Managing The Windows 2000 Registry

Appendix A. User Configuration Group Policy Objects

Chapter 7, detailed the process of creating, managing, and distributing group policy settings. However, it’s not enough to know how to do these things; you also have to know which policy settings exist and what they do--hence this appendix. The GPO settings listed in this appendix appear in the User Configuration node beneath each domain and local policy object.

Administrative Templates

User Configuration\Administrative Templates

Windows Components

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components

NetMeeting

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\NetMeeting

Enable Automatic Configuration

This policy configures NetMeeting to download settings from the URL listed in the Configuration URL text box each time it starts.

Disable Directory Services

Controls the directory feature of NetMeeting. If you enable this policy, users can’t log on to a directory (ILS) server when NetMeeting starts and users can’t view or place calls via a NetMeeting directory.

Prevent adding Directory servers

If you enable this policy, users can’t add directory (ILS) servers to the list of those they can use to place calls.

Prevent viewing Web directory

If you enable this policy, users can’t view directories as web pages in a browser.

Set the intranet support Web page

Controls the URL NetMeeting displays when users choose the Help Online Support command.

Set the NetMeeting home page

Controls the URL NetMeeting displays when users choose the ...