gpedit

[ICT Tech]

on my home laptop when i try to access the gpedit tool it says access denied - but i've created a user in each group and still no access - whats wrong

[jd2kuk]

What windows version are you running?

[ICT Tech]

No! Fresh out of the shop. and it's Windows XP

[Listos]

Something I've tried in the past is...

Go to 'regedit' right-click on each of the folders on the left hand side, select 'Permissions' and ensure that the 'Full Control' option for Administrators is checked. Do this for each folder.

Hope this helps...



»Listos«

[ICT Tech]

no unfortunately it didn't work

[jd2kuk]

By 'gpedit', do you mean gpedit.msc, the group policy editor in microsoft management console?

[ICT Tech]

yeah - do you know how i could fix it ? ? ?

[Listos]

Best solution to all of Windows Xp's problems.

Reinstall windows. Then your Group Policy Editor will work.

Simple but effective.

[ICT Tech]

i already tried that - but you won't believe this - my xp pro disk doesn't owrk on my laptop - i have a S-ATA HDD - i need an xp pro disk to do a S-ATA HDD - ANY IDEAS ? ? ?

[jd2kuk]

You'll need to get the XP drivers for your SATA controller, and patch the XP disc with them. I can't remember how to do it off the top of my head, but you'll almost certainly need the software nLite.

It'll let you create a new patched XP disc with the drivers on it. It'll also allow you to do a whole host of other patches and tweaks, and the disc can be set-up to do an unattended install aswell. Nice.