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Introduction to ApplicationHost.config : Understanding XML Configuration : Planning Your IIS 7 Architecture : The Official Microsoft IIS Site

Introduction ApplicationHost.config is the root file of the IIS 7.0 configuration system. It includes definitions of all sites, applications, virtual directories and application pools, as well as global defaults for the web server settings (similar to machine.config and the root web.config for .NET Framework settings). It is also special in that it is the only IIS configuration file available when the web server is installed (however, users can still add web.config files if they want to). It includes a special section (called configSections) for registering all IIS and Windows Activation System (WAS) sections (machine.config has the same concept for .NET […]

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How to create a Central Store for Group Policy Administrative Templates in Window Vista

This article describes how to use the new .admx and .adml files to create and to administer registry-based policy settings in Windows Vista. This article also explains how the Central Store is used to store and to replicate Windows Vista policy files in a domain environment. Back to the top MORE INFORMATION Overview Windows Vista uses a new format to display registry-based policy settin… Overview < p>Windows Vista uses a new format to display registry-based policy settings. These registry-based policy settings appear under Administrative Templates in the Group Policy Object Editor. In Windows Vista, these registry-based policy settings are defined […]

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Group Policy: To configure “Open File – Security Warning” prompt behavior in Windows Server 2008

    olicy Details Policy Class Machine Supported On At least Internet Explorer 7.0 ADMX File inetres.admx Requires Reboot False Requires Log Off False Registry Location The following registry values are involved in this policy. HKLMSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet SettingsZones!1806   Explanation This policy setting controls whether or not the "Open File – Security Warning" prompt is shown when launching executables or other unsafe files. For instance, if the user launches an executable from an Intranet file share using Windows Explorer, this setting controls whether or not a prompt is shown before the file is opened. If you enable this policy setting and […]

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