Re: How to disallow group policies on windows 2000 servers

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From: Mark Renoden [MSFT] (markreno_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/17/05 

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 08:44:19 +1100

Hi TJ

If the settings are applied via computer configuration in the GPO to the
computers, I don't know a way of avoiding it. If they are implemented via
user configuration in the GPO, you can deny the "apply group policy" right
to the admins that shouldn't have it.

Kind regards 

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"TJ" <TJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:A07745CE-3911-4FF5-8B92-233E50702CE4@microsoft.com...
> Hi Folks:
>   We have a corporate wide group policies which basically map drive 
> letters
> and automatically start our intranet site via Internet Explorer etc. 
> After
> awhile it gets annoying when I login to multiple servers.  Is there a way 
> to
> only disallow the running of this group policy if an administrator or user 
> is
> logging into a windows 2000 server?  Please advise.

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