Microsoft just released a free Group Policy best practices analyzer. The Microsoft Group Policy Diagnostic Best Practice Analyzer (GPDBPA) is designed to help you identify Group Policy configuration errors that may prevent policy settings from being applied as expected or may prevent features from functioning as expected.
The GPDBPA can provide information to help you respond to situations such as:
· Policy settings are not being applied as expected.
· A feature is not functioning as expected. (For example, a mapped drive is not visible on client computers.)
· A computer has:
o Stopped responding during logon or startup.
o Restarted during logon or startup.
o Experienced delays during logon or startup.
· You need to determine whether:
o Policy settings are configured in a way that poses a security risk.
o Necessary services are running.
o You are connecting over a slow link.
o Loopback mode is in effect.
o Using the GPDBPA, you can scan the Group Policy configuration on either a client computer (managed node) or domain controller, and view a report of potential issues. Additionally, you can schedule a scan to run at a future time, or schedule scans to run on a recurring basis.
The GPDBPA can provide information to help you respond to situations such as:
· Policy settings are not being applied as expected.
· A feature is not functioning as expected. (For example, a mapped drive is not visible on client computers.)
· A computer has:
o Stopped responding during logon or startup.
o Restarted during logon or startup.
o Experienced delays during logon or startup.
· You need to determine whether:
o Policy settings are configured in a way that poses a security risk.
o Necessary services are running.
o You are connecting over a slow link.
o Loopback mode is in effect.
o Using the GPDBPA, you can scan the Group Policy configuration on either a client computer (managed node) or domain controller, and view a report of potential issues. Additionally, you can schedule a scan to run at a future time, or schedule scans to run on a recurring basis.
Click to download the appropriate version of the Group Policy Diagnostic Best Practice Analyzer:
· Group Policy Diagnostic Best Practice Analyzer for Windows XP
· Group Policy Diagnostic Best Practice Analyzer for Windows XP x64 Edition
· Group Policy Diagnostic Best Practice Analyzer for Windows Server 2003
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