Archive for July 2012
Microsoft Windows Installer Service
The Windows Installer Service in Windows is used to install applications and services. Most new applications come in pre-packaged files, known as Microsoft Installer Files (MSI Files). Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Windows Installer files contain application setup and installation information. Windows installer tracks the location of all groups of files,…
Read MoreResultant Set of Policies (RSoP)
Windows Server 2003 contains several tools that can be useful when configuring group policy, these include Security Templates and the Resultant Set Of Policies (RSoP) utility. The RSoP utility allows you to analyze an object such as a computer or a domain to see what policies will be applied to it. The RSoP will simulate…
Read MoreComputer Configuration for Group Policy
The Computer Configuration section of a GPO deals with general policies of specific computers. These policies affect all users who log onto that computer. Computer Configuration is divided into different sections: Software Settings, Windows Settings, Administrative Templates. There’s no intrinsic logic to this division, you just have to get used to knowing where to find…
Read MoreUser Configuration Group Policy
User Configuration applies to all users in the site, domain or Organizational Unit that the GPO applies to. User Configuration is applied at logon, whereas Computer Configuration is applied when the computer is started. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Many of the policies in User Configuration are similar to those applied…
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