Problems with Group Policy Objects

[Tripredacus]

I am having some difficulties getting Group Policy Objects (GPO) in Vista Business 32bit. I have changed the following:

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Power Management

Hard Disk Settings

- Turn off the Hard Disk (Plugged In) = Disabled

Sleep Settings

- Turn on Applications to Prevent Sleep Transitions (Plugged In) = Enabled

- Specify the System Hibernate Timeout (Plugged In) = Disabled

- Require a Password When a Computer Wakes (Plugged In) = Disabled

- Specify the System Sleep Timeout (Plugged In) = Disabled

- Turn Off Hybrid Sleep (Plugged In) = Disabled

- Allow Standby States When Sleeping (Plugged In) = Enabled

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network

Link-Layer Topology Discovery

- Turn on Mapper I/O Driver = Disabled

- Turn on Responder Driver = Disabled

After changing these policies, I've rebooted, forced an update and rebooted again and so far, the only setting that appears to be taking is the "Require a Password When a Computer Wakes" power setting.

I wanted to make it so my master Business image has these settings because of problems we have already experienced. Also the LLT settings which I am hoping will disable that service when the image is put on different hardware than it was created in.

So my other question is, what will happen to the GPOs when I generalize the image? Will these settings be preserved? The computers are NOT being used on a domain, however that may end up changing in the future. All the settings I am setting are for the local machine only, regardless of what user is logged in, although the Administrator account will always be the one logged in because Vista will be running in Audit mode for the entire time I will be dealing with it.

This was the cmd I ran earlier: gpupdate /force which completed without error.

Any ideas why this isn't working?

[Tripredacus]

Please ignore this thread. I was not recognizing how the GPOs were working. They are in fact working and they are not destroyed or reset during the sysprep process.

My problem now is that there is no Group Policy Object Editor snap-in for MMC in Vista Home Premium...

Edited June 24, 2008 by Tripredacus

[Tripredacus]

As a workaround, I've started to look toward the registry to make those settings be remembered in the Home Premium image. I downloaded the VistaGPSettings.xls from microsoft, but none of the keys are present for the things I want to change. For example, to disable "Turn off the hard disk (plugged in)" the spreadsheet says this setting is stored in HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\..... except there IS no Power folder under Microsoft... So I am again stumped on getting these settings to work with VHP.

[GrofLuigi]

..... except there IS no Power folder under Microsoft... So I am again stumped on getting these settings to work with VHP.

Create it. Don't be afraid.

GL

[Tripredacus]

I skipped on the power settings for Home Premium and will also for Home Basic. I did finally find the registry entry for the networking option and that seems to have solved that as well.