There is currently a security advisory out about a Zero Day vulnerability in Internet Explore 6 & 7 on Windows XP and Vista. While there is no patch out for this issues so far you can mitigate the security a number ways using Group Policy. Below I have listed two ways to implement the workaround as listed by Microsoft using…

Looks like this site was down for most of the day… Argh…  I have logged a job with DreamHost and now the site seems to be working… hm… Seems to be ok now but feel free to ping me at @alanburchill if you have any issues with accessing the site.

One of the features in Windows 7 that is sadly lacking are any Group Policies that can be used to configure an IT administrator to configure is the Libraries feature. Well an article on the Bink.nu web has started a wish list for new features to be include with Service Pack 1 and one is the ability to configured libraries…

Back to another profile setting this week and this one can save any organisation using Windows Vista or greater a lot of time if you manual provision your accounts. The setting is called “Set roaming profile path for all users logging onto this computer” and it configures the users roaming profile path that is normally configured on a per account…

Microsoft have just released a hotfix (KB980959) to fix the problem with the “Configured new tab page default behaviour” group policy setting not working for Internet Explorer 8. Apparently the Intetres.admx had the wrong path configured path is configured to “Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main” where it should be configured to “Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabbedPageShow”. If you want to see the setting for your self…

This weeks setting is one that you would use if you are in an environment that you want a very high level of security (e.g. Kiosk computers). The “Allow file download” option is used to prevent the downloading of files via Internet Explorer. This setting does not prevent the browser form downloading files such as images to display in the…

As you know Group Policy Preferences are these fantastic new settings that allow IT administrators perform any configuration they want on a users group using Group Policy… well almost..  In this tutorial I will show you how to configured one of the few settings that are not controlled by preferences but can be configured using a native Group Policy. The…

One of the most annoying things about Adobe Reader is that it is in need for constant updating to newer version due to security issues. While this is true for most software packages whenever you install an Adobe Reader update it also restores the desktop icon even if it has already been deleted. (Annoying!!!). Note: for more information on using…