Hi All I have a problem that just doesn't seem to make much sense on the face of it and I hope someone can help me please. I have built a test Windows 2008 Domain with two Domain controllers. They both have Exchange 2007 SP1 should that be pertinent for any reason but for GPO stuff I fail to see how on the face of it. I have now added a new Vista Enterprise workstation. For testing purposes I created a new GPO and linked it at Domain level. I can modify policy and preference entries within and both DC's pick the settings just fine. I was also able to create a folder and file at the root of the C: drive on both DC's just fine too using my GPO. All of these are under preferences. The thing is that the Vista machine will pick up policy entries but not preference ones? I have also tested against a Windows 2008 member server and this picks up all the settings just fine too. Has anyone got a clue as to why the Vista machine seems to discard preference settings from a 2008 Domain when the servers don't. Just to be complete, I also ran the GPO results wizard against the DC's and the workstation and this clearly showed the policy differences, in terms of settings that the workstation is ignoring.
Does some special client or software need loading on the Vista machine or is there something I've missed please? I am running in Windows 2008 native mode. The abilities I have done above are ones that most pertinent to the desktop, so not being able to do them on Vista but on 2008 would seem to defy all logic. Does anyone know what is going on here please? Many thanks in advance. Regards, Paul Lemonidis. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
