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Win2ksvr A/D domain:
When I add software to my GPO, the win2k clients will install at the first
reboot. The win XP clients will have to be rebooted twice, Why is that? Can
I fix it?

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..:mmac:. wrote:

> Win2ksvr A/D domain:
> When I add software to my GPO, the win2k clients will install at the first
> reboot. The win XP clients will have to be rebooted twice, Why is that? Can
> I fix it?
Hi,

This issue and how to fix it is discussed here:

Description of the Windows XP Professional Fast Logon Optimization
feature
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305293


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] fault.mspx

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Thanks, How can I apply that policy from my win2k domain controller? the
policy doesn't exist there.I really don't want to walk to each one of the
winXP machines to set that policy locally. Can this policy be added to the
DC's policies?

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in message
news:u12UGI2cFHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> .:mmac:. wrote:
>
>> Win2ksvr A/D domain:
>> When I add software to my GPO, the win2k clients will install at the
>> first reboot. The win XP clients will have to be rebooted twice, Why is
>> that? Can I fix it?
> Hi,
>
> This issue and how to fix it is discussed here:
>
> Description of the Windows XP Professional Fast Logon Optimization
> feature
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305293
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] fault.mspx

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy,microsoft.public.windows.group_policy (More info?)

If you edit the GPO that you want to "upgrade" from the GP Editor running on
an XP workstation, it will automatically copy up the XP ADMs to that GPO,
thus upgrading it.


--
Darren Mar-Elia
MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy
Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy Information Hub:
FAQs, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group Policy-related



".:mmac:." <lost@sea> wrote in message
news:%23nu58b2cFHA.1412@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Thanks, How can I apply that policy from my win2k domain controller? the
> policy doesn't exist there.I really don't want to walk to each one of the
> winXP machines to set that policy locally. Can this policy be added to the
> DC's policies?
>
> "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in message
> news:u12UGI2cFHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> .:mmac:. wrote:
>>
>>> Win2ksvr A/D domain:
>>> When I add software to my GPO, the win2k clients will install at the
>>> first reboot. The win XP clients will have to be rebooted twice, Why is
>>> that? Can I fix it?
>> Hi,
>>
>> This issue and how to fix it is discussed here:
>>
>> Description of the Windows XP Professional Fast Logon Optimization
>> feature
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305293
>>
>>
>> --
>> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
>> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
>> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] fault.mspx
>
>

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It will copy the setting from the XP workstation to the GPO on the 2k DC and
then apply it to all the other workstations??? Really?? That sounds
dangerous.

"Darren Mar-Elia" <dmanonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:eP2Dyb3cFHA.2664@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> If you edit the GPO that you want to "upgrade" from the GP Editor running
> on an XP workstation, it will automatically copy up the XP ADMs to that
> GPO, thus upgrading it.
>
>
> --
> Darren Mar-Elia
> MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy
> Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy Information
> Hub:
> FAQs, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group Policy-related
>
>
>
> ".:mmac:." <lost@sea> wrote in message
> news:%23nu58b2cFHA.1412@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks, How can I apply that policy from my win2k domain controller? the
>> policy doesn't exist there.I really don't want to walk to each one of the
>> winXP machines to set that policy locally. Can this policy be added to
>> the DC's policies?
>>
>> "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in message
>> news:u12UGI2cFHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> .:mmac:. wrote:
>>>
>>>> Win2ksvr A/D domain:
>>>> When I add software to my GPO, the win2k clients will install at the
>>>> first reboot. The win XP clients will have to be rebooted twice, Why is
>>>> that? Can I fix it?
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> This issue and how to fix it is discussed here:
>>>
>>> Description of the Windows XP Professional Fast Logon Optimization
>>> feature
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305293
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
>>> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
>>> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] fault.mspx
>>
>>
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy,microsoft.public.windows.group_policy (More info?)

It will copy the .adm files from the %windir%\inf folder on the XP machine
to the SYSVOL portion of the GPO you are editing if they are newer than the
ADMs stored in SYSVOL on the PDC (usually the focus for GP editor). From
there, they replicate to the other DCs in your environment, but just for
that GPO that you edited, not all GPOs in your environment.

