group policy error-appropriate rights

DustSailor · Mar 4, 2012

Hello everyone

I am getting this error:

And there was another that popped up mentioning something about F: location cannoy be found, but there is only a single C: drive on the computer. all help welcome

richc46 · Mar 4, 2012

Hello Again Dust Sailor

Dont know if this will work, but it will determine if it is actually a rights issues. The all powerful Super Administrator can do all when it comes to rights.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67567-administrator-account.html

DustSailor · Mar 5, 2012

Hey Rich, good to see you.

I entered the command into the elevated CMD prompt, it said it completed successfully, but the administrator account did not appear. I created another administrator account and it had the same problem. This is very curious to me. I'll run an sfc scan right now.

I only use the admin account to keep updates, parental controls, and scanning for viruses. I ran malwarebytes and MSE updated they came clean. I have browsed the web numerous times. LEt me know if you have any other ideas, I've never seen this before.

DustSailor · Mar 5, 2012

Got this in the repair:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\system32>sfc /scannow
Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.
Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.
Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired
them. Details are included in the CBS.Log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For
example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log
C:\Windows\system32>

DustSailor · Mar 5, 2012

And now internet and MSE don't work o.0

Very confused. Safe mode with internet works (including internet and MSE).

Doing a SFC scan in safemode. Had the same repair as previously mentioned.

CBS log is like 24 MB, bit too big to post here, and no one would read it.

richc46 · Mar 5, 2012

Run that SFC 3 times. See if it fixes the problems.

DustSailor · Mar 5, 2012

Just did, some things were not opening, like network, system restore, and security center. After about 5 minutes of just waiting, security center and system restore popped up, MSE turned on, and network got going. Perhaps it reset itself somehow? Got me.

Since it is working, I won't restore. SFC scan found corrupt files all 3 times, so perhaps what it is finding is in fact no being repaired. I am afraid to scan a 4th time, but I will if you think I should. Perhaps it just takes 5 mins to reorient itself after whatever it is that it repaired.

Hopefully it doesn't take 5 mins every time, I will test this later. However, Local Security Policy still has the error. I will see if I can enable the Admin account again, I'll let you know.

richc46 · Mar 5, 2012

Did you follow the procedure as shown in this tutorial?
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/222866-local-group-policy-editor-open.html

DustSailor · Mar 5, 2012

I did just now, with the same result as typing in "Local Security Policy". So far, nothing else seems to be having problems that I can tell.

I'm going to check the Admin acount and see if it enabled or not, be right back...

Nope.

Control Panel\User Accounts and Family Safety\User Accounts > 'Configure advanced user profile properties' lists all user accounts. I have mine (Admin), standard users, UpdatusUser (Either a windows or Nvidia user account), and an "Account Unknown". Whatever that means. No Admin account.

Tricky tricky...

richc46 · Mar 5, 2012

Open a new administrative account and try, perhaps yours is corrupt.

DustSailor · Mar 5, 2012

Yes I thought the same thing. I tried before, but I'll try again:

No success. GPEDIT.msc doesn't do the trick here either.

I have SP2 installed otherwise I'd do a repair install.

I do have Vista Ultimate 64, just in case you might suspect I hadn't updated my sys specs.

It is only a basic family computer, and I have windows live parental controls installed and used. The security policy was just to implement better security, but if I can't access it, it isn't too big a problem I guess.

Do let me know if you come across an answer to this problem, or if you have something more for me to try. And thank you for your help thus far!

richc46 · Mar 5, 2012

You know its turned off by default.
Be sure its turned on
from the Control Panel. Go to Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn Windows features on or off -> Remote Server Administration Tools -> Feature Administration Tools -> Enable Group Policy Management Tools.

DustSailor · Mar 9, 2012

Okay, I don't have the group policy preferences feature: http://www.vistax64.com/attachments...7-windows-features-disable-enable-enabled.jpg

It is possible that I was dumb and somehow managed to remove it. I assume it controls the local security policy. Perhaps it is just something I'll have to live with. This isn't my main computer so luckily it doesn't effect me as much.

richc46 · Mar 9, 2012

Go to first illustration here:
Deploying Group Policy Using Windows Vista
Read about Vista SP1

DustSailor · Mar 19, 2012

Hey rich, just started some troubleshooting. Sorry for the late reply o.0

I saw this in event viewer:

The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows could not apply the registry-based policy settings for the Group Policy object LocalGPO. Group Policy settings will not be resolved until this event is resolved. View the event details for more information on the file name and path that caused the failure.

-System
-Provider[ Name] Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy[ Guid] {aea1b4fa-97d1-45f2-a64c-4d69fffd92c9}
EventID1096Version0Level2Task0Opcode1Keywords0x8000000000000000-TimeCreated[ SystemTime] 2012-03-20T00:14:53.090Z
EventRecordID294458-Correlation[ ActivityID] {048DDBF9-C836-4222-AB11-28D967FEFBA8}
-Execution[ ProcessID] 1072[ ThreadID] 2956
ChannelSystemComputerMomorsomething-Security[ UserID] S-1-5-21-1860120331-153493386-796018058-1000

-EventData
SupportInfo12SupportInfo21166ProcessingMode0ProcessingTimeInMilliseconds62ErrorCode13ErrorDescriptionThe data is invalid. DCNameGPOCNNameLocalGPOFilePathC:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\User\registry.pol

townsbg · Mar 20, 2012

I don't know anything about that error but can you use group policy editor is safe mode? Have the checked the permissions of the file? It is %WINDIR%/system32/gpedit.msc.

DustSailor · Mar 20, 2012

Excellent observation. Apparentally, I have 2 gpedit.msc listed, and they are both lacking the right permissions. I'll try to fix that. I couldn't do it in safe mode by the way.

*Edit: Can't change permissions. Anyone know how I might be able to do that?

richc46 · Mar 20, 2012

I think that it can be done with this administrator
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67567-administrator-account.html

DustSailor · Mar 20, 2012

DustSailor said:
Hey Rich, good to see you.

I entered the command into the elevated CMD prompt, it said it completed successfully, but the administrator account did not appear. I created another administrator account and it had the same problem...
I only use the admin account to keep updates, parental controls, and scanning for viruses. I ran malwarebytes and MSE updated they came clean...

It doesn't seem to work, and I'm not sure why. Something is strange with this computer. I know it had viruses before but they are cleared out now I believe. They were from a limited account's google search, but no viruses have since been detected after their removal. UAC isn't running. The viruses could have messed something up.

My guess would be that since gpedit.msc is inaccessable, many policies cannot be changed even with a CMD prompt for whatever reason.

*Edit - I don't think I tried activating it in safe mode, I will try that. Although the gpedit.msc is inaccessable in safe mode as well.

DustSailor · Mar 20, 2012

I have had duplicate administrator accounts for some time, but the duplicate goes away whenever I log in to one or the other. I just went into safemode with CMD prompt, disabled and then reenabled the Admin account, restarted, and now the password doesn't work and the 'ultimate' admin account doesn't show. Perhaps it is time for a reinstall...

oh boy. lol.

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