Re: Any way to kill "Automatically search for network folders and printers"?
From: Bruce Sanderson (bsanders_at_junk.junk)
Date: 12/12/04
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Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:56:36 -0800
Good.
Not sure I can help you with the "access denied" problem.
-- Bruce Sanderson MVP It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question. "Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:%23FKRnIp3EHA.1400@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > Bruce, > > I finally figured out why the GPO did not work the way you said it would. > I am brain-dead! I run SBS 2003 at home, and I have a test lab with Server > 2003 Standard. I was using the SBS 2003 to test, since I was trying to get > RPC over HTTP working on the Server 2003 lab domain at the time and did > not want to change any settings there. > > I had the GPO under the SBSUsers instead of SBSComputers when I set it up > using GPMC. Dang! Nothing a LOT more sleep shouldn't fix. > > Now to try to figure out why the GP Results wizard gives me an access > denied error when I run it against any computer other than the SBS 2003 > server itself. > > Gregg Hill > > > > > > > > "Bruce Sanderson" <bsanders@junk.junk> wrote in message > news:OBXLg2n3EHA.1400@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... >> If you set the following registry entry (using regedit) on an XP >> workstation >> (or Windows 2003 Server) to 0 or 1, I think you will find that the the >> offending setting disappears from Windows Explorer for any user that logs >> on >> to that workstation. 0 is disable NoNetCrawling (check mark present); 1 >> is >> enable NoNetCrawling (check mark absent). At least, that is my >> experience >> on any Windows XP workstation or Windows Server 2003 I've tried it on. >> >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer >> NoNetCrawling (DWORD) >> >> You don't even need to logoff and logon again, just close all open >> Windows >> Explorer Windows, then launch Windows Explorer. >> >> The above registry setting is set via GPO by the combination of: >> 1. the ADM content from my earlier post >> 2. a GPO with the setting >> Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Windows Explorer >> Disable Automatically search for network folders and >> printers: Enabled >> 3. the above GPO linked to the OU containing the target computer >> (workstation or server) computer account >> 4. allow enough time for the change to be propogated to all domain >> controllers (typically not more than a few minutes) >> 5. restart the target computer or run the gpupdate /force command >> >> For GPOs linked to Computer accounts, only settings in the Computer >> Configuration (CLASS MACHINE) part of the GPO will be effective. For >> GPOs >> linked to User Accounts, only the User Configuration (CLASS USER) part of >> the GPO will be effective. You can see this using the Resultant Set of >> Policies tool in GPMC. >> >> Computer specific GPOs are acquired by the computer when the OS starts. >> If >> you change a Computer Configuration setting in a GPO after the computer >> is >> started, it will not be acquired by the computer until either the >> automatic >> GPO refresh takes place (about every 12 hours) or the command >> >> gpupdate >> >> is run (use gpupdate /? to get an explanation of the available options). >> >> I've just verified again that this works as I have described on Windows >> XP >> SP2 workstations and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition in a Windows >> 2000 domain. >> >> The advantage of making this a "computer" policy as opposed to a "user" >> policy is that it is applied automatically to all users that logon to the >> computer, no matter what OU that users account is in. It is also applied >> to >> those who logon using local user accounts. >> >> -- >> Bruce Sanderson MVP >> >> It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question. >> >> >> "Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message >> news:O0JdTMc3EHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... >>> Bruce, >>> >>> I think our goals were different. I was trying to find a way to do it on >>> all computers on the network, especially the workstations. When I used >>> your suggestion as is, it did not remove the setting from the Windows >>> Explorer > Tools > Folder Options >View menu. My experience with this >>> obnoxious item has been that every time a new user logs on, it is set to >>> crawl for folders and printers. I can uncheck it for all current users, >>> but the next new user to log on gets it again by default (prior to any >>> GPO >>> stuff, just a normal installation). >>> >>> After changing it to CLASS USER, the item is no longer on the Windows >>> Explorer > Tools > Folder Options >View menu. I haven't tried logging >>> into >>> anything as a new user to see if it actually stops the crawling. >>> >>> I'll go look at the thread you mentioned. >>> >>> Thank you! >>> >>> Gregg Hill >>> >>> >>> "Bruce Sanderson" <bsanders@junk.junk> wrote in message >>> news:uO462Yb3EHA.2624@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... >>>> Having read all of this stuff again, here's some observations: >>>> >>>> 1. settings put into the registry key >>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer >>>> are applied to all users that logon to a computer. That's why CLASS >>>> MACHINE is used in this ADM - to set the "policy" for all users of some >>>> computers. . This is explained in the KB articles 330929, 812669 and >>>> 831129. . In the case I was interested in, the computers in question >>>> are >>>> Windows 2003 Servers running Terminal Services. >>>> >>>> 2. Settings inside CLASS MACHINE show up in the Computer Configuration >>>> part of the GPO. The implication is that GPOs with setting need to be >>>> applied to OUs with the Computer Accounts these settings are to be >>>> applied to. This is what I did and my testing demonstrates to me that >>>> it >>>> works as Mark Renoden said it would in the thread with the subject >>>> "Windows Explorer NoNetCrawling" in the newsgroup >>>> microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy. >>>> >>>> 3. Using CLASS USER, adding the setting in the User Configuration part >>>> of >>>> a GPO and applying that GPO to User Accounts most likely accomplishes >>>> the >>>> same objective, but the setting then applies to specifice users >>>> regardless of what computer they logon to, which is not quite what I >>>> wanted to accomplish. >>>> >>>> 4. using GPO Loopback Processing, the CLASS USER approach as you did >>>> and >>>> applying the GPO to the OU containing the Terminal Servers would most >>>> likely accomplish what I wanted - I just didn't approach the problem >>>> from >>>> that direction. