This is my 2nd article that deals with the Windows SteadyState product and how use it to protect public computers!

If you haven't read part 1, please read it here...

Enjoy!

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Hi,

Just want to let you know that my latest article about "Group Policy related changes in Windows Server 2008" has been released today on www.windowsecurity.com.

This 4th article in the series deals with Group Policy Preference actions, processing options, SYSVOL, Item Level targeting (ILT), Export/Import functionality, "well hidden stuff", variables, logging, future additions etc. - read more here...

I hope you like it - feel free to drop a comment or vote on the site!!!

/Jakob

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Hi,

Just want to let you know that my latest article about "Group Policy related changes in Windows Server 2008" is released on www.windowsecurity.com.

This 3rd article in the series deals with the new and shiny Group Policy Preferences - read more here…

I hope you like it!!!

/Jakob

Hi,
This is a list of my articles on www.windowsecurity.com for reference - if you haven’t read them yet, please do so!

Group Policy related changes in Windows Server 2008 (Part 1: What are Starter GPOs?)
This article series deals with the new Group Policy features W2008 will bring, including GPMC v2 features and Group Policy Preferences.
http://windowsecurity.com/articles/Group-Policy-related-changes-Windows-Server-2008-Part1.html

Protect Public Computers with Windows SteadyState (Part 1)
This is an article series deals with the Windows SteadyState product and how to protect public computers using this toolkit.
http://windowsecurity.com/articles/Protect-Public-Computers-Windows-SteadyState-Part1.html

Configuring Granular Password Settings in Windows Server 2008 (Part 1 & 2)
This article series deals with how to set Granular Password Policies for WS2008 domains.
http://windowsecurity.com/articles/Configuring-Granular-Password-Settings-Windows-Server-2008-Part-1.html
http://windowsecurity.com/articles/Configuring-Granular-Password-Settings-Windows-Server-2008-Part2.html

Efficient Registry Cleanup
This article deals with Group Policy Startup scripts and why they are so powerful.
http://windowsecurity.com/articles/Efficient-Registry-Cleanup.html

Default Deny All Applications (Part 1 & 2)
This article series deals with Software Restriction Policies and how to implement SRP in a corporate environment.
http://windowsecurity.com/articles/Default-Deny-All-Applications-Part1.html
http://windowsecurity.com/articles/Default-Deny-All-Applications-Part2.html

How to Force Remote Group Policy Processing
This article shows how to update Group Policy settings on remote computers using different approaches.
http://windowsecurity.com/articles/How-Force-Remote-Group-Policy-Processing.html

Managing Windows Vista Group Policy (Part 1, 2 & 3)
This article series deals with the new things in Group Policy land after Windows Vista joined the world.
http://windowsecurity.com/articles/Managing-Windows-Vista-Group-Policy-Part1.html
http://windowsecurity.com/articles/Managing-Windows-Vista-Group-Policy-Part2.html
http://windowsecurity.com/articles/Managing-Windows-Vista-Group-Policy-Part3.html

All feedback is very welcome - just send me an email!

I have seen this issue too many times now, so I have to write this short blog about it!

Have you ever seen this error when trying to connect to a Remote Desktop enabled machine using MSTSC/Remote Desktop Client:

Remote Desktop Disconnected
The client could not connect to the remote computer. Remote connections might not be enabled or the computer might be too busy to accept new connections. It is also possible that network problems are preventing your connection. Please try connecting again later. If the problem continues to occur, contact your administrator.

Well, I’ve seen it so many times now, especially on ISA servers… Even after the RDP sessions have worked nicely, sometimes, for some reason, the RDP settings can be changed - or even “corrupted”. In most cases the above error has something to do with NIC (Network Interface Card) adapter binding to RDP.

If you are experiencing this issue go read the Microsoft KB article: “You can not establish a Remote Desktop session to a computer running one of the affected products”. You will find it here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555382 - good luck!