Apply option greyed out in Group Policy editor

[ceil32]

I'm trying to update the list of banned websites in Group Policy, under User configuration/Windows Settings/IE Maintenance/Security/Security Zones & content ratings

I click 'Modify settings'under content ratings and enter my password

Under 'Approved sites' I enter the URL's I wish to be blocked and click 'ok'

I'm then back at the main 'Security zones & content ratings screen' - the apply button is greyed out

I click 'ok' and refresh Group policy using secedit

When I go back and check, the list of blocked sites hasn't updated

I've tried this on a few different DC's and an XP client and the same thing occurs

Event viewer tells me that the policy has been applied successfully..

Any ideas?

 

[ITPangaeaArchitect]

Its because you had different settings before...teh pol file that applies first is the one that is ALWAYS effective. This means, any settings in a higher level policy would overwrite a lower level policy (which normally works the other way around). Delete the .pol file from teh actual, physical group policy folder in sysvol, then gpupdate /force the client systems, then recreate the internet settings in the policy and reapply policy. that should do the trick.

-Brandon Wilson
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