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More info?)
I am having a similar problem as well. We have recently installed a new
proxy and i have set the proxy details in the policy. Most machines seem to
be picking it up OK but some machines keep changing backing to the old
settings. this doesnt just happen when the user logs off and on again but
when the user is logged on and the screen saver comes on. its driving me
crazy and all the users as they have to reset the proxy address all the time.
the clients are a mix of W2K sp4 and XP sp1 and 2.
any ideas would be great cos im getting serious stress from people now
"Krystanimyth" wrote:
> I too am experiencing this issue. DCs are W2K SP4, Clients are XP SP1, admin
> workstation is XP SP2, edit on the SP2 PC and proxy stops working. The GPO
> is not in conflict, and it is getting most of the settings applied. Even IE
> Maintenance settings are getting applied; for example I add a couple of
> Favorites and change the default homepage without a problem. However Proxy
> settings, despite RoSP saying they are working and precedence is correct, are
> not working at all. This is especially annoying because we just bought a new
> T1 line - and are already paying for it - but cannot get the local subnet to
> change to the new proxy server to take advantage of it.
>
> I have a feeling someone at MS made a typo or something in the ADM, or
> possibly SP2 changed the reg entry where proxy info is kept. This issue
> seems like one of the 'subset instead of superset' of policies I read about
> in KB816662 - where MS says if a setting is left out it cannot be seen or
> changed using the ADM that leaves it out. I am not saying this is done on
> purpose at all, but everyone makes mistakes.
>
> "Zotts" wrote:
>
> > I am having the same problem and it is driving me crazy.
> >
> > "jason" wrote:
> >
> > > I believe this all started happening when I first edited
> > > the group policy from a Windows XP SP2 computer. I know
> > > this shouldn't affect it, but maybe there is a bug or
> > > change in the way that the GPO for SP2 stores and sets
> > > the Internet Explorer Maintenance settings. The clients
> > > are SP1, but I edited with an XP Sp2 computer.
> > >
> > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >For some reason since a couple of weeks ago when my
> > > >clients login they are not getting the Internet Explorer
> > > >Maintenance settings applied. According to the GPMC the
> > > >settings are set correctly. When the client logs on
> > > they
> > > >get the default ie home page which redirects to
> > > >www.msn.com. Also the proxy settings are not applied.
> > > >If I restart the computer, the settings are applied as
> > > >they ought, even after logging out and logging in many
> > > >times. When I come back some time later, assuming
> > > others
> > > >have logged in since then, the settings are no longer
> > > >applied at the logon.
> > > >
> > > >Stats:
> > > >Windows 2000 Server Sp4 domain controllers
> > > >Windows XP Sp1 clients with IE 6.0 SP1
> > > >
> > > >What can I do to get more helpful information to you so
> > > >that I can get this resolved? Thank you.
> > > >.
> > > >
> > >