How can I build a GPO to configure IIS Web servers by linking the GPO to an OU containing the Web se

Published: 12 Jul 2004

I would like to use Windows 2000/2003 GPOs to configure IIS Web servers by linking a GPO to an OU into which the...

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Web servers will be placed. My problem is I don't know how to build such a GPO, especially one that does things within IIS Web sites such as disabling execution of script files, etc. I've never done this myself (or thought of doing it). But after a little research, it seems possible. See this Microsoft TechNet area for guidance.

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