Policy Editor Changes Are Applied to All Users (185931)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q185931 SYMPTOMS
When you use the Policy Editor tool to change the default user or default
computer settings, after you save the changes, the changes are applied to
all users and computers instead of only the default user and computer.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, Microsoft recommends you make all the modifications
to the default user or computer, and then make the modifications to
individuals, groups, or computers. Note that any setting that is not
enabled is overwritten by the default user or computer. If this is not
preferred, you can remove the default user or computer from the policy file.
MORE INFORMATION
Changes you make to the default user or computer affect every other user
and computer in the policy file. This is done because the changes are for
every user, and policy editor makes these changes automatically.
When you log on, the default user or computer policies are first applied,
then the specific user or computer policies are applied and overwrite the
default user or computer. It is not possible to avoid the default user or
computer policies without overwriting them in the specific user or
computer policies.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 12/16/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbenv kbnetwork kbprb KB185931 |
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