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- + Cover
- Quotes Page
- Dedication
- About the Authors
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- Foreword
- + Introduction
- + Part I Getting Started with Group Policy
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Part II Group Policy Implementation and Scenarios
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Chapter 4 Deploying Group Policy
- + Group Policy Design Considerations
- + Controlling GPO Processing Performance
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Best Practices for Deploying GPOs
- Choosing the Best Level to Link GPOs
- Resources Used by GPOs
- Software Installation
- Designing GPOs Based on GPO Categories
- Limit Enforced and Block Policy Inheritance Options
- When to Use Security Filtering
- When to Use WMI Filters
- Network Topology Considerations
- Limiting Administrative Privileges
- Naming GPOs
- + Testing GPOs Before Deployment
- Summary
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Chapter 5 Hardening Clients and Servers
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Chapter 6 Managing and Maintaining Essential Windows Components
- + Configuring Application Compatibility Settings
- + Configuring Attachment Manager Settings
- + Configuring Event Viewer Information Requests
- Controlling IIS Installation
- + Configuring Access to and Use of Microsoft Management Console
- + Optimizing NetMeeting Security and Features
- Enabling Security Center for Use in Domains
- Managing Access to Scheduled Tasks and Task Scheduler
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Managing File System, Drive, and Windows Explorer Access Options
- Hiding Drives in Windows Explorer and Related Views
- Preventing Access to Drives in Windows Explorer and Related Views
- Removing CD-Burning and DVD-Burning Features in Windows Explorer and Related Views
- Removing the Security Tab in Windows Explorer and Related Views
- Limiting the Maximum Size of the Recycle Bin
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Optimizing the Windows Installer Configuration
- Controlling System Restore Checkpoints for Program Installations
- Configuring Baseline File Cache Usage
- Controlling Rollback File Creation
- Elevating User Privileges for Installation
- Controlling Per-User Installation and Program Operation
- Preventing Installation from Floppy Disk, CD, DVD, and Other Removable Media
- Configuring Windows Installer Logging
- + Optimizing Automatic Updates with Windows Update
- Summary
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Chapter 7 Managing User Settings and Data
- + Chapter 8 Maintaining Internet Explorer Configurations
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Chapter 9 Deploying and Maintaining Software Through Group Policy
- + Understanding Group Policy Software Installation
- + Planning the Software Deployment
- + Deploying Software Through Group Policy
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Configuring Advanced and Global Software Installation Options
- Viewing and Setting General Deployment Properties
- Changing the Deployment Type and Installation Options
- Defining Application Categories
- Adding, Modifying, and Removing Application Categories
- Adding an Application to a Category
- Performing Upgrades
- Customizing the Installation Package with Transforms
- Controlling Deployment by Security Group
- Setting Global Deployment Defaults
- + Deploying Microsoft Office and Service Packs
- + Maintaining Deployed Applications
- Summary
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Chapter 10 Managing Microsoft Office Configurations
- Introducing Office Configuration Management
- + Customizing Office Configurations
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Managing Office-Related Policy
- Working with Office-Related Policy
- Examining Global and Application-Specific Settings
- Configuring Office-Related Policy Settings
- Preventing Users from Changing Office Configurations
- Controlling Default File and Folder Locations
- Configuring Outlook Security Options
- Controlling Office Language Settings
- Troubleshooting Office Administrative Template Policy
- Summary
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Chapter 11 Maintaining Secure Network Communications
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Chapter 12 Creating Custom Environments
- + Loopback Processing
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Terminal Services
- Controlling Terminal Services Through Group Policy on an Individual Computer
- Controlling Terminal Services Through Group Policy in a Domain
- Configuring Order of Precedence
- Configuring Terminal Services User Properties
- Configuring License Server Using Group Policy Settings
- Configuring Terminal Services Connections
- Managing Drive, Printer, and Device Mappings for Clients
- Controlling Terminal Services Profiles
- + Group Policy over Slow Links
- Summary
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Chapter 4 Deploying Group Policy
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Part III Group Policy Customization
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Chapter 13 Group Policy Structure and Processing
- + Navigating Group Policy Logical Structure
- + Navigating Group Policy Physical Structure
- + Navigating Group Policy Link Structure
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Understanding Group Policy Processing
- Examining Client-Side Extension Processing
- Examining Server-Side Extension Processing
- Understanding Policy Processing Events
- Asynchronous vs. Synchronous Policy Processing
- Tracking Policy Application
- Tracking Slow Link Detection
- Modifying Security Policy Processing
- Group Policy History and State Data
- + Navigating Local GPO Structure
- Summary
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Chapter 14 Customizing Administrative Templates
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Chapter 15 Security Templates
- + Understanding the Security Template Structure
- Where Security Template Settings Overlap with GPO Settings
- + Working with Security Templates
- + Customizing Security Templates
- + Customizing Security Options
- + Customizing Services in the Security Templates
- Microsoft Solutions for Security Settings
- Summary
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Chapter 13 Group Policy Structure and Processing
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Part IV Group Policy Troubleshooting
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Part V Appendixes
- + Appendix A Group Policy Reference
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Appendix B New Features in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
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Appendix C GPMC Scripting
- + GPMC Scripting Interface Essentials
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Using the GPMC’s Prebuilt Scripts
- Creating GPOs
- Deleting GPOs
- Finding Disabled GPOs
- Finding GPOs by Security Group
- Finding GPOs Without Active Links
- Setting GPO Creation Permissions
- Setting Other GPO Permissions
- Backing Up All GPOs
- Backing Up Individual GPOs
- Copying GPOs
- Importing GPOs
- Generating RSoP Reports
- Mirroring Your Production Environment
- GPMC Prebuilt Script Review
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Appendix D Office 2003 Administrative Template Highlights
- Microsoft Access 2003
- Microsoft Excel 2003
- Microsoft FrontPage 2003
- Microsoft Clip Organizer 2003
- Microsoft InfoPath 2003
- Microsoft Office 2003
- Microsoft OneNote 2003
- Microsoft Outlook 2003
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2003
- Microsoft Project 2003
- Microsoft Publisher 2003
- Microsoft Visio 2003
- Microsoft Word 2003
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Book Details
Authors
Darren Mar Elia, Derek Melber, William R. Stanek, and The Microsoft Group Policy Team
Categories
Computers > Operating Systems > Windows Server & NT
Publishers
Publication year : 2009
License: All rights reserved ©
Times read: 2
