Do you have these registry keys set:

code:
 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Network\Logon]
"MustBeValidated"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Network]
"DisablePwdCaching"=dword:00000001
If not then then you are effectively running a peer-to-peer network & the default location for "pol" files is %WindowsSystemRoot%. I believe this is true for all Windows clients not just Win9x.

As an aside, there is no great difference between regedit & poledit. Poledit is just a specialized registery editor that can also create autoload "pol" files. If poledit can edit the key so can regedit, you just have to know the name of the key. Lonkero is right though, I believe the "disable profiles/individual profile" option is one of the options include in the limited number of registry fields offered by poledit. It does have a corresponding name in the registry but at this moment I forgot it. I will try to look it up for you.

It has been a while since I worked on this but I believe you must have Win9x logging into the NT server plus you must have Win9x configured to run in multi-user mode to get your policies to auto download. Also note, the default location for where these policies are stored is not the same as for WinNT/2000/XP clients. (For individual profiles I believe they must be stored in the User directory share that is defined in the NT User manager. Note this must be a real share, not the default pseudo shares created by the NT User manager.) Please check out the "JSI Reghack FAQ" for more details on the specifics. I have also read in some articles that Win9x will only auto download POL files from a PDC not from a BDC. (I don't think the JSI or the Savill FAQs say this so I not sure I trust this point but I have read this in several articles.)

PS: Sorry, I don't have more time to do a little research on this topic for you. I know my answers are bit hand-wavey but I am rather busy at home & the office right now.

[ 12. November 2002, 15:14: Message edited by: Jack Lothian ]
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