Re: GPO for Windows 2000 and XP workstations

From: Mark Renoden [MSFT] (markreno_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/16/05 

Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:38:33 +1100

Hi Rob

A lot of new settings were added that are specific to Windows XP SP2
(Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2). As you've noticed, you can check which version
of the browser they are applicable to in the description of the policy.

Kind regards 

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"Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:0780FD26-1D47-41D7-8D4C-077ADA5D6894@microsoft.com...
> The Policy I am applying is a security settings for IE 6.0, both versions
> have that setting. Although I just noticed in the GPO object in AD the
> requirement is IE 6.0 on XP sp2.
>
> Is it possible that all of the IE security policy's in AD cannot be used 
> on
> Win2000?
>
> "good things" wrote:
>
>> Could be that the policy doesn't exist for Win2000, but does for Server 
>> 2003
>> and XP. Just a guess....
>>
>> -- 
>>
>>
>> gt
>> Server Based Computing Evangelist
>>
>> "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:81414D3C-71A7-4DFF-B61D-BA347B42B0AE@microsoft.com...
>> > I just applied a GPO to my AD Domain in order to change a security 
>> > setting
>> in
>> > IE. As I made the change, all my Windows XP clients have applied it
>> correctly
>> > through the GPO.
>> > UNfortunately my Windows 2000 clients are unable to apply the change it 
>> > IE
>> > through GPO. I receive the following error in the APP log.
>> >
>> > Source: Userenv
>> > Eventr ID: 1000
>> > "The Group Policy client-side extension Scripts was passed flags (16) 
>> > and
>> > returned a failure status code of (3)
>> >
>> > This happen as I try to update the GPO using secedit, or at bootup when
>> the
>> > GPO is supposed to be applied.
>> >
>> > At bootup I will also receive the following
>> >
>> > Souece: UserInit
>> > Event ID: 1001
>> > Could not locate the script command lines in the Group Policy object.
>> >
>> >
>> > ANy help on these errors would be appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Rob
>>
>>
>>

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