Category: Windows Technologies

Issue: You get an error “The local policy of this system does not permit you to logon interactively” if you try to log on to a Windows 2000 server using RDP. Solution: To allow domain/local users to connect remotely to a Windows 2000 machine, you need to first add the user to the Terminal Services Configuration by: Logon as a domain-admin, click Start->Control Panel ->Administrative tools ->Terminal Services Configuration -> Connections in the left panel -> Right click on the right side listed item RDP-Tcp-> Properties -> Permissions Now use the ntrights utility available with Windows 2000. The command can […]

If you ever wanted to make your PC multi booted, and hence customize disk partitions accordingly – but still use your corporate RIS image for actual PC build, then … Note: Make sure you take backup copies of the original files before modifying. 1. Edit …risSetupEnglishImages<image>i386templates{<Office>.sif} file e.g: …risSetupEnglishImagesWinXP-sp3.proi386templatesXPOfficeBuildImage.sif 2. Change the following parameters in the above file [Data] AutoPartition=0 . . . . . . . . . . . . [Unattended] ExtendOemPartition=0 . . . . . . . . . . . . [RemoteInstall] Repartition=No UseWholeDisk = No Unattended file parameters & their description can be found […]

It doesn’t create the registry keys instead it simply sets the *registry permissions* if the keys exist It ensures defined permissions are enforced on the configured registry keys at every run of gpupdate It doesn’t remove the permissions from registry key                 If the GPO is denied for the computer                 If registry keys from the GPO is removed.