Hi Alan, Remove the leading slash on the registry key and it will work... "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\Ne wStartPanel" Alan Cuthbertson Policy Management Software (Now with ADMX and Preference support):- http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir <http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=pol_summary.shtml> &f=pol_summary.shtml ADM Template Editor(Now with ADMX support):- http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir <http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=adm_summary.shtml> &f=adm_summary.shtml Policy Log Reporter(Free) http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir <http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=policyreporter.shtml> &f=policyreporter.shtml -----Original Message----- From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hutchinson, Alan Sent: Tuesday, 5 August 2008 8:14 PM To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gptalk] ADM template problems - applying policy shows still shows as Not Configured. New to list so apologies if this query has been posted before - I'm still trawling the archives. I've been writing ADM files on and off for a few years and this one has got me stumped. I've been having some problems with the following ADM snippet. I can add the template without errors. As this is an unmanaged policy have unchecked the 'Only show policy settings that can be fully managed' checkbox. The problem comes when I try to enable the policy and apply - it always shows as Not Configured. Have got this in a .REG file and it imports and works o.k. . Also works in a logon (KiX) script but would prefer to apply by GPO. Have seen this behaviour before (and have got this problem with a couple of other template I'm also trying to write), but never got to the bottom of it. POLICY !!MyComputerIcon KEYNAME "\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\Ne wStartPanel" EXPLAIN !!DisplayMyComputerIcon VALUENAME "{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}" VALUEON NUMERIC 0 VALUEOFF NUMERIC 1 END POLICY [strings] MyComputerIcon="Display My Computer Icon" DisplayMyComputerIcon="Display the My Computer icon on the desktop. Check to turn on. This policy is in conjunction with the Desktop\Remove My Computer Icon Policy in the standard GPO System template." Thanks in advance, Regards, Alan. *********************** You can unsubscribe from gptalk by sending email to gptalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the freelists.org Web interface. Archives for the list are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/gptalk/ ************************