No settings are applied to the workstations unless you actually enable them.
Copying ADMs is different than enabling settings. The newer ADMs give you
more options to enable but don't have any effect on the clients if you don't
enable those new options. In general, the XP ADMs are a superset of the
Win2K ones, and in some cases don't apply to Win2K at all. I of course
encourage you to test this before rolling it out in your environment but
that is the standard approach for updating ADMs. MS also has a VBScript that
you can use to pre-copy the ADM files up to the DCs if you wish. You can
find a reference to that script on my site at
http://www.gpoguy.com/resources.htm#MS%20Resources

--
Darren Mar-Elia
MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy
Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy Information Hub:
FAQs, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group Policy-related



".:mmac:." <lost@sea> wrote in message
news2NcSi3cFHA.1384@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> It will copy the setting from the XP workstation to the GPO on the 2k DC
> and then apply it to all the other workstations??? Really?? That sounds
> dangerous.
>
> "Darren Mar-Elia" <dmanonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:eP2Dyb3cFHA.2664@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> If you edit the GPO that you want to "upgrade" from the GP Editor running
>> on an XP workstation, it will automatically copy up the XP ADMs to that
>> GPO, thus upgrading it.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Darren Mar-Elia
>> MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy
>> Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy Information
>> Hub:
>> FAQs, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group Policy-related
>>
>>
>>
>> ".:mmac:." <lost@sea> wrote in message
>> news:%23nu58b2cFHA.1412@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> Thanks, How can I apply that policy from my win2k domain controller? the
>>> policy doesn't exist there.I really don't want to walk to each one of
>>> the winXP machines to set that policy locally. Can this policy be added
>>> to the DC's policies?
>>>
>>> "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u12UGI2cFHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>> .:mmac:. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Win2ksvr A/D domain:
>>>>> When I add software to my GPO, the win2k clients will install at the
>>>>> first reboot. The win XP clients will have to be rebooted twice, Why
>>>>> is that? Can I fix it?
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> This issue and how to fix it is discussed here:
>>>>
>>>> Description of the Windows XP Professional Fast Logon Optimization
>>>> feature
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305293
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
>>>> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
>>>> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] fault.mspx
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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Excellent, thank you so much.

"Darren Mar-Elia" <dmanonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:%23E7Leq3cFHA.2588@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> It will copy the .adm files from the %windir%\inf folder on the XP machine
> to the SYSVOL portion of the GPO you are editing if they are newer than
> the ADMs stored in SYSVOL on the PDC (usually the focus for GP editor).
> From there, they replicate to the other DCs in your environment, but just
> for that GPO that you edited, not all GPOs in your environment.
>
> No settings are applied to the workstations unless you actually enable
> them. Copying ADMs is different than enabling settings. The newer ADMs
> give you more options to enable but don't have any effect on the clients
> if you don't enable those new options. In general, the XP ADMs are a
> superset of the Win2K ones, and in some cases don't apply to Win2K at all.
> I of course encourage you to test this before rolling it out in your
> environment but that is the standard approach for updating ADMs. MS also
> has a VBScript that you can use to pre-copy the ADM files up to the DCs if
> you wish. You can find a reference to that script on my site at
> http://www.gpoguy.com/resources.htm#MS%20Resources
>
> --
> Darren Mar-Elia
> MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy
> Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy Information
> Hub:
> FAQs, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group Policy-related
>
>
>
> ".:mmac:." <lost@sea> wrote in message
> news2NcSi3cFHA.1384@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> It will copy the setting from the XP workstation to the GPO on the 2k DC
>> and then apply it to all the other workstations??? Really?? That sounds
>> dangerous.
>>
>> "Darren Mar-Elia" <dmanonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:eP2Dyb3cFHA.2664@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> If you edit the GPO that you want to "upgrade" from the GP Editor
>>> running on an XP workstation, it will automatically copy up the XP ADMs
>>> to that GPO, thus upgrading it.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Darren Mar-Elia
>>> MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy
>>> Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy Information
>>> Hub:
>>> FAQs, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group Policy-related
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ".:mmac:." <lost@sea> wrote in message
>>> news:%23nu58b2cFHA.1412@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>> Thanks, How can I apply that policy from my win2k domain controller?
>>>> the policy doesn't exist there.I really don't want to walk to each one
>>>> of the winXP machines to set that policy locally. Can this policy be
>>>> added to the DC's policies?
>>>>
>>>> "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:u12UGI2cFHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>>> .:mmac:. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Win2ksvr A/D domain:
>>>>>> When I add software to my GPO, the win2k clients will install at the
>>>>>> first reboot. The win XP clients will have to be rebooted twice, Why
>>>>>> is that? Can I fix it?
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> This issue and how to fix it is discussed here:
>>>>>
>>>>> Description of the Windows XP Professional Fast Logon Optimization
>>>>> feature
>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305293
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
>>>>> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
>>>>> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] fault.mspx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy,microsoft.public.windows.group_policy (More info?)

