Tattooing the registry using group policy

[Simon Johnson]

I'm trying to create an ADM file that Sets the "Empty Temp internet
files on exit" flag in Internet Explorer.

I've added it to the templates list and removed the check on the
View->"Policies only" so that my option appears in the tree.

When I try to enable the option i've created it doesn't seem to
reflect the change in main group policy window. It still says
unconfigured..

Is it possible to tatoo the registry in this way using group policy?

Simon.

 

[Derek Melber [MVP]]

All ADM settings that modify anything outside of the four dedicated
"policies" subkeys will tattoo the Registry.

 

[Simon Johnson]

All ADM settings that modify anything outside of the four dedicated
"policies" subkeys will tattoo the Registry.

*nod*.. I gather this..

But when I try to Enable a custom setting i've created in the ADM that
is outside the four dedicated policy subkeys then when I press "Apply"
"OK" to close the dialog box the main group policy window still says
the setting has not been configured.

I'm wondering if this is a bug or whether i've just done something
wrong.

Cheers,

Simon.

 

[Simon Johnson]

*nod*.. I gather this..

But when I try to Enable a custom setting i've created in the ADM that
is outside the four dedicated policy subkeys then when I press "Apply"
"OK" to close the dialog box the main group policy window still says
the setting has not been configured.

I'm wondering if this is a bug or whether i've just done something
wrong.

Cheers,

Simon.

For the benifit of people who might have a similar problem I found the
problem involved the fact that the:

KEYNAME "\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\Cache\"

Should actually be:

KEYNAME "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\Cache"

The leading and trailing slash is what makes the difference.

Cheers,

Simon.

 

[Derek Melber [MVP]]

I would need to see the error that says that it has not been configured.