Preventing access to Network ID Page (Preventing Admins from Changing Named/Removing from Domain)

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Erik Yunghans

I have been hunting for a way to limit our user's access to change Computer
Names/Domains. In our organization every user has Administrator priviledges
on their localized machine, which is required for our business, but we would
like to limit their ability to remove themselves from the domain or change
the computer name.

I found information on the Web stating that creating the Registry Key below
will prevent the Network ID Page from being displayed, but it does not
function as stated when applied to a Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2.
I've rebooted a few times and I still have access to the Network ID Page.

Below is the registry key I found out on the web, but everywhere I have seen
seems to imply that this is applicable on older Windows versions and doesn't
state if there is an equivalent for XP SP2.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Network
"NoNetSetupIDPage"=dword:00000001"

Can anyone offer any assistance?

Regards,
Erik C. Yunghans
(e-mail address removed)
 
In our organization every user has Administrator priviledges
on their localized machine, which is required for our business, but we
would like to limit their ability to remove themselves from the domain or
change the computer name.
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If they are admins on their computer, whatever you do to prevent whatever
you are trying to prevent, they as admins can undo.

Is there some software they run that "requires" them to be admin?



hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE
 
Danny-

Yes, there is. We are a software development company, and that is part of
our requirement. Its a sad but true fact of life for us in the IT
department... and we don't have the option of changing it.

But we can forcibly apply a Reg patch or other setting through Group
Policy/SMS at every login so at least will get the same setting again (which
is how we enforce other settings currently).

But anyways, does anyone know if there is another registry entry for XP SP2
that will do the same as the aforementioned registry key? It would be
exactly what we are looking for... at least it makes it that much harder for
someone to try to remove themselves...

Regards,
Erik C. Yunghans
 
Thanks Doug, thats what I was afraid of. :)

Regards,
Erik C. Yunghans

This only applies to Win 9x systems. There isn't an equivalent for XP
systems.
 
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