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grouppolicyguy

  1. Using Sec. Group filtering in #grouppolicy prefs item-level targeting against Win7 & 2008-R2 boxes? Chk this hotfix: http://bit.ly/6bAzmo
  2. New Hotfix for #grouppolicy preferences run once bug: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2284538
  3. @SantosVictorero It wasn't a job--I just blogged there :-)
  4. My comments on the #VDI Skepticism post from @concentrateddon and @concentratedgreg: http://sdmsoftware.com/blog/2010/08/04/vdi-skepticism/
  5. @concentratdgreg tell techtarget to open up these for comments. I agree with some, but not all of your VDI points!
  6. #tnWsDME Post on using GP Preferences to protect against the new shortcut vulnerability in Windows: http://bit.ly/9VCQXN
  7. I uploaded a YouTube video -- SDM Software's new GPO Exporter Tool http://youtu.be/gpKsOsjgYi8?a
  8. #tnWsDME New blog post on backing up and restoring the local #GPO using a tool from Microsoft http://bit.ly/cc72Sp
  9. #Powershell fans, both of our new GP reporting tools --GPO Compare and GPO Exporter include Posh cmdlets for command-line fun.
  10. SDM Software's new GPO Exporter 1.0 -- Part of the new #grouppolicy Reporting Pak: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpKsOsjgYi8.
  11. I uploaded a YouTube video -- Tour of SDM Software's new GPO Compare 2.0 http://youtu.be/YbrR14ABeHg?a
  12. Blog post on managing and removing Windows shares using GPP: http://sdmsoftware.com/blog/2010/06/22/controlling-shares-on-windows-systems/
  13. #tnWsDME Great post on my gptalk mailing list about F-keys in GP Preferences. Thanks Jerry! http://bit.ly/auGDH0
  14. #tnWsDME Windows 7 & Office 2010 Bus Tour--Check it out: http://microsoftbustour.com/
  15. #tnWsDME Cool Group Policy Search App in the Cloud: http://gps.cloudapp.net/
  16. #tnWsDME MS issues hotfix for Software Restriction reporting bug: http://bit.ly/9tZ9f7
  17. #tnWsDME Good article on GP Preferences on Terminal Servers http://bit.ly/crhaCf
  18. Blog post on why you should stay away from the Win32_Product WMI class:http://bit.ly/c1f0Fh
  19. Security Compliance Manager Ships! Create security baslines and export to GPO or DCM: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=182512
  20. Good post on GP script processing changes: http://blogs.technet.com/askds/archive/2010/03/23/group-policy-script-processing-behavior.aspx