Download Rgprefresh.zip and unzip Rgprefresh.exe to a folder that is in your PATH.
NOTE: You need the .Net Framework 1.1 installed on the machine where you run this utility from.
When you type Rgprefresh /?, you receive:
Remote Group Policy Update Utility for Win2K & XP/2003, v. 1.0
by Darren Mar-Elia, gpoguy.com. All rights reserved.
Description: Refreshes Group Policy Computer Settings Remotely. Automatically detects whether target is Win2K, XP or W2K3
Syntax: RGPrefresh \[/m:\{ComputerName\}\] \[/u:\{username\}\] \[/p:\{password\}\] \[/force\] \[/logoff\] \[/boot\] \[/sync\]
Parameters:
Value Description
/m:\{ComputerName\} Specifies the target computer for Group Policy Refresh
/t:\{Computer|User\} Specifies whether to refresh computer-specific policy user-specific policy. For both, don't specify an option.
Note that the both option only works on XP & Server 2003
/u:\{username\} Specifies alternate credentials to use when connecting to remote machine.
Required when you don't have admin rights on target
/p:\{password\} Specifies password when using alternate credentials
/force Specifies to force Group Policy update regardless of whether GPOs have changed
/logoff (for XP and 2003 only) For policies that require a logon (e.g. sw installation, folder redirection),
forces a logoff after policy refresh
/boot (for XP and 2003 only) For machine policy that requires a reboot,
this option will reboot the target after policy processing completes
/sync (for XP and 2003 only) Causes the next foreground policy application to be done synchronously
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