Have you connected to the network with another nic (wired) and forced a group policy update? gpupdate /force /sync /boot (requires elevated command prompt)
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 11:05 AM, John Hornbuckle < [email protected]> wrote: > It won’t let you—if you try to delete or modify the wireless network, you > get “the settings are managed by your system administrator.” > > > > > > > > *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 03, 2010 10:57 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Group Policy Won't Go Away > > > > That would be my guess as well. > > Try deleting the wlan manually and observe the behavior... > > On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Don Guyer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Wonder if it’s stuck in the local registry somewhere. > > > > Don Guyer > > Systems Engineer - Information Services > > Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group > > 431 W. Lancaster Avenue > > Devon, PA 19333 > > Direct: (610) 993-3299 > > Fax: (610) 650-5306 > > [email protected] > > > > *From:* John Hornbuckle [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 03, 2010 10:49 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Group Policy Won't Go Away > > > > I created a group policy to force some machines in a lab to connect to a > particular wireless network. Unfortunately, when creating the policy I made > a mistake configuring the password. So when you try to connect to the > network you get a message saying, “The settings saved on this computer for > the network do not match the requirements of the network.” > > > > So I turned the policy back off and ran gpupdate /force on the machines in > the lab, and they all started working again in the sense that the policy was > no longer applied and I could manually connect to the wireless network and > enter the password. > > > > Except for one machine. That machine still won’t connect. Still says the > saved settings for the wireless network are wrong. It says it’s getting its > group policy updates fine, yet this policy just won’t go away. > > > > We’ve even gone so far as to unjoin the machine from the domain. Still, no > luck. > > > > I can run regedit and look under the wlansvc -> GroupPolicy section and > delete the key that has the SSID of the network (and, I’m assuming, is > storing the wrong password info), but when I restart the WLAN AutoConfig > service the key comes right back again. > > > > How the heck do I get rid of this policy once and for all? > > > > > > > > John Hornbuckle > > MIS Department > > Taylor County School District > > www.taylor.k12.fl.us > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > > NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications > to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the > public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to > public disclosure. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications > to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the > public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to > public disclosure. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
