Re: Change Regional Settings

Derek Da Silva wrote:
After reviewing the information in the article i noticed it only reflects how to update the user OU. Is there a way to update a computer. For instance, I have 6 computers and I want the date format to be mm/dd/yyyy, however, on the 7th computer I would like the date format to be m/d/yyyy.

Any suggestions?
Thank you,
D

In the example the template is applied to the administrative templates of the user configuration. I haven't tested it, but it seems to me that the same template could also be applied to the computer configuration.

From there on it depends on you how you would want to apply the GPO.


"Paul Weterings" wrote:

Derek Da Silva wrote:
Hi Everyone,

I have a unique problem. Everytime my users log onto a workstation and attempt to run a specific application it reports that they need to change the system date format from m/d/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy.

I currently have a script which updates the system everytime the user logs onto the workstation. Is there a way I can invoke the system date change during workstation bootup rather than when the user logs onto the workstation?

I appreciate anything you can do to assist with this issue,

Thank you,
D
Hi Derek,

You might not even need scripting...

Depending on your situation (are you admin on a managed network or not) I may have a tip for you; you could use a group policy with a customized ..adm file that changes the computers registry. Then apply the setting to only the systems that need to run the application you mentioned (using either an OU or even security of a WMI filter)

A detailed example of a custom Group Policy that changes date and time format can be found here: http://www.servercare.nl/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=22

I hope this helps you in the right direction.

cheers,

Paul


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