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I was working an issue where I couldn’t import Group Policy’s settings to a new policy from one environment to another using GPMC. The error message I got was the following: GPO: Test GPO V1.0...Failed The overall error was: The system cannot find...
I pulled together a few links to help point people in the right direction on resources for AD in Windows Server 2008. You’ll find all kinds of goodies, from virtual labs to videos by some of your favorite public speakers and of course what I think...
If you haven’t noticed yet, Windows Server 2008 has several more User Right Assignments in the Local Policy settings. If you’re looking for a definition of one or all take a look below. These are the same settings that are found in Group Policy...
I've always loved these spreadsheets as they allow a quick and easy way to search for Group Policies. With Server 2008 live and Vista SP1 out Microsoft has updated their reference sheet to add all the new Group Policy settings. There are now over...
After spending a bit of time on Amazon I noticed that books, movies, and other random things you can buy all had customer reviews. I started to think, why don't white papers and technical documents have the same? Today I've decided to take action...
Back in January of 2007 I posted that TechNet Magazine had a really cool poster that showed Active Directory as a Jigsaw puzzle. I noticed in my latest copy of TechNet Magazine that it included two new posters. One of them was another Active Directory...
If you need a little help learning how to backup and restore Group Policy take a look at this video I have showing how to do it. Backing up and Restoring Group Policies
Microsoft has always had a great track record of detailing all of the Group Policy settings within their operating systems. They are keeping with that tradition and have released an update to their very popular Group Policy Spreadsheet . The update is...
When Windows Server Longhorn is released it will include 700 more Group Policy settings then Windows Server 2003 with SP1! I for one can't wait for Longhorn and just reading about all the new Group Policy settings gets me pumped up. Although it would...
At last year’s Tech-Ed TechNet Magazine gave away a really cool Active Directory Jigsaw puzzle. I just saw that it is now available online to download. I think it is a great resource for everyone who interacts with Active Directory to look at. Check out...
Although I really like what Microsoft has done with Server Manager in Windows Server Longhorn, it gets rather annoying having it pop up every time I log on. I'm sure there are easier ways to stop this but being a Directory Services MVP I thought it would...
Being a huge Group Policy guy I have always searched for a policy that would allow me to turn on or off Remote Desktop on clients and servers. Well there is no Group Policy that currently does that. I do however have VB script that can be used to enable...
Here are some great webcasts for those looking to learn more about Group Policy. There are webcasts of all levels from low to high on all subjects related to Group Policy. Best yet...they are all free. On-demand Webcasts for Group Policy. TechNet Webcast...
I had an issue today where I had to lock down a server using a group policy. In this scenario I had to remove a lot of the Control Panel applets but not all of them. Hopefully this list will help you lock down your Control Panel as well. By the way, you...
Windows Vista has a great new feature that will allow you to disable the use of external devices like USB drives, and/or CD/DVD drives. Take a look at this walk-through to read up on how you can do it.
Most of you are probably aware that you can update the ADM files that come with the OS to get the latest and greatest policy settings from Microsoft. You may not already know that Office 2003 has a set of ADM files that you can load into Group Policy...