Re: W2K Server / XP Pro Clients / Group Policy -- LOCK TASKBAR
From: Richard Morey (rwmorey71_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/28/04
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Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 19:16:47 -0400
Thank you for this info! I will take a look at all this on Monday.
Rich
"Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@nospam-comcast.net> wrote in message
news:%23lTNk8UjEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> First off, make your dns configuration is correct in that domain
controllers point
> only to themselves or other domain controllers as their preferred dns
server in
> tcp/ip properties by assigned static IP address as shown by Ipconfig /all.
Then
> W2K/XP/2003 domain member computers must point only to domain controllers
running dns
> with the AD domain zone and never an ISP dns server. Run first netdiag and
then
> dcdiag on your domain controller to see if it configured correctly as a
domain
> controller. Failed tests/errors/warnings may indicate a problem
particularly relating
> to dns. Then run netdiag on a domain computer you are having a problem
with looking
> for the same relating to dns, dc discovery, kerberos, or trust
relationship/secure
> channel. These are free support tools on the install disk in the
support/tools folder
> for the appropriate operating system.
>
> The policy you are trying to implement is a "user" configuration policy
and therefore
> the policy needs to be configured based on the location of the user
accounts you want
> it to apply to. If they are in the default users container, configure
domain GPO. If
> they are in an Organizational Unit, then the policy should be configured
for that OU.
> Group Policy can also apply to an administrator unless that user is in a
different
> container not subject to the GPO or the GPO is "filtered" to not apply
[deny apply]
> to the administrators group in the security properties of the GPO. Domain
user
> configuration of Group Policy will not apply to "local" users logging onto
a domain
> computer. If you do find the policy also applying to local users check to
see it has
> been applied in Local Security Policy via gpedit.msc. Use Gpresult to see
what GPO's
> are being applied to a computer and user while logged onto that domain
computer. When
> used with the /v switch it will give much more detailed info about
policies and
> settings being applied to try and track down what is going on. If you do
that you may
> want to pipe it to a text file as in [ gpresult /v > file.txt ]. ---
Steve
>
>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/gpresult.mspx
> -- gpresult
>
> "Richard Morey" <rwmorey71@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OHEOn6TjEHA.3016@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I need some help with the group policy editor.. I have Windows XP Pro
> > machines connecting to a Windows 2000 Domain Controller. The user
accounts
> > are on the domain controller and I am logging onto the domain from the
> > client machine without any problem. I have the user profiles mapping the
U:
> > drive to a network share (\\server\userdata\%username%) and that is all
> > working fine.
> >
> > My problem is this -- the users are currently unable to move the taskbar
> > ("lock the taskbar" is checked and when I click on it, it does not turn
off)
> > and when the user changes the settings of the start menu to "Classic
Start
> > Menu" the settings takes effect but is lost the next time the user logs
in.
> >
> > I have changed the setting "Disable Changed to the Start Menu and Task
Bar"
> > in the Group Policy editor (through the MMC) to "Disable" for the group
> > policy for both the DEFAULT DOMAIN POLICY and the DEFAULT DOMAIN
CONTROLLER
> > POLICY, but the user is still unable to make the changes mentioned
above.
> >
> > My question is -- which of the two group policies should I be editting?
(or
> > is there a different one all together?) and have I changed the "Disable
> > Changed to the Start Menu and Task Bar" setting correctly for what I
want to
> > do? and finally, are there other changes I have to make to give the
users
> > the ability to change the taskbar?
> >
> > I would also like to redirect the location of the MY DOCUMENTS folder to
the
> > "U:" drive, but when I try changing this on the users desktop, the O/S
won't
> > let me make the change, and when I've tried to change this setting in
the
> > group policy this has not taken effect either.
> >
> > Finally, I have put myself in the ADMINISTRATORs group on the Win2K
server
> > and even I can't change my taskbar or startmenu..
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Rich
> >
> >
>
>
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