Re: Need Group Policy to remove proxy server settings.

From: David Lewis (*_at_*.*)
Date: 08/24/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:24:31 -0700

I cannot find any proxy settings set in GP.
I need to disable the check box in the
Use a proxy server for your LAN

I need to uncheck this box on all workstations.
How do I make a GP that will uncheck the box. The box is already checked on the workstations.

"Miha Pihler" <mihap-news@atlantis.si>
|>Hi David,
|>
|>I can't be sure at what level previous administrator set this -- probably at
|>domain or OU level. For start check domain level. Open Active Directory
|>Users and Computers and right click on domain name. Click Properties and
|>select Group Policy Tab. Click Edit.
|>
|>Under User configuration open Windows Settings > Internet Explorer
|>Maintenance > Connections > Proxy Settings. Here Remove "Enable proxy
|>Settings" setting. Close Group Policy Editor.
|>
|>Now you need to refresh policy on your clients. If they are Windows XP
|>clients enter this command in command line.
|>
|>gpupdate /force
|>
|>or you can simply restart computer.
|>
|>I hope this helps,
|>
|>Mike
|>
|>"David Lewis" <*@*.*> wrote in message
|>news:4piai019sh1v6e32uqsae433dfg8a8o2b5@4ax.com...
|>> The previous administration seems to have set a group policy to use a
|>linux box as the proxy settings in IE.
|>> The box is gone now and machines keep reverting back to using a proxy
|>server in IE. I have seen areas
|>> in Group Policy to set a proxy server, but not how to remove it. How do I
|>do that?
|>

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