Ummm, the disclaimer on the ADM files download from MS says that it is not
recommended that I replace the ADM's in the winnt/system/(etc.) with the
ones in this package.If I take that at face value then what are they good
for??? Or is that just a CYA policy?
Specifically, how do I get this one policy from the XPsp2 workstation
into the Win2k DC and then to propagate the setting to the other
workstations? I set it on my XP workstation but I don't see a change on the
DC's policies. Did I misunderstand about how this gets to the sysvol?

"Darren Mar-Elia" <dmanonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:%23E7Leq3cFHA.2588@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> It will copy the .adm files from the %windir%\inf folder on the XP machine
> to the SYSVOL portion of the GPO you are editing if they are newer than
> the ADMs stored in SYSVOL on the PDC (usually the focus for GP editor).
> From there, they replicate to the other DCs in your environment, but just
> for that GPO that you edited, not all GPOs in your environment.
>
> No settings are applied to the workstations unless you actually enable
> them. Copying ADMs is different than enabling settings. The newer ADMs
> give you more options to enable but don't have any effect on the clients
> if you don't enable those new options. In general, the XP ADMs are a
> superset of the Win2K ones, and in some cases don't apply to Win2K at all.
> I of course encourage you to test this before rolling it out in your
> environment but that is the standard approach for updating ADMs. MS also
> has a VBScript that you can use to pre-copy the ADM files up to the DCs if
> you wish. You can find a reference to that script on my site at
> http://www.gpoguy.com/resources.htm#MS%20Resources
>
> --
> Darren Mar-Elia
> MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy
> Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy Information
> Hub:
> FAQs, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group Policy-related
>
>
>
> ".:mmac:." <lost@sea> wrote in message
> news2NcSi3cFHA.1384@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> It will copy the setting from the XP workstation to the GPO on the 2k DC
>> and then apply it to all the other workstations??? Really?? That sounds
>> dangerous.
>>
>> "Darren Mar-Elia" <dmanonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:eP2Dyb3cFHA.2664@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> If you edit the GPO that you want to "upgrade" from the GP Editor
>>> running on an XP workstation, it will automatically copy up the XP ADMs
>>> to that GPO, thus upgrading it.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Darren Mar-Elia
>>> MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy
>>> Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy Information
>>> Hub:
>>> FAQs, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group Policy-related
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ".:mmac:." <lost@sea> wrote in message
>>> news:%23nu58b2cFHA.1412@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>> Thanks, How can I apply that policy from my win2k domain controller?
>>>> the policy doesn't exist there.I really don't want to walk to each one
>>>> of the winXP machines to set that policy locally. Can this policy be
>>>> added to the DC's policies?
>>>>
>>>> "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:u12UGI2cFHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>>> .:mmac:. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Win2ksvr A/D domain:
>>>>>> When I add software to my GPO, the win2k clients will install at the
>>>>>> first reboot. The win XP clients will have to be rebooted twice, Why
>>>>>> is that? Can I fix it?
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> This issue and how to fix it is discussed here:
>>>>>
>>>>> Description of the Windows XP Professional Fast Logon Optimization
>>>>> feature
>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305293
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
>>>>> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
>>>>> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] fault.mspx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy,microsoft.public.windows.group_policy (More info?)

If you are updating GPOs from an XP, SP2 machine, then you should not need
to download the files from MS--they will already be in c:\windows\inf on the
SP2 machine. If you do download them, then simply copy them to the
C:\windows\inf (or winnt if appropriate) folder on the client where you plan
to edit the GPO. I'm not sure what winnt\system would have to do with it,
frankly.

--
Darren Mar-Elia
MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy
Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy Information Hub:
FAQs, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group Policy-related



