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Administrator Override for GPO

I'm having an issue with an enforced Domain Policy.  Within that policy there is a setting to no allow printers installed.  In addition we have a policy to allow administrators to install printers.  However, it's seem that the domain policy is getting in the way of the allow printers install policy.  I need a way to allow the administrator account to allow printer installs.  I found this from microsoft but I don't see this in my GPO templates:

To allow administrators to override device installation restriction policies

   1.

      Open Group Policy Management Editor.
   2.

      In the navigation pane, open the following folders: Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, System, Device Installation, and Device Installation Restrictions.
   3.

      In the details pane, double-click Allow administrators to override Device Installation Restriction policies.
   4.

      Click Enabled.
   5.

      Click OK to save your settings.

Can anyone help me out?
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That will only appear if you are using the Group Policy Management on a Windows Vista or Windows 2008 computer.

The way I do it is to put the Amdinistrators into a seperate OU in active directory and block inheritance of Group Policies and apply the ones I want to the OU with the Administrators in.
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The only problem with that is the group that is under the default domain policy is Authenticated Users and I have no way of taking the administrators out of that group.  Also my IS OU which contains the administrators is blocked.  Its just not working properly.
If the policy to disallow installing of printers is ENFORCED then it cannot be blocked by policy inheritance blocking or countermanded by a subsequent policy.

Question is - does it really need to be enforced and it it applied at the correct level.

If you put the Admins in their own OU then you can block or countermand the policy at the Admin OU (if its not enforced) so that it does not apply to admins

OR you could but all of your users in one OU and admins in another and simply apply the policy to the OU containing the users and not to the OU containing Admins - so long as the Admins OU is on a different branch you could even enforce the policy if you wish.

The alternative is to use GP filtering based on security group - this can get messy but if you want to try it then see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc781988(WS.10).aspx
You can just add the Administrator user to not apply the group policy.

Open the Policy you don't want to apply to administrator/s and right click on the policy name in Group Policy Object Edit select properties then security.
Add the user/group you don't want the policy to be applied to and put a check in the Deny box next to Apply Group Policy
Add the user/group you don't want the policy to be applied to and put a check in the Deny box next to Apply Group Policy. I"m trying to do this but I'm not following where this is.
In Group Policy management Console, right click on the Policy and select edit.
This will bring up the policy editor, once in the policy editor right click at the top where it says the name of the policy and select properties.
Then you can select security
OK so if I remove Domain Admins from this group then they will be exempt?
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Ah ok I've checked Deny next to Apply Group Policy
excellent, that should do it.
That worked. Thanks. And I'm sorry about the misunderstanding.