Tip & Tricks

Gary's Tips

Gary Olsen is a systems software engineer for Hewlett-Packard in Global Solutions Engineering. He has served on Microsoft's Beta Technical Support Teams for both Windows Server 2000 and 2003 and as an HP/Compaq consultant on Active Directory design. He authored "Windows 2000: Active Directory Design and Deployment" and co-authored "Windows Server 2003 on HP ProLiant Servers". Gary is a Microsoft MVP for Windows Server-File Systems.
These are just a selection of tips written by Gary regarding Group Policy and related AD techniques.

ADM/ADMX Template Additions

If you want more power than what's available inside the box, you can create your own ADM/ADMX templates. Here, we have several examples of additional ADM templates that you can leverage.

Do you have an ADM/ADMX template that you created, that you think we should feature here? Then email Jeremy to let him know! Let's share the love!

However, before you attempt to use these ADM templates, it's probably a good idea to read Chapter 5 of the new book (Group Policy: Management, Troubleshooting, and Security for Windows Vista, Windows 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000) or Chapter 5 of the previous book (Group Policy, Profiles and intelliMirror for Windows 2003, Windows XP and Windows 2000) to get the full gist of how these are used.

Remember, there's a difference between proper blue-dot "policy settings" and red-dot "preferences."

Offline Files and Folders

Microsoft / DesktopStandard Tricks

Scripting Tip

Internet Explorer

Tips on managing Internet Explorer's interface and user experience using Group Policy and other means

Miscellaneous