Re: 2 Windows XP Platform, 1 Windows 2000 Domain, Security Policy Prob


"Thomas Nguyen" <ThomasNguyen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello all,

I have a laptop and desktop computer running Windows XP SP2. Both are in a
Windows 2000 Server AD Domain. Everything was working fine until about two
weeks ago when I noticed that the desktop computer had it's Windows
Firewall
Disabled, Security Center restricted (grayed out), and cannot be accessed
over the network by either the server or the laptop. So I go into the
Local
Security Settings and find that the "Acces this computer from the network"
policy was blank. What I did was compare the two Local Security Settings
from
both the laptop and desktop. However, the desktop settings from accessing
from the network would again be blank the next time I check.

This, along with the fact that my Security Center settings cannot be
altered
because it gives me the "For your security, some settings are controlled
by
Group Policy" message. I do not have any custom policy in place. I built
the
server, configured DNS, created an AD domain, added the computers, added
users, and that's it, the simplest of server and domain configurations.

Is there any solution to this bizarre situation? Any hints or suggestions
greatly appreciated.

Only the desktop seems to be controlled by some rogue "Group Policy"
whilst
the laptop retains it's local security policy in combination with the
Domain
Policy.

Thanks in advanced.

If you run GPRESULT on the XP computer you'll get some hints about what
policies are being applied and where they come from... it's a place to
start.



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