RE: OT: Group Policy for Winxp



Hello Mark,

Thank you for posting back!

I am glad to hear that information helps! Yes, so far SBS cannot disable
automatic search for network printer and folders through GP. I think this
issue can be solved in SP2.

It is my pleasure to work with you in this post. If you encounter any
difficulties in the future, please feel free to submit posts to the Great
Newsgroup. We are glad to be of the assistance.

Again, thank you for using Microsoft newsgroup. Have a nice day!

Best regards,

Brandy Nee

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>Subject: RE: OT: Group Policy for Winxp
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>Hello Mark,
>
>Thank you for posting to the SBS Newsgroup.
>
>I understand that you want to disable the "Automatically search for
network
>folders and printers" option on your Windows XP client computers through
>Group Policy in SBS 2K3 domain. If I have misunderstood your concern,
>please let me know.
>
>Please take your time to see my information:
>
>=============
>
>For a single Windows XP client, basically, you could use following article
>to disable it.
>
>320138 How To Disable Automatic Search for Network Printers and Folders in
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=320138
>
>==============
>
>However, the default Group Policy does not contain the option to disable
>this functionality. For detailed information, please refer to the
following
>whitepaper.
>
>Group Policy Settings Reference for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1
>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7821C32F-DA15-438D
-
>8E48-45915CD2BC14&displaylang=en
>
>==============
>
>Technically speaking, this option is decided by the following registry
key:
>
>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanc
e
>d\NoNetCrawling
>
>This registry key "NoNetCrawling" is related to the Windows Explorer,
>Tools, Folder Optons, View, Automatically search for network folders and
>printers. When this item in View has a check mark, NoNetCrawling is zero;
>when it has a check mark, NoNetCrawling is 1.
>
>===============
>
>On the current situation, there are two methods for you to work around,
>please see:
>
>I. Use Logon script to modify this registry:
>
>1. Logon to a workstation as Administrator, open regedit, make the needed
>changes and then export that key.
>
>2. Make sure you save a copy of the .reg file you just made to
>\\YourServerName\netlogon
>
>3. Modify the logon script:
>
>for example: add the line
>
>regedit /s NoNetCrawling.reg
>
>Make sure you add that line AFTER the SBS client setup.exe line
>
>Here is some other useful information:
>
>How To Add, Modify, or Delete Registry Subkeys and Values by Using a
>Registration Entries (.reg) File
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/310516
>
>II. Create Custom Group Policy (ADM) template:
>
>323639 HOW TO: Create Custom Administrative Templates in Windows 2000
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=323639
>
>III. Modify the registry in the client computer:
>
>1. Start-->Run-->Type ''Regedit'' (without the quotation marks) and press
>Enter.
>
>2. Navigate to the following registry:
>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\SmallBusinessServer\ClientSetup
>
>3. Right-click it, choose ''New''-->''DWORD Value''. Input the name
>''NoPrinterConfig'' (without the quotation marks) and press Enter.
>Double-click this newly created value, input ''1'' as value data.
>
>4. This behavior can be disabled for all users by adding the value to the
>following key:
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SmallBusinessServer\ClientSetup
>
>Hope this information helps. if anything is unclear, please feel free to
>let me know. I am looking forward to your reply!
>
>Best regards,
>
>Brandy Nee
>
>Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
>
>Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
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>This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues
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>provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post
>different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In
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>so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner.
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>For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly. Please
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>
>Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated.
>======================================================
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
>
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>>From: "Mark McDonald" <ueshibaau@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: OT: Group Policy for Winxp
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>>Hi all,
>>
>>Can someone please point me in the direction of disabling the function
of
>>Win XP workstations automatically searching for network folders and
>>printers. I know where to look for it on the local machine, but I want
to
>>be able to disable it through group policy. It is causing some pain in
>>relation to industry specific software.
>>
>>any ideas???
>>
>>Mark
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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