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Multicasting in Server 2008
Kevin is right, this has already been talked about , but he does a nice job of explaining the two types of multicasting. Two drawbacks to this however...First you cannot multicast across subnets, well you can but if your network supports this you are wide open to a SQL Slammer type of attack where one laptop brings your network to its knees. Second, you have to have Server 2008 to make this work. A...
Adding Domain Admins Back To Local Administrators Group
Once and for all, without having to buy additional tools or make a script. This process invovles making use of Restricted Groups but if not followed correctly it will remove all other users and groups from the local admin group on the applied computers. Please make sure you follow the directions. Using restricted groups, Edit GPO Computer Configuration Windows Settings Security Settings Restricted...
SCCM 2007 - Client Push Installation Account
In SMS 2003 you had to specify an account with local admin privileges on the computers you were targeting for the client push. Typically this was an account that was in the Domain Admins group, even though it was not recommended. But because of local Administrator password problems, users with local admin rights and so on using anything less often netted very little success. New in SCCM is the ability...
TechNet Radio - Group Policy: Windows Vista, Longhorn Server, ADMX and the Central Store
Channel Nine "In this episode, Blain Barton sits down with Kevin Sullivan, a Lead Program Manager, and Jason Leznek, Senior Product Manager for Windows Vista to discuss the Group Policy evolution in Windows Vista. Kevin and Jason will cover the details on Windows Vista and Longhorn Server Group Policy Basics, ADM vs. ADMX, ADML and discussing the central store. Plus Michael Murphy brings you another...
Group Policy Settings Reference Windows Vista
Group Policy Settings Reference Overview This spreadsheet lists the policy settings for computer and user configurations included in the administrative template files (admx/adml) delivered with Windows Vista (RTM build 6000). The policy settings included in this spreadsheet cover Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Professional, and Windows 2000. These files are used to expose...
Group Policy Templates for IE 7 and PowerShell
ADM files for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows This page provides the Group Policy Administrative Template file for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows. ADM files for Windows PowerShell This page provides the Group Policy Administrative Template file for PowerShell for Windows. Anthony Clendenen
Group Policy Settings for Windows Defender
On Donna’s SecurityFlash blog she has a link to the Windows Defender group policy settings KB article that came out on November 1st. To expand on her post a little I have extracted some of the settings and what they do, or don’t do, from the KB article, which you can find here . These settings apply to XP and > when Windows Defender is installed. The Windowsdefender.adm template contains...
Vista and Longhorn Filtering with WMI
James Senior has a post on his blog “Views on Vista” that details how to build WMI filters for Vista and Server 2007 (Longhorn). For Vista and Server 2007 essentially you look for OS version >= 6 and for Vista a product type that = 1 and for Server 2007 a product type = 3. Check out his post below for the exact syntax. For Vista SELECT Version, ProductType FROM Win32_OperatingSystem...
Microsoft Announces Desktop Optimization Pack
Today it was officially announced that Microsoft will combine the recently acquired tools from Softricity, Winternals, and Desktop Standard into a single package that you can purchase for ~$50 per client. What this package gets you is SoftGrid application virtualization, group policy management/enhancement tools from DesktopStandard, and the remote repair tools from Wintenals. For this price you could...
SoftGrid + Folder Redirection + Group Policy = No More Down Time? No More App Installs?
Think back to the dumb terminal days, back when you only had to worry about your servers staying up. If an end user had a problem, they moved to a different terminal or you replaced it. Okay I wasn’t really working in IT back then but I have heard stories. Well imagine this…You give a user a computer with only an OS installed, their computer is in an OU that through group policy locks...
Group Policy Intensive Training Review
I am sitting in the Phoenix airport terminal patiently waiting for my flight home so what better time to make my first post in several days? They provide FREE wireless access here! The last two days I have been sitting in a CheckFree facility where Jeremy Moskowitz was giving his two day Intensive Group Policy training. I was a few minutes late because I forgot to print out maps before I left, I wasn...
Microsoft Improves Group Policy Management Console
It was announced today the MSFT purchased DesktopStandard , the makers of GPO Vault and PolicyMaker. If you work with GP’s you know how frustrating it can be to get to a certain point with normal policies and want to extend it, but unless you have the time and resources to program them you are stuck, like applying password aging at the OU level. DekstopStandard made this possible, but then you...
Two More Vista Tools - Group Policy Docs and Standard User Mode Testing Tool
Two revisions to some previous tools make the list of downloads today. The first one is the step-by-step Vista deployment guide. In this one they have added more group policy documentation, including some other new or revised docs. The second one is for testing applications in standard user mode, or non-admin. This tool will help you determine if an application is going to cause you headaches when...
Group Policy Settings Reference for Vista RC1
Original source: Group Policy Settings Reference Windows Vista RC1 Brief Description This spreadsheet lists the policy settings for computer and user configurations included in the administrative template files (admx/adml) delivered with Windows Vista RC1 (build 5600). Download details: Group Policy Settings Reference . '> Listen to this article
Free Group Policy Training Videos
I got my approval to attend Jeremy Moskowitz 2 day intensive GP training in Phoenix next month and was looking at a related site yesterday GPOGUY.com and on his site he has six free GP training videos. If you are new to GP’s or want a quick refresher these should work great for you and they are free. Here is the link and a list of the sessions available. Welcome to the GPOGUY.COM training video...
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