RE: Windows domains and group policy

["Jeff Crosby" <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Nick Blattner
> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 5:07 PM
> To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
> Subject: RE: [PCTECH] Windows domains and group policy
>
>
> Jeff
>
> We've done the workgroup/domain switch recently and it was fairly
> painless.  Security is much stronger and easier to manage using group
> policies.
>
> The biggest problem we found was that when a PC joins the domain Windows
> (XP for us) creates a new user so all your old setttings are no longer
> available.  Your desktop, favorites, some pgms just aren't available.
> This was a showstopper for us.
>
> However, we found that XP has a wizard that solves this problem almost
> 100%.  Choose All Programs>>Accessories>>System Tools>>Files and
> Settings Transfer Wizard.  It allows you to save your workgroup settings
> and then restore them after you join the domain.  It works very well.
>
> Set up a test PC in the workgroup, run the wizard, join the domain,
> restore you settings and see what you think.  We found it to be very
> easy to do.
>
> Regards,
>
> Nick Blattner
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Jeff Crosby
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 10:34 AM
> To: 'PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users'
> Subject: [PCTECH] Windows domains and group policy
>
>
> I went to a 1-day seminar Monday on Windows 2003 Server that really
> opened my eyes.
>
> I saw what is possible from a security and management viewpoint when you
> PCs are a DOMAIN instead of a WORKGROUP.
>
> The security, software deployment, shadow copying, redirection,
> Intellimirror, etc. were very interesting and all require domain.
>
> I'm trying to formulate in my mind what this could do for us if fully
> implemented and have questions.
>
> 1) Does the software deployment and security stuff work as well as
> advertised?
>
> 2) How much of a pain was it going from workgroups to a domain?
>
> 3) W98 and NT cannot participate.  If we still have 4 W98 and 1 NT 4.0,
> what does that do to us?  Do we still need a WINS?
>
> 4) Did you get outside help?
>
> 5) How much outside training was required?
>
> 6) Was it worth it?
>
> The whole shebang does not appear to be for the faint of heart, but
> anything to help admin cost is wonderful to me.
>
> Thanks.
>
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> Jeff Crosby
> Dilgard Frozen Foods, Inc.
> P.O. Box 13369
> Ft. Wayne, IN 46868-3369
> 260-422-7531
>
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