managing GPO on vista and for vista clients (vista policies)confusion..

[Guest markm75]

I've taken a look at

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/5ae8da2a-878e-48db-a3c1-4be6ac7cf7631033.mspx?mfr=true

 

But i'm a little confused here.. do i need to copy admx files out to

our 2003 R2 server? If so.. i'm not sure from where i am copying them

either...

 

On a vista client.. logged in as domain admin.. do i simply run

gpedit.msc and edit the "vista workstation" policy and this will

somehow apply to all Vista boxes in our domain?

 

Is there a way to use gpmc.msc and create vista policies?

 

When i run gpmc.msc from the vista box.. it says it is version 1.02 c

2004... Shouldnt it be version 2.0?

 

Thanks

[Guest markm75]

Re: managing GPO on vista and for vista clients (vista policies)confusion..

 

On Jan 16, 2:07 pm, markm75 <markm...@msn.com> wrote:

> I've taken a look athttp://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/5ae8da2a-878e-4...

>

> But i'm a little confused here.. do i need to copy admx files out to

> our 2003 R2 server?  If so.. i'm not sure from where i am copying them

> either...

>

> On a vista client.. logged in as domain admin.. do i simply run

> gpedit.msc and edit the "vista workstation" policy and this will

> somehow apply to all Vista boxes in our domain?

>

> Is there a way to use gpmc.msc and create vista policies?

>

> When i run gpmc.msc from the vista box.. it says it is version 1.02 c

> 2004...  Shouldnt it be version 2.0?

>

> Thanks

 

 

Nevermind.. i found the files directly under c:\windows..

 

I also found a nice tool for creating and converting admx files from

this page (near the middle):

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/02/Templates/

[Guest markm75]

Re: managing GPO on vista and for vista clients (vista policies)confusion..

 

On Jan 16, 3:32 pm, markm75 <markm...@msn.com> wrote:

> On Jan 16, 2:07 pm, markm75 <markm...@msn.com> wrote:

>

>

>

>

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> > I've taken a look athttp://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/5ae8da2a-878e-4...

>

> > But i'm a little confused here.. do i need to copy admx files out to

> > our 2003 R2 server?  If so.. i'm not sure from where i am copying them

> > either...

>

> > On a vista client.. logged in as domain admin.. do i simply run

> > gpedit.msc and edit the "vista workstation" policy and this will

> > somehow apply to all Vista boxes in our domain?

>

> > Is there a way to use gpmc.msc and create vista policies?

>

> > When i run gpmc.msc from the vista box.. it says it is version 1.02 c

> > 2004...  Shouldnt it be version 2.0?

>

> > Thanks

>

> Nevermind.. i found the files directly under c:\windows..

>

> I also found a nice tool for creating and converting admx files from

> this page (near the middle):http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/02/Templates/- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Actually.. i created this custom admx file.. made sure it was placed

in the central repository on the sysvol.. it did replicate between

domain controllers.. but when i edit a policy.. i dont see it for some

reason...

[Guest markm75]

Re: managing GPO on vista and for vista clients (vista policies)confusion..

 

On Jan 16, 4:05 pm, markm75 <markm...@msn.com> wrote:

> On Jan 16, 3:32 pm, markm75 <markm...@msn.com> wrote:

>

>

>

>

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> > On Jan 16, 2:07 pm, markm75 <markm...@msn.com> wrote:

>

> > > I've taken a look athttp://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/5ae8da2a-878e-4...

>

> > > But i'm a little confused here.. do i need to copy admx files out to

> > > our 2003 R2 server?  If so.. i'm not sure from where i am copying them

> > > either...

>

> > > On a vista client.. logged in as domain admin.. do i simply run

> > > gpedit.msc and edit the "vista workstation" policy and this will

> > > somehow apply to all Vista boxes in our domain?

>

> > > Is there a way to use gpmc.msc and create vista policies?

>

> > > When i run gpmc.msc from the vista box.. it says it is version 1.02 c

> > > 2004...  Shouldnt it be version 2.0?

>

> > > Thanks

>

> > Nevermind.. i found the files directly under c:\windows..

>

> > I also found a nice tool for creating and converting admx files from

> > this page (near the middle):http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/02/Templates/-Hide quoted text -

>

> > - Show quoted text -

>

> Actually.. i created this custom admx file.. made sure it was placed

> in the central repository on the sysvol.. it did replicate between

> domain controllers.. but when i edit a policy.. i dont see it for some

> reason...- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

**If i copy the admx and adml file to the local store.. gpedit then

shows the new template entry..

 

Wondering what the purpose of the sysvol one is, if it requires the

file be copied locally anyway?