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Grayed out Trusted Sites in GPP
Hello,I setup a test domain to find out some information about adding trusted sites in GPP for IE10 and 11, and when I create a GPO - we'll call this GPO "Test" and I go to GPP>Internet...
View ArticleWindows Password Policies
Hi, I think I know the answer but am looking for some confirmation.I have a customer who would like their users to have passwords set in AD to never expire, however they would like the users to be...
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Deploy Printers with Device Settings
I have handful of Kyocera copiers (one of them is a TASKalfa 500ci). I'd like to try to deploy the drivers via GPO, and configure the device settings. The server is Windows Server 2008 R2, and the...
View ArticleImplementing Active Directory - Existing Local Accounts
Hello,Recently I have added a DC to my network. I am running Windows Server 2012 with AD DS. I am doing a phased implementation, and have just added one computer to the domain. Lets call it TEST-PC. I...
View ArticleWindows profile thats over 10 minutes to load...
I have one Active Directory user that when she logs into her two desktop computers (XP) in two different departments, it takes over 10 minutes to log in. However, if I log in with my AD account, it...
View ArticleSBS 2k3 Domain, added Server 2012 DC, the right way to update redirected folders
I've updated the existing domain and forest to a 2003 functional level, added a new server 2012 DC successfully, replication has been successful. What is the right way to go about changing the storage...
View ArticleWindows 7 password complexity user prompt
trying to figure out how to display the password complexity rules to a user when they go to change their password. Were about to bump up the password complexity rules and don't want to have a million...
View ArticleOutlook 2010 hyperlinks give General failure, blocked by GPO. It's SRP, but why
If I move the user to an OU with SRP disabled, hyperlinks work, so I know the issue is in there, but I don't know why. This is happening on new Windows 7 x64 machines. I have a few other, older,...
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Trying to deploy self-signed OWA cert via GPO
^ Trying to be rid of this annoyance that my users don't understand. Followed these instructions on a TN article:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770315(v=ws.10).aspx...butthe GPO isn't...
View ArticleHow to confirm the native mode on Windows 2008R2 DC
Hi;I am planning to upgrade my functional level on Windows 2008R2 DC to Windows 2008R2 functional level, currently I am using Windows 2003 level because it was upgraded from a Windows 2003 DC.After...
View ArticleSplash Picture Fun
Hey there,This is a fun project that is inadvertently forcing me to try to solve an issue that my network has had since upgrading from a hodgepodge of NAS devices to a Windows File Server.Network:...
View ArticleDomain Admin Password
I have 2008 Server, One doamin and One DC.One of my Domain User Knows thae Domain admin Password.So How to Change My DOMAIN Admin Password for My server 2008 System
View ArticleApplication usage statisics
Hi all,This question is in two parts.Our school wants to provide a better learning environment for its students. We would like to collect information from our computers on which applications are most...
View ArticleRandomly slow login with roaming profile path as DFS Namespace but
HiI have an issue with random login speeds and it seems to boil down to DFS Namespace.Server 2008 R2 WDC at HQ (namepace server)Server 2008 R2 RODC at test site (namespace target)I have an XP client...
View Articleadding safe sites to i.e via group policy
Hi, I would like to add a set of safe websites to users who log into the system using trmserver. I want to use group policy to do this.My exchange server and trmserver are 2008 R2 Standard editionwhen...
View ArticleActive Directory in the Cloud
Hello,I was wondering if there's a way to replicate the functionality of an on-prem Active Directory Windows server in the cloud. The two specific features I'm looking for are: Roaming profiles and...
View ArticlePrimary DC down, secondary acting up
We had our main DC go down early Wednesday morning. We didn't notice it right away because the backup DC seemed to take over like it should. The PSU on the main one is dead so we are waiting for a...
View ArticleUsing Folder Redirection GPO, grant Exclusive rights?
I just started playing around with this setting. I'm going to redirect the Desktop, Favorites and My Documents so, finally, they get backed up.But... if I set it to Exclusive it appears that only that...
View ArticleCorrupted AD Profiles due to GPO issue or WHAT?
Please take the time to read completely, this HAS NOT been solvable with 'normal' profile replacements. Also, yes, I know that roaming profiles are a pain, but we have to work with what we've got.1. We...
View ArticleGroup Policy Screen Saver Settings
I recently applied a group policy setting (in user settings) to enable Screen Saver and set the screen lock and timeout. This setting is applied on the USER level. Now we're looking at purchasing some...
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