Windows XP Group Policy Application Tips 1

Windows XP Group PolicyWhat is it? What does it do? What are the tips for Windows XP group policy? Below we will give readers a one-to-one answer.

Windows XP has new interfaces and functions, and its ease of use greatly improves people's work efficiency. However, most users still use third-party tools in computer management or manually modify the registry. In fact, Windows XP group policies have integrated these functions, and the functions we need can be implemented through Windows XP group policies and related tools.

I. Basic knowledge about Windows XP group policies

What is "Windows XP Group Policy? In fact, the Windows XP group policy is a tool between the control panel and the Registry to modify the system and set the program. We all know that some common systems, appearances, network settings, and so on are often modified through the control panel. However, there are too few items that can be modified through the control panel, which cannot meet users' needs; some professional users can use the method of modifying the registry, but the Registry involves too much content, which is extremely inconvenient to modify. The Windows XP group policy is between the two, involving more content than the control panel, the security is as high as the control panel, and more in terms of organization and operability than the registry. Microsoft has adopted the Windows XP group policy since Windows NT 4.0, and Windows XP has been well developed since Windows 2000. Windows XP group policies use a more sophisticated management and organization method to set various software, computers, and user policies. For example, you can use "Group Policy" to delete icons from the desktop, customize the "Start" menu, and simplify the "control panel ". In addition, you can add scripts that run on the computer when the computer is started or stopped, and when the user is logged on or logged off), or even configure Internet Explorer.

When you start the Windows XP group policy, you only need to click "start"> "run", and then enter "gpedit" in the "run" window. msc, and then click OK to start Windows XP Group Policy Editor 1 ). Note: The Group Policy Program is located in "C: \ WINNT \ SYSTEM32" and the file name is "gpedit. msc ".)

"Group Policy" can be used to set computers in two aspects: "Local Computer Configuration" and "Local User Configuration, you only need to expand the corresponding project on the left side of the "Group Policy" window, which is similar to the resource manager.

2. Make the system more personalized

1. Do not display the Welcome Screen

Windows XP system logon has a welcome screen by default, although it looks pretty, but it is also troublesome because of the corresponding extended login time, in order to speed up the computer startup, you can use the Windows XP Group Policy to hide the Windows XP welcome screen upon logon. The procedure is as follows:

In the "Group Policy" window, expand "user configuration"> "management template"> "system" on the left side ", in the right-side window, find and double-click "do not show welcome screen at login", and select "enabled" in the "Settings" tab in the pop-up property window ", click "OK". 2) the welcome screen will be hidden each time a user logs on.

Note: To enable other users on the local machine to apply this setting, we only need to expand "Computer Configuration"> "management template"> "system"> "Logon" in sequence ", then, open the window on the right and enable "do not display the welcome screen when logging on", and click "OK" to take effect.

 

2. restore to the classic control panel Style

The control panel style of Windows XP is different from that of "predecessors". In contrast, it is much more luxurious. Do you want to restore the control panel style to the original classic style like Windows 9X/2000 control panel? In fact, the solution is not complicated! We can use Windows XP group policies, and others will not be able to restore the control panel by clicking the "switch to category View" button in the taskbar. The procedure is as follows:

Expand "user configuration"> "management template"> "Control Panel", and then find and enable "force as a traditional control panel style" in the right window ", click "OK". 3 ).

3. Choose the Start menu to lose weight.

There are many menu items in the "Start" menu of Windows XP, and some projects may never be clicked. If you think the "Start" menu of Windows is too bloated, you can delete unnecessary items through the Windows XP group policy. Take the "My Documents" icon in the "delete start" menu as an example to see how it works:

Expand "user configuration"> "management template"> "Taskbar and" start "menu" in sequence ", in the right window, double-click the "delete my documents" icon from the "Start" menu, and click "enabled" in the "Settings" tab of the displayed dialog box ", click "OK" to hide the "My Documents" icon in the "Start" menu.

Of course, you can also delete the "Network Connection", "favorites", "image favorites", "My music", "help", and "Network neighbors" icons on the "Start" menu., you only need to enable the policy corresponding to the undesired menu items.

4. Let the "Start" menu be restored

All Windows 2000 users know that users can only execute common tasks in the system's "start" menu, however, in Windows XP, the new "start" menu combines these common items on a menu. If you feel that your computer resources are tight and you miss the simple style of the previous "start" menu, you can set it in the following way.

Expand "user configuration"> "management template"> "Taskbar and" start "menu" in sequence, and then enable the "Force typical menu" item in the right window, click "OK" and restart the system to view the modified effect.

5. Personalized IE browser

As an information capture tool in the Internet era, many people want to change their favorite pictures. Can this problem be solved? It doesn't matter. Microsoft provides us with the function of replacing the background image in the IE Toolbar. You can also customize the title bar name and logo, the settings below will make your system more personalized.

In the left window of the Windows XP Group Policy, find the branch "user configuration> Windows Settings> Internet Explorer Maintenance> browser user interface; in the window on the right, double-click the "browser toolbar Customization" policy to open the "browser toolbar Customization" dialog box. File, and then click "OK". 4 ).

6. Use IE as the user interface

By default, the system will go to the desktop as soon as it is started, and some projects on the desktop are displayed. However, sometimes we want to run a program as soon as it is started, instead of running the default explorer program, for example, if we want to open ie on the machine, then IE will become our user interface. Of course, you can also set other program interfaces, next let's take a look at the specific settings:

Expand "user configuration"> "management template"> "system", and enable the "Custom User Interface" item in the right window, then, enter the path of the program to be run and the name of the program including the extension in the input box under "interface file name". For example, enter "c: \ programfiles \ internet explorer \ iexplore.exe "and click" OK "and restart the system. 5 ).

7. Disable personalized menus

As we all know, Windows XP will automatically move the recently used menu items to the top of the Start menu and hide the menu items that have not been used recently to personalize the menu. If you do not want the system to be smart, you can enable or disable the personalized menu settings as follows:

In the "Windows XP Group Policy" window, expand "user configuration"> "management template"> "Taskbar and" start "menu ", in the window on the right, locate and enable the "Close personalized menu" option, and click "OK.

After this policy is enabled, menus are not customized and all menu items are displayed in standard order. In addition, this setting will delete the "use personalized menu" option, so that the user cannot change this setting when the setting takes effect.

Note: User tracking is required for personalized menus. If you enable the "Disable User tracking" setting, the system will disable User tracking, disable personalized menus, and ignore this setting.

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