Re: Custom ADM and group polcies.

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From: Bruce Sanderson (bsanders_at_junk.junk)
Date: 12/18/04

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    Have you tried the keyname
    "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer", without any
    suffix?

    This appers to work for Explorer settings that are normally found in
    "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced", so it might
    work for User Shell Folders as well.

    Not sure of the logic with this or where it might be documented. 

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Bruce Sanderson  MVP
It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.
"Jeff Cothern" <JeffCothern@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:A18DD387-914B-4B26-9FC9-E012873B2AAE@microsoft.com...
>I created a Custom ADM file for redirecting the favorites folder for IE. 
>in
> the custom ADM file I have these Keynames.
>
> KEYNAME "Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
> Shell Folders"
> KEYNAME "Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
> Folders"
>
> THe GPO is modifing the registry and putting the entry into those keys. 
> But
> it isnt effecting the actual setting for the favorites Directory.  So I 
> put
> it under these Keynames
>
> KEYNAME "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\User
> Shell Folders"
> KEYNAME "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Shell
> Folders"
>
> With the same results.  According to KB323639
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=323639  this is what your suppose to do 
> for
> polcies to be able to be removed.
>
> Just to check I made the policy go to these Keynames.
>
> KEYNAME "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell
> Folders"
> KEYNAME "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
>
> And it worked.  But when i take the policy off their still pointed to the
> new place. I need to be able to have this restored to the original 
> location
> by just disablign the polciy or somethin.  And one have any ideas.
>
> Jeff
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