Windows 2000 Clients Cannot Print When You Set Certain System Policies in a Windows NT 4.0 Domain

In a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 domain, you can implement the system policy for users or groups (which is located in the \User Policy\Shell\Restrictions\ folder). As a result, Windows 2000-based client computers on the domain are unable to print and the users receive the following error message:

This behavior occurs because when you remove the folders from the Settings menu in Windows 2000, this also disables the programs that are represented in the folder, which includes Control Panel, Printers and Network, and Dial up Connection.

To work around this behavior, you have to remove the system policy so that Windows 2000-based computers are able to print.

For more information, please refer to the Windows 2000 Resource Kit, Group Policy documentation.