Group Policy blocking Active Content from CDs, I think 2

[bjtechjmf]

I have a CD that I need to be able to access but the active content is being blocked. I think our group policy is blocking it because I removed the test computer from our domain and added it to a work group and it works fine. As soon as I add the computer back to our domain it stops working.

I've gone into the GP editor, User Configuration (and Computer Configuration) -> Admin Templates -> Windows Components -> IE -> Internet Control Panel -> Advanced and located Allow active content from CDs to run on user machines. It is set to Not configured. I have even tried setting it to enabled, rebooted and still the same thing.

I installed Mozilla and it will run the active content but it causes other problems so using Mozilla isn't a solution but it does prove that and IE setting is the problem.

I feel certain I am missing something but I'm running out of time and I need a solution.

Any and all suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[IllogicallyLogical]

To check if this policy is being applied from the domain policy settings, you can always run "Resultant Set of Policy" (Start >Run >type rsop.msc) to see what policies are being applied to your machine. If you are allowed to change Internet Options in IE, go to Tools> Internet Options> click the Advanced tab> scroll down to the 'Security' section and check the 'Allow active content from CDs to run on My Computer' option.

Joey
CCNA, MCSA 2003, MCP, A+, Network+, Wireless#

 

[bjtechjmf]

Joey, Thanks for the reply.

I checked the RSOP and there is nothing refering to active content. There was very little there so I looked through the whole thing.

I am allowed to change the Internet options in IE and Allow Active content form CDs is checked.

Thanks again for the suggestions.

 

[theravager]

I believe this is one of the fantastic new security features of SP2.

Off memory the issue is a ie policy but its security thats set for each zone. You can verify this by copying the cd contents to the local disk and then seeing if it works.

 

[bjtechjmf]

theravager,

Thanks for the suggestion, that works.