Lockdown Windows Media Player?

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scott mccarthy

Is there a way to lockdown options in Windows Media
Player with active directory Group Policy? I have users
ripping a ton of WMA's to the network burning up my
space. I dont want to take it away from users - just
restrict it.

Thanks in advance.

Scott McCarthy
 
Hello, below you can see what you are availbel to Lock Down or predefine
within a Group Policy for Windows Media Player, Mostly settings are
supported on Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.

Computer Configuration:

Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media Player Do
Not Show First Use Dialog Boxes
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media Player
Prevent Desktop Shortcut Creation
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media Player
Prevent Quick Launch Toolbar Shortcut Creation
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media Player
Prevent Automatic Updates
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media Player
Prevent Video Smoothing



User Configuration:

Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media Player
Prevent CD and DVD Media Information Retrieval
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media Player
Prevent Music File Media Information Retrieval
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media Player
Prevent Radio Station Preset Retrieval
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media Player\User
Interface Hide Privacy Tab
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media Player\User
Interface Hide Security Tab
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media Player\User
Interface Set and Lock Skin
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media Player\User
Interface Do Not Show Anchor
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media
Player\Playback Prevent Codec Download
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media
Player\Playback Allow Screen Saver
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media
Player\Networking Hide Network Tab
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media
Player\Networking Streaming Media Protocols
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media
Player\Networking Configure HTTP Proxy
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media
Player\Networking Configure MMS Proxy
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media
Player\Networking Configure RTSP Proxy
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media
Player\Networking Configure Network Buffering
 
Ok, thanks for the info. However, when I go into my GPO,
I dont see any options for Windows Media Player. Do I
need to import an ADM file or anything along those lines?

Scott

-----Original Message-----
Hello, below you can see what you are availbel to Lock Down or predefine
within a Group Policy for Windows Media Player, Mostly settings are
supported on Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.

Computer Configuration:

Administrative Templates\Windows
Click to expand...
Components\Windows Media Player Do
Not Show First Use Dialog Boxes
Administrative Templates\Windows
Click to expand...
Components\Windows Media Player
Prevent Desktop Shortcut Creation
Administrative Templates\Windows
Click to expand...
Components\Windows Media Player
Prevent Quick Launch Toolbar Shortcut Creation
Administrative Templates\Windows
Click to expand...
Components\Windows Media Player
Prevent Automatic Updates
Administrative Templates\Windows
Click to expand...
Components\Windows Media Player
Prevent Video Smoothing



User Configuration:

Administrative Templates\Windows
Click to expand...
Components\Windows Media Player
Prevent CD and DVD Media Information Retrieval
Administrative Templates\Windows
Click to expand...
Components\Windows Media Player
Prevent Music File Media Information Retrieval
Administrative Templates\Windows
Click to expand...
Components\Windows Media Player
Prevent Radio Station Preset Retrieval
Administrative Templates\Windows
Click to expand...
Components\Windows Media Player\User
Interface Hide Privacy Tab
Administrative Templates\Windows
Click to expand...
Components\Windows Media Player\User
Interface Hide Security Tab
Administrative Templates\Windows
Click to expand...
Components\Windows Media Player\User
Interface Set and Lock Skin
Administrative Templates\Windows
Click to expand...
Components\Windows Media Player\User
 
Wmplayer.adm have to be loaded as an Administrative Template. this is
default in Windows Server 2003 you can how ever as you say import them in
Windows 2000 Server.
 
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