Title: Updating GPO Templates
Roger-
 
The automatic updating of ADM templates should happen when you open the Win2K GPO from XP. The only thing that would stop that is if you explicitly told the XP box not to do it by setting the following policy:
 
User Configuration|Admin Templates|System|Group Policy|Turn off automatic updates of ADM files
 
which is really the reg value: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy Editor\DisableAutoADMUpdate
 
If that value isn't set and you still can't get it to go, then what I've done in the past is just copy the newer ADM files from c:\windows\inf on the XP box into SYSVOL under the GPT: \sysvol\policies\<GPO GUID>\ADM.
 
Darren


From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Seielstad
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 6:44 AM
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Subject: [ActiveDir] Updating GPO Templates

Win2k AD, with Exchange 2003. No prep for AD 2k3 has been done yet.

I've got a GPO that was originally built using ADU&C on a Windows 2000 system, specifically for applying settings to computer objects. I'm trying to use some of the features that are added to support Windows XP and 2003. However, from a Windows XP SP1 (with current updates), using the GPMC, the updated components don't appear.

Specifically, I'm trying to change the settings for Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Network/Network and Dial Up Connections. I'm trying to enable blocking the use of the ICF, which only applies to XP and later clients.

If I create a new GPO from this workstation, I get the options. If I create a new GPO, then import a backup of the old GPO, the XP specific options disappear.

I know in the past there's been talk that the act of opening the GPO under XP/Win2k3 should force the upgrade, but that doesn't appear to work. What's the correct way to force the upgrade of this GPO?

Roger
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Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP
Sr. Systems Administrator
Inovis Inc.

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