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Q175470: ActionListOn Items May Be Reset to off after Editing a Policy

Article: Q175470
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:4.0;Win95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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ActionListOn items in a policy file are reset to off when the policy file is
opened for editing and then saved.

CAUSE
=====

The policy template keywords ActionListOn and ActionListOff are used to specify
an optional list of changes to the registry that are made in response to a
control being in a certain state. For example, if a check box is the control,
and it's selected, all entries specified in the ActionListOn section are set in
the registry. If the check box is cleared, all entries in the ActionListOff are
used.

RESOLUTION
==========

A variable is required to store the state of the ActionList. One of the
following keywords must be used in defining the registry key containing the
actionlist: ValueName, or ListBox, or ComboBox. The following section of a
Policy file contains just some of the ways to use each of the above keywords
with the ActionList section.

  CLASS USER

  CATEGORY "Level 1"

       POLICY "Policy One"
       KEYNAME SOFTWARE\Policies\1
       VALUENAME "TestValue"
       ACTIONLISTON
            VALUENAME "ParameterOne"    VALUE NUMERIC 1
            VALUENAME "ParameterTwo"    VALUE NUMERIC 2
       END ACTIONLISTON
       ACTIONLISTOFF
             VALUENAME "ParameterOne"    VALUE NUMERIC -1
             VALUENAME "ParameterTwo"    VALUE NUMERIC -2
       END ACTIONLISTOFF
       END POLICY

       POLICY "Policy Two"
       KEYNAME SOFTWARE\Policies\2
       PART Test LISTBOX EXPLICITVALUE
       END PART
       ACTIONLISTON
               VALUENAME "ParameterThree"    VALUE NUMERIC 3
               VALUENAME "ParameterFour"     VALUE NUMERIC 4
       END ACTIONLISTON
       ACTIONLISTOFF
               VALUENAME "ParameterThree"    VALUE NUMERIC 30
               VALUENAME "ParameterFour"     VALUE NUMERIC 40
       END ACTIONLISTOFF
       END POLICY

       POLICY "Policy Three"
       KEYNAME SOFTWARE\Policies\3
       PART "ChBx" COMBOBOX
       SUGGESTIONS
         User PowerUser
       END SUGGESTIONS
        VALUENAME "Combo1"
       END PART
       ACTIONLISTON
               VALUENAME "ParameterFive"    VALUE NUMERIC 5
               VALUENAME "ParameterSix"     VALUE NUMERIC 6
       END ACTIONLISTON
       ACTIONLISTOFF
               VALUENAME "ParameterFive"    VALUE NUMERIC 50
               VALUENAME "ParameterSix"     VALUE NUMERIC 60
       END ACTIONLISTOFF

  END POLICY
  END CATEGORY

Additional query words: ntregistry spe poledit adm common winnt windows
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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WinNT:4.0;Win95
Hardware          : x86

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