How can Windows administrators set up different security restrictions for different users? What about setting one policy for a whole group? Or configuring desktops for roving users so that any computer they use will have the same look? These are just a few of the questions that Windows System Policy Editor answers. The Windows system policy editor is a powerful tool for creating and editing local registry values to standardize desktop settings, prevent users from modifying hardware and environment settings, or control or restrict user actions. This working manual leads the reader through both a Windows systems primer and the more complex aspects of:

• Different types of system policies, what they control, and how to modify them
• Installing the Policy Editor and creating the policy file
• Setting default workstation security
• Understanding the Administrative files
• Security issues
• Troubleshooting
• The differences between the Win 95 and Win98 policy editor
• Procedures for stand-alone