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Old 04-15-2008   #2 (permalink)
StephenB
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Re: Can OneCare be controlled by Group Policy in a domain environment?

"Paul Shapiro" <paul@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>I have a client who just changed from a workgroup environment to a domain.
>They wanted to keep OneCare since they are used to it and like the
>simplicity.
>
>I was trying to offer remote assistance to an XP SP2 client computer on
>their domain today, and realized that the standard Group Policy settings to
>permit offering Remote Assistance affect the Windows firewall, which is
>turned off by OneCare. Can the OneCare firewall settings be controlled by
>Group Policy, or is it necessary to adjust each machine individually?
OneCare can't be administered via Group Policy. In fact, I'd be interested if
you encounter any other issues being in a Domain environment.
-steve
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