Changing performance settings through Active Directory

[ashleypower]

I've been searching for days and cannot find an answer to my problem...

I'm not a network guy by any means, mostly hardware and software based stuff....just a heads up...haha.

I started a new job where I also have to be a sort of network admin.

There is a computer lab here with approx. 20 pc's, all with XP Pro.

They are connected to a server, running Server 2008 R2 Standard.

Now, I'd like to change some of the performance settings (visual effects) for all users for each pc, approx. 20 users per pc.

How can I do this? I know I could go into each account on each pc to change it, but that'll take 32 years.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

 

[riser]

On the server, under Administrative Tools, you will find a Group Policy Management snap it.

From there you could create a GPO (Group Policy Object) and configure the settings. I would really recommend reading on Microsoft's technet on how to do this.

This link may be a good place to start to read up on it. Not only will it help you with your current issue, it will help will many future issues as well:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725828(WS.10).aspx

 

[ashleypower]

Awesome, thanks.

I'll read up.

 

[ashleypower]

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