Friday, August 8, 2008

Need to Edit the only Allowed programs via GP

I encountered a problem today, I need to allow msimn.exe (exe of Outlook Express) as it is being needed by the web applications that we used on the operations. ( Its a call center, yeah)

It was by default denied to be accessed by a certain team or groups. It took me an hour to search, find at Group Policy Properties. Wow, so here, I'll leave a mark here for next time. Server is Windows 2003 and Clients are Windows XP.

Process is..

Open Active Directory Users and Computers on the Administrative Tools

-> Click on the Particular OU and Right Click on it and Select Properties
-> Group Policy
-> Click Edit a Particular Group Policy
-> User Configuratoin
-> Administrative Templates
-> Systems
-> Then Double Click on Don't Run Specified Windows Applications
-> If the specific exe file has been listed there, remove it.
-> If Run Only Allowed Windows Applications has been enabled, then make sure that it's been added on its list of Exe files.


And DOnt forget to Run gpupdate, let the user to re-login.


Wow, its a microsoft windows.