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System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Messenger]
Value Name: Start
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (2 = automatic, 3 = enabled, 4 = disabled)
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If you enable Group Policy, any local copy of a user's roaming profile is deleted when the user logs off. However, the roaming profile still remains on the network server that stores it.

You can configure a Group Policy Object (GPO) to perform the preceding behavior by performing the following steps:

1. Edit the GPO that you want to modify.
2. Locate the following section: Computer Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ System \ User Profiles.
3. Double-click Delete cached copies of...
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Using Group Policy to delete cached copies of roaming profiles

This article discusses how you can use Group Policy to delete locally cached copies of roaming profiles.

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If you enable Group Policy, any local copy of a user's roaming profile is deleted when the user logs off. However, the roaming profile still remains on the network server that stores it.

You can configure a Group Policy Object (GPO) to perform the preceding behavior by performing the following steps:
1. ...
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I found the easiest way was to disable offline
files through the domain group policy. However since its only one
machine thats got the problem I'd say its probably best to disable
offline files through the local group policy:

1. Start > Run > 'mmc'
2. File > Add/Remove Snap-in > Add > Group Policy > OK.
3. In the GP window; Comp Config > Admin Template > Network > Offline
Files.
Disable 'Allow or Disable use of offline files feature'

You may also want to disable 'Do not auto make redirected folders......
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When updating McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise 8.0i manually I get the error message "Failed to initialize common updater subsystem, Make sure the McAfee Framework Services is running, McAfee Common Framework returned error ffffffdf@3". What do I do?

You will need to Re-Register the OLE32.DLL to Re-Populate the Registry. To do this please do the following:-

Click Start, then Run, and in the Open text box type:

Regsvr32.exe %Windir%\System32\Ole32.dll

A RegSvr32 popup message states: DllReg...
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Download the removal tool from http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe.

Click Save and save the file to any folder on the computer.

Navigate to the folder where the file is saved.
Double-click MCPR.exe.

Click Run. A Command Line window will be displayed, and then close automatically. Wait for a second Command Line window to be displayed. (Do not double-click MCPR.exe again.) The program will begin the cleanup.

Observe the installation, which coul...
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If you look at the console on your own machine, you'll see that 'AutoUpdate' does not have '(managed)' in front of it. that's because it isn't actually managed from ePO - It's built-in to each local installation of VirusScan.

It's time can be changed by the local user, but there's a better way if you want to manage when updates occur from ePO....

Within the User Interface policies is a checkbox: 'Disable default Autoupdate task schedule'. if you check this box, when policies are applied, t...
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1. Start regedit.exe

2. Create the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\7.0

3. Click the Edit menu and select New and then DWORD value.

4. Name this new DWORD: DoNotAllowIE70

5. Set the value of this DWORD to a value of 1.

You can also download Microsoft's IE7 Blocker Toolkit as another option.
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1. Start Internet Explorer
2. Click Tools, and then click Internet Options.
3. In the Internet Options click the Security tab.
4. Click Local intranet, and then click Custom Level.
5. Under Reset Custom Settings, click Medium in the Reset to list.
6. Click OK two times.

same above settings to Internet Security tab.
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