Windows Media Player + Only Allow Specified Applications

[zxarr]

Hi,

I am the administrator in a medium sized Windows 2000 LAN, to stop people from installing applications, or running applications I have imposed the 'Allow Only Specified Apps' in a group policy. Everything runs fine, except Windows Media Player 9, which is needed.

When started, the hour glass appears for a brief moment, then nothing. The hard drive doesn't even thrash...

If logged in as an administrator, (local admin or network admin), it works just fine! I have wmplayer.exe listed in under the 'show' button in the policy...

One other thing, adding a user to the local Admin group does nothing, so I am pretty sure it's a policy setting.

Anyone have any ideas???


Thanks.

 

[linney]

A good place to start might be the Help and Support program and typing "Troubleshooting Group Policy" in the Search box.
There is a wealth of information in there and links to troubleshooting white papers.

I saw this article in there too and wondered whether it might be relevant.

837166 - Group Policy that you edit in Windows XP does not work in Windows 2000

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;837166&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

 

[zxarr]

Thanks Linney, I'll look into that, but the policy is working just fine, it's being read correctly by the computers. It's just that Media Player simply doesn't start for users that are under the policy.

It was working fine until I started to use the 'Allow only Specified Applications to Run' policy...

Anyone know a better way to restrict applications from running?


Thanks.

 

[gpalmer711]

I do not know of a way of solving the problem, however you could try using the Runasuser wrapper application I developed.

http://www.palmersoft.co.uk

This will allow you to run the WMP application as the administrator. Without giving the users admin rights or admin login details.

Greg Palmer
Free Software for Adminstrators

http://www.palmersoft.co.uk