Over the past year, there has been a bit of talk regarding the creation of customized templates for the Windows Sytem Policy Editor. A recent announcement on the Samba mailing list is worthy of mention.

Mike Petersen has announced the availability of a template file he has created. This custom System Policy Editor Template will allow you to successfully control Microsoft Windows workstations from an SMB server, such as Samba. This template has been tested on a few networks, although if you find any problems with any of these policies, or have any ideas for additional policies, let me know at mailto:[email protected]. This Template includes many policies for Windows XP to allow it to behave better in a professional environment.

For further information please see the Petersen Computer Consulting web site. There is a download link for the template file.