[Question] - gpedit.msc local computer, no domain involved

[manu144x]

is it possible to apply the settings in gpedit.msc for only one user?

on my home computer? I have Windows Xp professional sp2. Is there anyway I can apply the settings to some users only (ex: Guest account). I know it`s possible on a domain (that's why it was invented, lol), but I wonder if it`s possible on a lonely computer...and if it is...how? no matter what settings I choose, it affects all the users...no exception.

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--Zxian

Edited December 6, 2005 by Zxian

[cluberti]

gpedit affects everyone - but the nice thing about almost all of the policies there, is that they're just registry keys and settings. If you know what you'd like to set per user, figure out which registry keys are being used (if you open the .adm files, you'll see most of the info you're looking for), and set them in a particular user's registry. Note that only policies under the User Configuration portion can be set per user - some policies exist in both User and Computer Configuration containers, and as such can be set either in HKLM or HKCU, but policies that exist only in the Computer Configuration container can be set only in HKLM, and the same applies for policies in the User Configuration container and HKCU.