Group Policies Are Ignored, All Other Policies Work as Expected (165064)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q165064
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOMS

Although group policies are ignored, all other policies work as expected.

CAUSE

The following four reasons can cause this behavior:
  • The Grouppol.dll file should be in the Windows\System folder.
  • The group in question is not a global group (or group priority is not set in the correct order).
  • A policy file for a specific user exists and overwrites group policies.
  • The registry has not been updated to include the Grouppol.reg entries.

RESOLUTION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

The Grouppol.reg entries can be added by double-clicking the Grouppol.reg file. (The following entries are added automatically if support for group policies has been installed--refer to the Windows 95 Resource Kit, page 494.)

Or, you can manually add the following entries:
  • Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Network\Logon
    Value name (STRING): PolicyHandler
    Value data: GROUPPOL.DLL,ProcessPolicies
  • Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ MSNP32\NetworkProvider
    Value name (STRING): GroupFcn
    Value data: GROUPPOL.DLL,NTGetUserGroups
  • Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ NWNP32\NetworkProvider
    Value name (STRING): GroupFcn
    Value data: GROUPPOL.DLL,NWGetUserGroups
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/17/2000
Keywords:kbenv kbprb KB165064
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