment in Windows XP Home Edition?
I have a computer running Windows XP Home Edition SP3. To run a script I've developed that automates printer installations, I need to make some changes to the user group so that limited users can run ...
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Recovery Windows XP Active Desktop for Restricted Users
We have public accounts out on our manufacturing floor so that people without Active Directory accounts can use some basic functions.
These public accounts are locked down pretty good through our ...
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Run a script at logoff on XP Home?
Is this possible without having a process running continuously, listening for WM_QUERYENDSESSION or similar? (or worse still, loading a DLL into the Winlogon process)
(Also unacceptable: write a ...
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Can I disable the warning when a group policy restricts program execution?
I'm running Windows XP SP3 Pro and I've set up a GPO that prevents the execution of a file. It works fine, but when I try to execute that file I get a warning dialog:
This operation has been ...
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Require password after screen saver
In the screen saver settings for xp/w7
Our "wait time" and "On resume, display logon screen" are greyed out.
We've been told there is no group policy to cause this. Wait time is set to 15 minutes and ...
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Change group policy using windows CMD
I want to change the group policy setting that applies the value of the Windows Update WSUS server location HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\WUServer and HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\...
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Refresh rate being reset to outside monitor native resolution?
I have a 25-unit computer lab that are hooked up to Dell Optiplex 960s. It seems that every time the computer goes into standby, or is left alone for long enough, it resets the refresh rate to 85 ...
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Startup, Shutdown, and applying computer settings?
At work, I login to my computer (XP) using domain.
It takes long time at "running startup scripts", long time at "running shutdown scripts" and ages at "Applying computer settings".
I checked local ...
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Disable Access to Drives for Limited Users in Windows
How can I restrict users from accessing certain drives or partitions for Limited User Account in Windows XP/Vista/7. Kinldy guide me, there was something about Group User policy but guide me in steps ...
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Windows XP logon script batch file [closed]
How can I write Windows XP logon batch files? Do you have any examples of such files?
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Desktop Background Group Policy - Windows XP, SBS 2008
I'm applying a desktop background via a group policy on user's PC's. It works fine on most, except for two PC's on which the desktop background is only applied to 1/5th of the background.
The rest of ...
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