[gptalk] Re: Can Group Policy Settings be accessed and set from an application
- From: "Webmaster eSupport" <web-master@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:54:56 -0400
So if I understand this correctly, it is possible to configure group policies
through an appliction with Microsoft's gpedit.msc application, but Microsoft is
just not sharing the methods with anyone so we're not forced to use their
application. That's unbelievable, but not surprising. Up to now I think most
users do not have a need to touch group policy settings. However, with Vista
Microsoft is relying more heavily on group policy settings for Vista
configuration settings.
Does anyone know a method for accessing group policies specific for Vista.
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: Darren Mar-Elia
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 10:07 AM
Subject: [gptalk] Re: Can Group Policy Settings be accessed and set from an
application
Generally speaking, you can't do this. There is no API that will get you
access to all GP settings. Part of the problem here is that each CSE that MS
ships contains its own mechanism for writing and storing settings, with their
own formats. So, there is no unified API that provides the single interface.
Not a great answer, but one that I've been repeating since about 1999 :).
Maybe one day it will get solved.
Darren
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Subject: [gptalk] Can Group Policy Settings be accessed and set from an
application
Hello All,
I have an application where I need to manage group policy settings from an
application. I'm new to Group Policies in Windows, have been reading everything
I can find but so far I've not definitive methods which enable group policy
settings to be read and configured from a C++ application. Seems to me that if
group policies can be configured with Windows group policy editor, it must be
possible to implement my own application.
Appreciate any help anyone can provide to get me up to speed on this.
Thanks in advance,
Dave
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