Creating a Policy File

Creating a Policy File
1.	Run POLEDIT.EXE
2.	This can be found on the CD in the \ADMIN\APPTOOLS\POLEDIT directory
3.	Select File / New File
4.	If there are settings you want to change for everyone, double-click on the Default User Icon. This will open a window with all the settings that can be changed.
5.	If you want to create a policy for a user, you first need to create a new user. Click on Edit / Add User Type in the name of a user you want to set policies for and double click on that icon.
6.	In either case a window will come up with all the restrictions and settings available.
7.	To set a restriction, simply click on the box by the one you want to set. For example, click on the + by Control Panel and the following restrictions can apply. Note: With Restrict Display Control Panel selected, additional choices are shown at the bottom of the screen.
Restrictions and Settings are: Control Panel Display, Network, Passwords,Printer, and System Control Panels Desktop Set the Wallpaper and Color Scheme Network Disable File and Printer Sharing Shell Custom Folders Custom Program, Desktop, Startup,Network Neighborhood, StartMenu and Hide StartMenu Subfolders. Restrictions Remove Run Command, Remove "folders" and "settings" from the taskbar, Remove Find, Hide Drives in "My computer", Hide "Network Neighborhood", No "Entire Network", No workgroup contents in Network Neighborhood, Hide All items on the Desktop, Disable Shutdown, Don't save settings on exit.
8.	When you are finished, save the file.