Windows 2008 group policy questions for MSFT

February 11, 2008

Is it correct for me to say:

Windows 2008 group policies will not be recongnized on a Windows XP client

because these clients use adm files, not admx regardless of the forest /

domain functional level.

Can I have a Windows 2003 DC servicing XP clients (adm), and have a Windows

2008 DC servicing Vista (admx) clients within the same domain?

February 11, 2008

Re: Windows 2008 group policy questions for MSFT

Victor,

the differences between ADM and ADMX files limit the ways in which GPOs are

edited/managed - but not applied. In other words, to edit ADMX-based

policies, you need to use Group Policy management tools from a Vista or

Windows Server 2008 systems - but settings you configure will apply to any

GP-aware versions of Windows as well (assuming, of course, that they are not

specific to Vista or Windows Server 2008 only)...

hth

Marcin

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