"Erik" <E***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D74A891D-C151-47A8-AAF8-677CA6356163@microsoft.com...
> So.. a while back I was experimenting with using GPOs to push out my
> wireless
> settings.  And it worked quite well.
>
> Unfortunately, the time came to make changes to the wireless settings, and
> the GPO (at the time) no longer sufficed... certain options were missing
> at
> the time (such as being able to set a WPA2-PSK network up).  So, I removed
> the GPO entirely off my domain.
>
> I now have a WinXP Pro laptop which will not get rid of the setting... I
> have tried the following (connected via LAN).
>
> 1) gpupdate /force
> 2) gpupdate /boot
>
> I have restarted the computer after each step above.
>
> Upon trying to just use the wizard to delete the connection, it removes
> successfully... but then when I add the new wireless network (of the same
> SSID) and set it up right, it won't connect.  When I go back to look at
> it,
> it shows that it's still the same WEP network.
>
> I then tried to gpedit my way through, and just remove that GP setting...
> however the "Wireless Network (IEEE 802.11) Policies" section does not
> exist.
>
> Any ideas?  I've searched and searched, and I can't find anything in the
> registry to delete (created a dummy network with a unique ssid so that I
> could just search the reg for that name... no results found).
>
> I tried replacing my %systemroot%/inf/sceregvl.inf file to see if I could
> get that GP option to show up, but still no go (rebooted after the file
> replacement).

"Phillip Windell" wrote:

> You may have to recreate the GPO and flip it to reverse what you did.
>
> Some settings done with GPO have to be "undone" with GPO before getting rid
> of the GPO.
>
> I have never messed with the wireless settings via GPO so I don't know what
> the settings "look like",...so that is the best I can tell you.
>
> --
> Phillip Windell
> www.wandtv.com
>
> The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,
> or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
>
> "Erik" <E***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D74A891D-C151-47A8-AAF8-677CA6356163@microsoft.com...
> > So.. a while back I was experimenting with using GPOs to push out my
> > wireless
> > settings.  And it worked quite well.
> >
> > Unfortunately, the time came to make changes to the wireless settings, and
> > the GPO (at the time) no longer sufficed... certain options were missing
> > at
> > the time (such as being able to set a WPA2-PSK network up).  So, I removed
> > the GPO entirely off my domain.
> >
> > I now have a WinXP Pro laptop which will not get rid of the setting... I
> > have tried the following (connected via LAN).
> >
> > 1) gpupdate /force
> > 2) gpupdate /boot
> >
> > I have restarted the computer after each step above.
> >
> > Upon trying to just use the wizard to delete the connection, it removes
> > successfully... but then when I add the new wireless network (of the same
> > SSID) and set it up right, it won't connect.  When I go back to look at
> > it,
> > it shows that it's still the same WEP network.
> >
> > I then tried to gpedit my way through, and just remove that GP setting...
> > however the "Wireless Network (IEEE 802.11) Policies" section does not
> > exist.
> >
> > Any ideas?  I've searched and searched, and I can't find anything in the
> > registry to delete (created a dummy network with a unique ssid so that I
> > could just search the reg for that name... no results found).
> >
> > I tried replacing my %systemroot%/inf/sceregvl.inf file to see if I could
> > get that GP option to show up, but still no go (rebooted after the file
> > replacement).
>
>
>

"Phillip Windell" wrote:

> "Erik" <E***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2880EC95-BB3D-4B0F-8ED9-D3A41D54CB9D@microsoft.com...
> > Unfortunately, this seems to have not done the trick.. I had high hopes,
> > but
> > for whatever reason the new wireless GPO seems to not be able to usurp the
> > settings.
>
> Ok,..well I don't know what to do with that.  If I think of anything I'll
> post back.
>
> For the future,..if you don't think you will need a GPO any longer just
> "unlink" it without deleting it because you can always "re-link" if you need
> to.  Then only delete it when you are certain it will never be needed.
>
> --
> Phillip Windell
> www.wandtv.com
>
> The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,
> or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
>
>