This article describes how to use the Group Policy Editor to
change local policy settings for the computer or for users of
the computer. Uses of Group Policy In Microsoft Windows XP, you
use Group Policy to define user and computer configurations for
groups of users and computers. You create a specific desktop
configuration for a particular group of users and computers by
using the Group Policy Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-
in. The Group Policy settings that you create are contained in a
Group Policy Object (GPO), which is in turn associated with
selected Active Directory containers, such as sites, domains, or
organizational units (OUs). With the Group Policy snap-in you
can specify policy settings for the following: - Registry-based
policies. These include Group Policy for the Windows XP
operating system and its components and for programs. To manage
these settings, use the Administrative Templates node of the
Group Policy snap-in. - Security options. These include options
for local computer, domai