All, I have several, possibly stupid, questions about Vista/Windows 7 integration into AD that I either can't find definitive answers for, or I can't find answers that I completely understand.
Setup: We have one AD domain with two Windows 2003 R2 DC's. Most accounts have Roaming Profiles, and Redirected App Data, Documents, and Desktop folders. We have around 300 XP clients. Currently, I have no Vista computers connected to the domain, but I do have a few I would like to connect to the domain. My questions: 1. If I'm just connecting a Vista computer to the domain, but the user will be using a _local_ account only on that computer, and I will _not_ be applying any GPO's to it, is there anything I need to worry about, before connecting it to the domain? 2. For Vista computers that _will_ have several GPO's applied to them, and _will be accessed by users with domain accounts, with the aforementioned Roaming Profiles and Redirected Folders_, I have gathered the following (from MS's "Managing Roaming User Data Deployment Guide"): I need to run the GPMC from a Vista client, and update the GPO's for Folder Redirection with the "Also apply redirection policy to Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems" setting, then also edit the Pictures, Music, and Video folder settings to "Follow the Documents Folder". I also understand that for each user with a roaming profile, a new profile with v2 appended to it will be created for each user logging into a Vista system, so they will permanently have two separate Profile folders, one for Vista, one for XP. Am I properly understanding all this, or am I missing critical information or misunderstanding any of this? 3. In reference to the above, why does editing a GPO on a newer OS actually change the available options? I don't get that concept. And on a related note, once a GPO or GPMC is opened on a Vista client, does it make permanent changes to the GPO's that will then prevent me from editing these GPO's from XP or 2003? 4. I also understand that GPO's edited from a Vista client will change where the GPO's are stored ( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947025 )? Is that correct, and do I need to worry about that? 5. Lastly, have their been any major changes, so far, between Vista and the release candidates of Windows 7 that make any of the above obsolete? I ask because I do have one WIndows 7 RC client that I could use for editing my GPO's, but I don't have an accessible Vista system (they are in use by end users). Sorry this is so long. Anyone that can provide me any guidance, or point me in the right direction, would be appreciated. Thanks. Bret ~ NEW: CounterSpy Enterprise: Centralized Antispyware - #1 in eWEEK Test! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/product.cfm?id=400> ~
