Arg!!! Tried to respond with the right MS answer yesterday and the server crashed... here goes again:
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If you deploy computers running Windows XP Professional in a domain that does not include Active Directory, you can manage desktops locally by implementing the following features:
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Roaming User Profiles and Logon Scripts. When using either a Windows NT 4.0 domain or Active Directory, both roaming user profiles and logon scripts are configured on the user object. [/li]
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Folder Redirection. You can redirect special folders to alternate locations, either to a local or network location. You do this by modifying the values under the following registry key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders. [/li]
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Internet Explorer Maintenance. Instead of using Group Policy to control Internet Explorer settings, administrators can use the IEAK to apply settings to Internet Explorer clients using auto-configuration packages. The IEAK can be downloaded from the Microsoft IEAK Web site at
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Administrative Templates (registry-based policy). Domain-based Group Policy processing requires that the User and/or Computer objects be located in Active Directory. If the User or Computer objects are located in a Windows NT 4.0 domain, then Windows NT 4.0 System Policy will be processed for whichever of these objects is located in that domain — this could be the Computer or User object, or both. System Policy is defined as the policy mechanism used natively in Windows NT 4.0; it is a set of registry settings that together define the computer resources available to a group of users or an individual. [/li][/ul]
For more information about IntelliMirror features in Windows 2000, see:
[ul][li]Implementing Common Desktop Management Scenarios at
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[li]Windows 2000 Group Policy white paper at
[/li][/ul] Setnaffa is an MCSE-4.0 (working on W2K) with a few other certs, too...
