gpedit.msc

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Jaime Rodríguez

Hello experts,

In a box with WinXP SP2 with 2 users (single user & admin) im the admin, the
other user is only allow to make a telnet connection to a server, so i used
gpedit.msc to make all the necessary blocks and settings and only allow user
to run this only shorcut in desktop.

When using gpedit.msc i blocked all access to HD, to LAN, to all menus in
explorer, desktop, anyway, i did a very hard-to-bypass settings (user can
not do ANYTHING), i forgot to make a shorcut for gpedit.msc in my admin user
just in case i need to make settings again, and now i can't even access or
display menus or anything in my admin user, so the question is......How can
I make my way to run my gpedit.msc in order to make the settings im
missing??? i don't want to reinstall windows just because i messed up??

Im sorry if i wasn't clear in my explanation.... any help would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks.

JR.
 
From: "Jaime Rodríguez" <[email protected]>

| Hello experts,
|
| In a box with WinXP SP2 with 2 users (single user & admin) im the admin, the
| other user is only allow to make a telnet connection to a server, so i used
| gpedit.msc to make all the necessary blocks and settings and only allow user
| to run this only shorcut in desktop.
|
| When using gpedit.msc i blocked all access to HD, to LAN, to all menus in
| explorer, desktop, anyway, i did a very hard-to-bypass settings (user can
| not do ANYTHING), i forgot to make a shorcut for gpedit.msc in my admin user
| just in case i need to make settings again, and now i can't even access or
| display menus or anything in my admin user, so the question is......How can
| I make my way to run my gpedit.msc in order to make the settings im
| missing??? i don't want to reinstall windows just because i messed up??
|
| Im sorry if i wasn't clear in my explanation.... any help would be greatly
| appreciated. Thanks.
|
| JR.
|

The Group Policy affects EVERYONE. You are dead in the water.
 
In
Jaime Rodríguez said:
Hello experts,

In a box with WinXP SP2 with 2 users (single user & admin) im
the
admin, the other user is only allow to make a telnet
connection to a
server, so i used gpedit.msc to make all the necessary blocks
and
settings and only allow user to run this only shorcut in
desktop.

When using gpedit.msc i blocked all access to HD, to LAN, to
all
menus in explorer, desktop, anyway, i did a very
hard-to-bypass
settings (user can not do ANYTHING), i forgot to make a
shorcut for
gpedit.msc in my admin user just in case i need to make
settings
again, and now i can't even access or display menus or
anything in my
admin user, so the question is......How can I make my way to
run my
gpedit.msc in order to make the settings im missing??? i
don't want
to reinstall windows just because i messed up??

Im sorry if i wasn't clear in my explanation.... any help
would be
greatly appreciated. Thanks.

JR.
Click to expand...

You might want to try the following. You'll need an XP
installation CD.

Restart your computer and boot from the CD into the Recovery
Console.

To start the computer and use the Recovery Console
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...docs/en-us/recovery_run_console.mspx?mfr=true

Once you've got the Recovery Console running, use the CD
command to navigate to this location.

C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\User

Use the REN command to rename the registry.pol file in that
folder to registry.old.
Exit the recovery console.

Hopefully, when your computer restarts you'll have restored
access.

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
In
Jaime Rodríguez said:
Hello experts,

In a box with WinXP SP2 with 2 users (single user & admin) im
the
admin, the other user is only allow to make a telnet
connection to a
server, so i used gpedit.msc to make all the necessary blocks
and
settings and only allow user to run this only shorcut in
desktop.

When using gpedit.msc i blocked all access to HD, to LAN, to
all
menus in explorer, desktop, anyway, i did a very
hard-to-bypass
settings (user can not do ANYTHING), i forgot to make a
shorcut for
gpedit.msc in my admin user just in case i need to make
settings
again, and now i can't even access or display menus or
anything in my
admin user, so the question is......How can I make my way to
run my
gpedit.msc in order to make the settings im missing??? i
don't want
to reinstall windows just because i messed up??

Im sorry if i wasn't clear in my explanation.... any help
would be
greatly appreciated. Thanks.

JR.
Click to expand...

Please ignore my earlier response as the advice I gave will not
help in your situation.

Sorry for the confusion.

Nepatsfan
 
Thanks anyway, well, i guess i'll have to format and install all over again,
guess gonna have to spend an hour or so of my time.

Thanks for your advice and help guys.

JR.
 
In Windows XP (and 2000), Group Policies applied locally apply to all users
of the PC. You can't apply them via GPEDIT to specific users. You can
however work around this to keep the Administrator from being affected.

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=293655
How to apply local policies to all users except administrators in a
workgroup setting in Windows 2000
--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
 
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