RE: Group Policy

From: Desmond Lee (mcp_at_donotspamplease.mars)
Date: 02/09/05 

Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 06:43:04 -0800

"Craig" wrote:

> I apologize for my ignorance here, but how exactly would I do that? Is it

Do not worry about that. Many of us would try our best to help to the best
of our knowledge and ability.

> in the group policy window or somewhere else? I read a way of doing it by
> using mmc and making changes, then logging into all the accounts so they take

Do you have an Active Directory network? If yes, all such changes revolve
around Group Policy Objects that are typically set at an Organizational Unit
(OU) level using "Active Directory Users & Computers" i.e. highlight the OU >
Properties > Group Properties > New / Add > Edit ... > configure the settings
you need.

> effect, then logging back into the admin account and changing some registry
> stuff but it seemed like a lot of work for what should be a fairly simple
> task.
>

This would be necessary if no Active Directory infrastructure exists.

> I should mention that I'm running Win XP Pro SP2 and that this is the first
> time I have ever played around with Group Policy stuff.
>

Group Policy is a very complex topic so take your time to learn and pick it
up. Try to setup a test environment to familiarize with concepts and run
extensive tests before putting it to production.

Do let us know if this helps. Thanks!

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