Re: Group Policy not applying over Network to XP users

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Thanks, I will enable this setting and get abck to you

I came across this setting myself a few days ago ... I'll get back to you




"Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]" wrote:

> This sounds suspiciously like the 'Fast Logon Optimization' setting in WIN
> XP Pro. If a user logs on and does not get it what happens if he/she logs
> off and then back on? I bet that it will take.
>
> Please take a look at the following link:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=305293
>
> Does this help?
>
> --
> Cary W. Shultz
> Roanoke, VA 24012
>
> WIN2000 Active Directory MVP
> http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
> (soon to be updated!!!)
> http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com
> (soon to be updated!!!)
>
>
>
> "DickySA1" <DickySA1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:F58FAE03-03B8-4BF9-A77F-2411C0FEEF6B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I have a small domain based Windows network. I'm running a Windows 2000
> > Advanced Server with XP Pro computers. I'm relatively new to Active
> > Directory
> > and Group Policies.
> >
> > I've modified the screen saver policies in the Default Domain Policy. I'm
> > planning on implementing more policies at a later date once I get to the
> > bottom of my problem:
> >
> > The policy does not take effect when users log onto the XP Pro (SP1)
> > computers even after running gpupdate.exe.
> >
> > When logging on locally at the Domain Controller with my 2 different
> > domain
> > admin logons the policies take effect for both users accounts - ok.
> >
> > I next tried logging onto one of the XP client machines with the first of
> > these Domain admin accounts. The default domain policy seemed to have
> > applied. I tried the second domain admin account but the policy had not
> > been
> > applied. The only difference to these accounts being that the first has a
> > roaming profile configured.
> >
> > It seems to me that the policy has been applied (when logging on locally)
> > at
> > the DC then downloaded to the XP client PC with the roaming profile when
> > logging on as Domain Admin1 but when logging on as Domain Admin 2, not
> > configured for a roaming profile, the profile loads from the local pc and
> > therefore the changes in the default domain policy don't apply.
> >
> > I suspect any further changes to the default domain policy will not show
> > when logging onto XP as Domain Admin 1 unless I log on/off with this
> > account
> > as the DC first forcing the changes to the profile.
> >
> > Can anyone help?
> >
>
>
>
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