Re: Reverting GPO settings back to Default

Administrative Template policy settings should get undone during the next processing cycle that a computer or user is no longer in scope of those originating GPOs. So, if that's not happening, something is wrong. However, other policy, such as security, will not revert (mostly because it doesn't know what to revert to :)). Other areas, like software installation or Folder Redirection, will revert based on how you set them up.

Darren
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"Bill Bradley" <BillBradley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:2CE78AF4-BF7B-445E-944A-8469B49098C0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
We have an ADS Tree where each site has its own OU, and, in my site's OU, I
have a GPO set up that basically makes XP "look" like 2K. We gave a laptop
away to another site and the workstation account was moved to that site's OU

Later, the user complained that "he didn't have the standard XP "look"".

I assumed that, once the workstation account was no longer being affected by
the GPO, the settings would revert to Default, but, I guess they didn't.

What's the easiest way to get them back to Default (or Not Defined)--I don't
REALLY want to have to put in exact opposite individual settings.

And, is this true in ALL cases, that things don't revert?

Thanks.

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