Re: Default User Settings??
From: Feng Mao (fengmao_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/30/04
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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 09:20:38 GMT
Hi Brian,
I found a KB article about how to Add Printers with No User Interaction in
Windows XP.
314486 How to Add Printers with No User Interaction in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314486
I hope it helps.
Thanks & Regards,
Feng Mao [MSFT], MCSE
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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| Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 06:56:26 GMT
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| Hi Brian,
|
| As I know, when you use Group Policy Management Console to change the
| policy, it will create a folder named C:\WINDOWS\system32\GroupPolicy (it
| is a hidden folder), the policy configuraitons are mostly stored in this
| folder. You may copy all files and folders under this folder to the same
| location on the other computers. Also, the branch
"gPCFunctionalityVersion"
| in gpt.ini means the version number. If the version number is larger then
| the origonal one. It will apply the policy in the folder again.
|
| For the printer issue, the workaround I thought is to place a shortcut to
| the new network printer on the user's desktop. If you have configured the
| network printer on the printer server. Users can easily install the
printer
| by clicking the shortcut. Personally, I think it is not a lot of work to
| copy the shortcut to all users' desktop.
|
| Brian, I remember that you have Windows 2003 Server and Windows XP
Desktops
| in a Workgroup environment. The offical way is to setup a Domain
Controller
| in the network and add all desktops into the domain. You can use Group
| Policy Object and apply these GPO to the OUs in the domain, or publish
the
| printers into Active Directory. It will be easilier for maintaince.
|
| I hope that that above suggestions will be helpful.
|
| Have a nice day!
|
| Thanks & Regards,
|
| Feng Mao [MSFT], MCSE
| Microsoft Online Partner Support
|
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| | Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 09:11:40 -0500
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| | Thank you, this covered MOST of what I want to do, but TWO things...
| |
| | 1 - Is there a way that I can export or save the settings I make in
gpedit
| | and import or copy them to the other computers?
| |
| | 2 - This solution still doesn't address the printer issue. If I make
| | changes to the installed printers (when logged in as Administrator), the
| | changes don't get made on the user accounts. For example, if I add a
| | printer to the network, I have to manually logon as each user and add
the
| | printer. With 20 computers that need to be setup with 5 - 10 user
| accounts
| | on each computer, thats a LOT of printer adding that I have to do...
| | Any thoughts on this one???
| |
| | --Brian
| |
| | "Feng Mao" <fengmao@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| | news:V2QESXUdEHA.1164@cpmsftngxa10.phx.gbl...
| | > Hi Brian,
| | >
| | > Thank you for posting!
| | >
| | > You may try Group Policy to retrict the user actions on the Windows XP
| | > computer. From there, you can restrict lots of behavior. To get into
| Group
| | > Policy, click Start, point to Run, type "GPEDIT.MSC" (without
quotation
| | > marks) and press Enter.
| | >
| | > I hope that it is helpful. Have a nice day!
| | >
| | > Thanks & Regards,
| | >
| | > Feng Mao [MSFT], MCSE
| | > Microsoft Online Partner Support
| | >
| | > Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
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| | > | Oops, forgot one more thing,
| | > |
| | > | I also want to set and lock down IE settings (security, etc).
| | > |
| | > | "Brian" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
| | > | news:Os7PmsNdEHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| | > | > I know there is a way that I can set default user settings AND not
| | allow
| | > | the
| | > | > user to make changes to them, but I cannot figure out how...
| | > | >
| | > | > Specifically, I want to set, (and then protect), the following:
| | > | >
| | > | > * Display Settings (background, screensaver,etc)
| | > | > * Printers (I want to have to only set them up ONCE per PC, have
| these
| | > | > settings appear for all users, and NOT allow anyone but
| Administrator
| | to
| | > | > change them)
| | > | > * Drive Mappings
| | > | >
| | > | > I don't have any $$ left in my IT Budget :( so if there's not a
| | > built-in
| | > | > solution, I'll need a free one.
| | > | >
| | > | > PLEASE help!
| | > | >
| | > | > thanks,
| | > | > Brian
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