Re: won't work with sysprep

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/25/03 

Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 15:24:30 -0500

Cheryl,

If you use the Group Policy Editor, locally, all changes you make will be
applied to all users. So, if you specifiy a default profile (Start menu and
Desktop) all users on that machine will get that profile. Since you're on a
Novell Network, you don't have the Active Directory portion of Windows
Server to apply the changes to specific user accounts. 

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"Cheryl Mire" <cmire@nospam.rummelraiders.com> wrote in message
news:036b01c3b2b9$03cbaf00$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I need the setting to be in the Default so that any new
> users who log on get it.  I'm on a school network -
> Novell - not peer to peer or stand alone.  Something has
> happened in the default profile and new users are not
> getting group policy settings.  They are only getting the
> setting which reside in the Default.
>
> For example, they are not getting the group policy setting
> which makes non-administrative stations download and auto
> install the Windows updates on a schedule.  In addition,
> new administrative users don't get an appropriate start
> menu or desktop; they get the very locked down student
> desktop.
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >GPEDIT will apply this policy to all users of the
> machine, in a peer-peer or
> >stand alone environment.  Editing the Registry manually,
> applies this
> >setting to the currently logged on user, yes.  See
> www.dougknox.com, Win XP
> >Tips, Advanced Registry Editing for a method to edit a
> different "user's"
> >CURRENT_USER portion of the Registry, without having to
> log on to their
> >desktop.
> >
> >While it shouldn't exist, you may want to look for the
> same value in
> >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE   Some settings here, can override the
> HKCU setting, even
> >if HKCU says the policy is to be enforced.
> >-- 
> >Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> >Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> >http://www.dougknox.com
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> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:004d01c3b05d$f42d4340$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Won't that change only address the user who is currently
> >> logged on -- namely me as administrator?  Obviously, I
> >> can't get to registry unless I'm logged on as that.
> >> Student user has no rights to registry.
> >>
> >> I'm suspicious that this inability to receive the policy
> >> is buried in my default user profile and I don't know
> how
> >> to weed it out.
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >I'm not sure why its not working for you, but under
> User
> >> Configuration,
> >> >Administrative Templates, Start Menu and Taskbar,
> Remove
> >> access to the
> >> >context menus for the taskbar, works here.  It prevents
> >> right clicking the
> >> >Start button as well.
> >> >
> >> >To manually implement this policy, in REGEDIT go to:
> >> >
> >>
> >HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio
> >> n\Policies\Explore
> >> >r
> >> >
> >> >In the right pane, look for or create a DWord value
> called
> >> >NoTrayContextMenu.  Set it to 1.
> >> >
> >> >-- 
> >> >Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> >> >Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> >> >http://www.dougknox.com
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> >> >
> >> ><cmire@rummelraiders.com> wrote in message
> >> >news:096501c3b042$f7ae9610$3101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> I deploy Windows XP workstations in a school using
> >> sysprep
> >> >> and group policies.  I have locked down the desktop
> >> pretty
> >> >> well, and Windows Explorer does not show up BUT when
> I
> >> >> right click on START, I get full access to Explorer.
> >> >>
> >> >> I have tried using "disable taskbar context" and "no
> >> file
> >> >> menu in Explorer" and "restrict access to C drive"
> but
> >> >> nothing seems to stop the behavior.
> >> >>
> >> >> I need users to be able to find and open their files
> on
> >> >> the network drives when they use Office, but I don't
> >> want
> >> >> them browsing, etc
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >