Re: Applying active directory policies top winxp

From: Mike Brannigan [MSFT] (mikebran_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/11/03 

Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 11:42:19 -0000

"Utkarsh" <uammclaren@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I am a newbie as far as w2k server is concerned.i have set
> up a test lan using one win2k server and 2 winxp pro
> computers. i have created active directory and i wish to
> know how to apply group policies to winxp clients. only
> specifying policies to organizational units does not help.
> are there any other settings required.i have added users
> to ou. also winxp takes a long time to log onto the domain.
> pl. help.

You do target the GPOs primarily at OUs.
The OUs need to contain the things you wish to have the GPO applied to -
such as the machines or user accounts.
Those objects then also need to have the appropriate permissions on the GPOs
to be able to read them and to apply them. 

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"Utkarsh" <uammclaren@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:011d01c3a81a$feb5f6e0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I am a newbie as far as w2k server is concerned.i have set
> up a test lan using one win2k server and 2 winxp pro
> computers. i have created active directory and i wish to
> know how to apply group policies to winxp clients. only
> specifying policies to organizational units does not help.
> are there any other settings required.i have added users
> to ou. also winxp takes a long time to log onto the domain.
> pl. help.