Windows 98 SE custom Policy Template

[Verneir]

I think microsoft sells this kind of information as I am not able to really find anything about config.pol (windows 98 policies) at microsoft's knowledge base. I was hoping someone out there might know how to do one thing with the Windows.ADM file, that is, to append one new category with one entry... I have found on the internet a quick note about disabling domain password caching for Windows 95/98 machines. The URL to this website's article on how to do this is http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/134/

If nothing else, the above URL will show exactly what key I want to add to the regisry. That's my problem right now. I have been able to edit the windows.adm file in c:\windows\inf using wordpad, and use it with System Policy Editor and bam, there's my category, my key, etc. Problem is I can't get it to actually change the registry. I tried replacing the windows.adm file in the inf directory with my version of it, which currently has this syntax
CATEGORY !!DomainPasswords
POLICY !!DomainPasswords
KEYNAME Network\Logon
VALUENAME NoDomainPwdCaching
VALUEON NUMERIC 1 VALUEOFF DELETE
END POLICY
END CATEGORY
Now, when I use SPE to open the registry, make changes, and then click save, it doesn't edit the registry at all. In fact when I use one of the original entries, say, hide share passwords, I still do not see the changes appear in hklm\software\microsoft\current version\network\policies where that particular value should be stored. I don't know if I screwed up the file, if this file must reside on an NT server (even tho I dumped & then saved to/from the registry on my machine).

The whole point of my attempting to do this is that I want DUN, proxy, etc passwords saved in a PWL for ease of use for the end user, but I do not want the domain password cached. I don't know yet if this will present other problems, such as in an exchange environment, or what..but I can't even get this darn thing to work right to even test it.

If anyone has intimate knowledge of how to perform this task I'd really appreciate some help. I can be reached here or at [email protected]. Thanks.

[Verneir]

Does anyone know of a really good, and free, resource on the web to research this?...

thanks..

[Verneir]

Of all the people who come here and debate on various very technical things, like, the finite details of why Rambus isn't practical, etc.. yet, nobody answers my questions! Not on routers, not on this.. I guess I've got a bad name for myself here or something. Whatever though. This forum is useless to me. Later all