[gptalk] Re: GPO Newgirl!
- From: "Katy Wilson" <Katy.Wilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:48:07 +0100
Wow thank you so much for that.
I’ll have a good read through and setup a test on one machine at first.
So kind of you to go to all this trouble, thank you J
From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Henry Botha
Sent: 08 July 2008 14:33
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Re: GPO Newgirl!
Hi Katy
I’m not sure, but I don’t think that you can configure Outlook settings through
GPO’s, but here goes for your Proxy and Desktop settings:
For a start you will want to install GPMC, it provides an easier view to Group
policies. You cannot compile a new GPO with it, but from there you will be able
to link existing gpo’s to you company OU’s.
1.) Download and install the GPMC .
2.) Run mmc and add the Group Policy Management snap-in.
3.) Browse to your forest, domains and select the level that you want to
apply the GPO to. (Typically you will have servers and user machines in
different OU’s so that you can apply GPO’s independently. )
4.) Right click the level you want to apply the GPO to and select “Create
and link a new gpo here”.
5.) Select a name for your new GPO for ex. Internet access.
6.) Right-click and edit the newly created GPO
7.) This will launch gpedit.msc and you can browse to the settings I will
specify below.
8.) Change the settings according to your requirements.
9.) There is no saving the GPO, once a setting has been changed, it will be
saved on the domain controller.
Internet settings:
User configuration - Windows settings - Internet explorer
maintenance - connection - proxy settings
Desktop:
User configuration - Administrative templates - desktop.
Try to keep the amount of settings down to a minimum for one GPO, don’t add all
settings to one GPO as this will make it difficult to troubleshoot later.
The GPO’s should update every 30mins, but you can force the update on a client
machine(testing) for Windows XP: gpupdate /force
Windows 2000: secedit
/refreshpolicy machine_policy /enforce
Secedit /refreshpolicy user_policy /enforce
Also, logging onto the machine or rebooting will force a policy update.
To check the policies that are being applied on a user’s machine do a gpresult.
Thank you
Henry Botha
Onsite Systems Engineer for Digital Mall
Integr8 IT (Pty) Ltd
Fax: 0866378012
E-mail: henryb@xxxxxxxxx
From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Katy Wilson
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 12:59 PM
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] GPO Newgirl!
Hi,
Please help me!
I’ve been given a project to standardise about 45 machines and 2 Terminal
servers over a weekend and I think that using Group Policy is my best option,
although I have no experience with it at all so am a bit scared!
What we have:
Windows 2003 terminal servers
Laptops/Desktops mostly XP but a few Win2000.
Office 2000, Outlook 2003 (a couple of Outlook 2000’s)
What I have to do:
Desktop Settings:
Rollout new company logo to each machine and force it as desktop
Force Marquee screensaver with the same comment on each machine
Microsoft Word:
Force Template path
Force standard font/size/styles
Outlook:
Disable signatures
Force Spell Checker on
Force standard font for new emails and replies
Internet Explorer (some with v6 and a few v7):
Change connection settings from Automatic to a Proxy server with exceptions
Force a new default home page
I just have no idea where to start with all this so would love your advice
please!
Thank you so much
'Your Payroll Partner'
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