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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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