Use Desktopstandards free tool called "registry extension" to capture the settings on your local machine and apply them through gpo. You've got an added bonus then of removing the settings if the user falls out of scope of the gpo. Vriendelijke groeten, Cordialement, Kind Regards, Schillebeeks Bart Active Directory Security Consultant Small and Departmental Systems - NT Systems Fortis Bank Bart.schillebeeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx AD Internet Consulting BVBA Disclaimer: Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the message states otherwise and the sender is authorised to state them to be the views of any such entity.This Message is in no way legally binding and has to be viewed as a personal opinion of the sender. This message reflects in no way the views of FORTIS BANK and its associates and AD internet Consulting BVBA and its associates. Unless otherwise stated, any pricing information given in this message is indicative only, is subject to change and does not constitute an offer to deal at any price quoted. Any reference to the terms of executed transactions should be treated as preliminary only and subject to our formal written confirmation. AD Internet Consulting BVBA, Hezemeer 7, 2430 Eindhout-Laakdal ON:0470419019 www.adinternet.com mailto:Sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of jfvanmeter@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 12:23 PM To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Alan & Margaret Subject: [gptalk] Re: Group Policy Setting to Configurate a Enterprise Power Scheme for XP SP2 workstations Cool, Thanks Alan I'll load it in my virtaul domain and check it out. Take Care and Have Fun --John -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Alan & Margaret" <syspro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Hi John, > > > > I have not done this myself, but I know it is not possible to manage via a > simple ADM file because the settings are buried in binary records. However, > I have the following note from Mathieu CHATEAU who answered a similar > question here last year:- > > > > -Install a small Msi to all computers, EZ-GPO.msi -Use the ADM from EZ-GPO > > > > Everything is here: > > http://www.terranovum.com/projects/energystar/index.html > > > > You will need to deploy the GPO FIRST, and then deploy the small MSI. > > If you do not do so, you will have to reboot computers. > > > > The MSI install an NT Service that reads the GPO setting on start > > > > Best of luck > > > > Alan Cuthbertson > > > > > > Policy Management Software:- > > 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:- > > 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.shtm l> > &f=policyreporter.shtml > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of jfvanmeter@xxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thursday, 15 March 2007 4:32 AM > To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [gptalk] Group Policy Setting to Configurate a Enterprise Power > Scheme for XP SP2 workstations > > > > hello everyone, i've been tasked with designing a away to configuration > power > > management option for 40K XP SP2 workstations. I've attached the spreed > sheet > > that I use to check for various policy settings and could not find one. > > > > Google turned uip that if I was running vista, I could go green from group > > policy. > > > > The thought I have is to create a custom adm file to configure the following > reg > > keys > > > > > > HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg with reg_sz being 0 > > > > Standby detection threshold values (for the system, monitor, hard > disk-System > > hibernates, Turn off monitor, Turn off hard disks fields, respectively) > > HKCU\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\n\Policies > > Then I could have to capture the correct Binary-encoded parameters for the > > settings that I want. > > > > I'm also sure there would be a way to script this and make a wmi call, to > > configure the settings. Does anyone know of or have a adm file that will > > control the power manage option to turn off a monitor and spin down a hard > drive > > and a xp sp2 workstation? Or a better way to do the same thing? > > > > > > Thanks for any help you can give me. --John > > *********************** > > 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/ > > ************************ >
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