Hi Ian, The .Pol file contains registry keys that were created when processing Administration Templates. If you don't have any Admin Template settings, then I suspect the file is not created. However, it sounds like you do have Admin template settings in place. You said that some settings were enforced. if you remove the registry keys do they come back again? i.e. It is possible that the keys are in place, but Group Policy is not being enforced. My Policy Log Reporter program (see below) allows you to interpret the Userenv.Log file, which will give you a clearer picture about what is going on. Feel free to enable detailed logging and send me the Userenv log and I will check it out. 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.shtml> &f=policyreporter.shtml _____ From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ian Sweeney Sent: Monday, 7 May 2007 2:31 PM To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gptalk] Missing .pol files I am a logged in as a domain user on a domain computer where Group Policy is enforced. However I cannot find the .pol files. User -> %UserProfile%/Ntuser.pol Computer -> %AllUsersProfile%/Ntuser.pol I know that the GP is enforced because my ability to change the desktop, or set a screensaver, has been disabled (these are some simple examples of GP enforcement). According to Microsoft Windows Group Policy Guide (chapter 1 page 5) %AllUsersProfile%/Ntuser.pol and %UserProfile%/Ntuser.pol should have been created. However I can only find NtUser.dat files. How do I get the .pol files? Ian Sweeney LLJ Property, Abu Dhabi's Leading Estate Agency www.lljproperty.com <http://www.lljproperty.com/>