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Bruce Sanderson MVP >>>> >>>> It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question. >>>> >>>> >>>> "Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message >>>> news:eR5BQM12EHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >>>>> Bruce, >>>>> >>>>> I haven't read any articles yet, but I did try the suggested ADM that >>>>> you showed. It does not remove the choice >>>>> >>>>> I was sure it was a user-specific entry, so I guessed at how to modify >>>>> the ADM file to make it change HKCU instead of HLKM key. I changed: >>>>> >>>>> CLASS MACHINE ;This modifies the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE portion of the >>>>> registry >>>>> to >>>>> CLASS USER ;This modifies the HKEY_CURRENT_USER portion of the >>>>> registry >>>>> >>>>> I then saved it. >>>>> >>>>> I guessed correctly and it now removes the "Automatically search for >>>>> network folders and printers" entry from Windows Explorer. I am going >>>>> to >>>>> see if it works by logging on as a new user. >>>>> >>>>> I'll start in on those articles later this week. Thanks once again for >>>>> all your fine help! >>>>> >>>>> Gregg Hill >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> "Bruce Sanderson" <bsanders@junk.junk> wrote in message >>>>> news:urlH%23gm2EHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >>>>>>I agree: all of these "features" that attempt to keep the content of >>>>>>Windows Explorer panes up to date are a pesky nuisance. This is >>>>>>particulary so in a Windows 2003 Terminal Services environment. I >>>>>>surely wish there was a simple way to tell Windows Explorer and >>>>>>whatever >>>>>>it interfaces with to completely turn off anything involved in keeping >>>>>>the Windows Explorer contents current. This "feature" causes lots of >>>>>>next to useless network traffic, uses a lot of CPU time in the user's >>>>>>session and results in the user's session being locked up for >>>>>>frequently >>>>>>for long periods of time. >>>>>> >>>>>> Unfortunately, I've not yet found a complete solution, although I >>>>>> have >>>>>> made some progress. I'd be interested in whatever you find out about >>>>>> this. >>>>>> >>>>>> See these articles: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330929 >>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=812669 >>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816375 >>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=834350 >>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831129 >>>>>> >>>>>> To answer your original question, create a custom ADM with the >>>>>> content >>>>>> shown below. I've used this and when I enable the policy, the >>>>>> "Automatically search for network folders and printers" disappears >>>>>> from >>>>>> Windows Explorer's Tools, Folder Options, View panel, but telling >>>>>> whether or not is having the desired affect is not entirely clear. >>>>>> See >>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E7D72FA1-62FE-4358-8360-8774EA8DB847&displaylang=en >>>>>> and http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323639 >>>>>> for information about building and using Custom Administrative >>>>>> Templates. >>>>>> >>>>>> CLASS MACHINE ;This modifies the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE portion of the >>>>>> registry >>>>>> >>>>>> CATEGORY !!WindowsComponents >>>>>> CATEGORY !!WindowsExplorer >>>>>> KEYNAME !!KeyMachinePoliciesExplorer >>>>>> ; allows turning on or off Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, View, >>>>>> Automatically search for network folders and printers >>>>>> POLICY !!PNoNetCrawling >>>>>> EXPLAIN !!ENoNetCrawling >>>>>> VALUENAME !!VNoNetCrawling >>>>>> VALUEON NUMERIC 1 >>>>>> VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0 >>>>>> END POLICY >>>>>> END CATEGORY >>>>>> END CATEGORY >>>>>> >>>>>> ; the following strings section assigns character strings >>>>>> ; to the variable names specified in the previous section >>>>>> [strings] >>>>>> WindowsComponents="Windows Components" >>>>>> WindowsExplorer="Windows Explorer" >>>>>> KeyMachinePoliciesExplorer="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" >>>>>> >>>>>> PNoNetCrawling="Disable Automatically search for network folders and >>>>>> printers" >>>>>> ENoNetCrawling="This policy controls whether Windows Explorer (when >>>>>> Windows Explorer window is open) will periodically search the network >>>>>> for new shared folders and printers.\n\nIf this policy is Enabled, >>>>>> Windows Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, View, "Automatically search >>>>>> for network folders and printers" is not present and Windows Explorer >>>>>> behaves as there is no check mark (the automatic searching feature is >>>>>> Off).\n\nIf this policy is Disabled, Windows Explorer, Tools, Folder >>>>>> Options, View, "Automatically search for network folders and >>>>>> printers" >>>>>> does not display and Windows Explorer behaves as if the check mark is >>>>>> present (the automatic searching feature is On).\n\nIf this policy is >>>>>> Not Configured, the Windows Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, View, >>>>>> "Automatically search for network folders and printers" is displayed >>>>>> and a user can add or remove the check mark to turn this feature on >>>>>> or >>>>>> off. >>>>>> VNoNetCrawling="NoNetCrawling" >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Bruce Sanderson MVP >>>>>> >>>>>> It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong >>>>>> question. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message >>>>>> news:u07yH1Y2EHA.2704@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >>>>>>> Hello! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can any of the items in Windows Explorer > Tools > Options > View > >>>>>>> Advanced Settings be configured via GPO? Specifically, is there any >>>>>>> way to turn off the "Automatically search for network folders and >>>>>>> printers" setting for ALL users on an XP SP2 workstation in a 2003 >>>>>>> domain? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This annoying little bugger is a per-user setting and is a pain in >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> you know what. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you for helping! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Gregg Hill >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > >
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