OH BOY! I did say reg hacks are easier...
Not to scare you away or anything but there's some serious reading (RTFM) starting with TechNet article "Guide To Windows NT 4.0 Profiles and Policies (Part 1 of 6) [Q161334]" That's right... six parts, but it's mostly on the Profiles. Policies start on part 4, while part 5 is the registry reference.

For the short answer, there are two policy files, one for 9x, the other for NT. They are divided into user and group policies.

If considering Win2k AD, then you'll need to look into Group Policies. If you want, you can do local Group Policies on Win2k in an NT domain.

Have fun!

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