Windows 95 books buzzed about making changes to the Windows Registry. From an administrative perspective, which of the following will assist you to enforce registry settings, without permanently altering or "tattooing" the registry?

  1. Regedt32

  2. System Policy Editor

  3. ADSI Edit

  4. Group Policy


Correct Option: D

AI Explanation

To enforce registry settings without permanently altering or "tattooing" the registry, the administrative tool that can be used is Group Policy.

Let's go through each option to understand why it is correct or incorrect:

Option A) Regedt32 - This option is incorrect. Regedt32 is a registry editor tool that allows you to view and modify the registry settings. However, it does not provide the ability to enforce registry settings without permanently altering the registry.

Option B) System Policy Editor - This option is incorrect. The System Policy Editor is a tool used in earlier versions of Windows to manage system policies. While it can be used to enforce certain settings, it does not specifically deal with the registry and does not provide the ability to enforce registry settings without permanently altering the registry.

Option C) ADSI Edit - This option is incorrect. ADSI Edit is a tool used to manage Active Directory objects and attributes. It does not specifically deal with the Windows Registry and does not provide the ability to enforce registry settings without permanently altering the registry.

Option D) Group Policy - This option is correct. Group Policy is an administrative tool that allows you to define and enforce specific settings for users and computers in a Windows domain. It includes the ability to enforce registry settings without permanently altering the registry. Group Policy settings can be configured to apply temporarily while a user or computer is within the scope of the policy, and they will revert to their original state once the policy is no longer applied.

The correct answer is: D) Group Policy. This option is correct because it allows administrators to enforce registry settings without permanently altering or "tattooing" the registry.

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