".:mmac:." <lost@sea> wrote in message
newsgUr$YCdFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Ummm, the disclaimer on the ADM files download from MS says that it is not
> recommended that I replace the ADM's in the winnt/system/(etc.) with the
> ones in this package.If I take that at face value then what are they good
> for??? Or is that just a CYA policy?
> Specifically, how do I get this one policy from the XPsp2 workstation
> into the Win2k DC and then to propagate the setting to the other
> workstations? I set it on my XP workstation but I don't see a change on
> the DC's policies. Did I misunderstand about how this gets to the sysvol?
>
> "Darren Mar-Elia" <dmanonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%23E7Leq3cFHA.2588@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> It will copy the .adm files from the %windir%\inf folder on the XP
>> machine to the SYSVOL portion of the GPO you are editing if they are
>> newer than the ADMs stored in SYSVOL on the PDC (usually the focus for GP
>> editor). From there, they replicate to the other DCs in your environment,
>> but just for that GPO that you edited, not all GPOs in your environment.
>>
>> No settings are applied to the workstations unless you actually enable
>> them. Copying ADMs is different than enabling settings. The newer ADMs
>> give you more options to enable but don't have any effect on the clients
>> if you don't enable those new options. In general, the XP ADMs are a
>> superset of the Win2K ones, and in some cases don't apply to Win2K at
>> all. I of course encourage you to test this before rolling it out in your
>> environment but that is the standard approach for updating ADMs. MS also
>> has a VBScript that you can use to pre-copy the ADM files up to the DCs
>> if you wish. You can find a reference to that script on my site at
>> http://www.gpoguy.com/resources.htm#MS%20Resources
>>
>> --
>> Darren Mar-Elia
>> MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy
>> Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy Information
>> Hub:
>> FAQs, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group Policy-related
>>
>>
>>
>> ".:mmac:." <lost@sea> wrote in message
>> news2NcSi3cFHA.1384@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> It will copy the setting from the XP workstation to the GPO on the 2k DC
>>> and then apply it to all the other workstations??? Really?? That sounds
>>> dangerous.
>>>
>>> "Darren Mar-Elia" <dmanonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>> message news:eP2Dyb3cFHA.2664@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>> If you edit the GPO that you want to "upgrade" from the GP Editor
>>>> running on an XP workstation, it will automatically copy up the XP ADMs
>>>> to that GPO, thus upgrading it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Darren Mar-Elia
>>>> MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy
>>>> Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy Information
>>>> Hub:
>>>> FAQs, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group Policy-related
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ".:mmac:." <lost@sea> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23nu58b2cFHA.1412@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Thanks, How can I apply that policy from my win2k domain controller?
>>>>> the policy doesn't exist there.I really don't want to walk to each one
>>>>> of the winXP machines to set that policy locally. Can this policy be
>>>>> added to the DC's policies?
>>>>>
>>>>> "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in
>>>>> message news:u12UGI2cFHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> .:mmac:. wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Win2ksvr A/D domain:
>>>>>>> When I add software to my GPO, the win2k clients will install at the
>>>>>>> first reboot. The win XP clients will have to be rebooted twice, Why
>>>>>>> is that? Can I fix it?
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This issue and how to fix it is discussed here:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Description of the Windows XP Professional Fast Logon Optimization
>>>>>> feature
>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305293
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
>>>>>> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
>>>>>> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
>>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] fault.mspx
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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Sorry for the confusion, I had the directory wrong.
What I was trying to do was import the GPO's from the XPSp2 workstation into
the Win2kSP4 domain controller. If DC is Win2k Server but the client is XP
Pro, can I still import the gpo from the XP workstation into the 2k DC? Are
they are compatible?

"Darren Mar-Elia" <dmanonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:%23XVgAeHdFHA.1356@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> If you are updating GPOs from an XP, SP2 machine, then you should not need
> to download the files from MS--they will already be in c:\windows\inf on
> the SP2 machine. If you do download them, then simply copy them to the
> C:\windows\inf (or winnt if appropriate) folder on the client where you
> plan to edit the GPO. I'm not sure what winnt\system would have to do with
> it, frankly.
>
> --
> Darren Mar-Elia
> MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy
> Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy Information
> Hub:
> FAQs, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group Policy-related
>
>
>
> ".:mmac:." <lost@sea> wrote in message
> newsgUr$YCdFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Ummm, the disclaimer on the ADM files download from MS says that it is
>> not recommended that I replace the ADM's in the winnt/system/(etc.) with
>> the ones in this package.If I take that at face value then what are they
>> good for??? Or is that just a CYA policy?
>> Specifically, how do I get this one policy from the XPsp2 workstation
>> into the Win2k DC and then to propagate the setting to the other
>> workstations? I set it on my XP workstation but I don't see a change on
>> the DC's policies. Did I misunderstand about how this gets to the sysvol?
>>
>> "Darren Mar-Elia" <dmanonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:%23E7Leq3cFHA.2588@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> It will copy the .adm files from the %windir%\inf folder on the XP
>>> machine to the SYSVOL portion of the GPO you are editing if they are
>>> newer than the ADMs stored in SYSVOL on the PDC (usually the focus for
>>> GP editor). From there, they replicate to the other DCs in your
>>> environment, but just for that GPO that you edited, not all GPOs in your
>>> environment.
>>>
>>> No settings are applied to the workstations unless you actually enable
>>> them. Copying ADMs is different than enabling settings. The newer ADMs
>>> give you more options to enable but don't have any effect on the clients
>>> if you don't enable those new options. In general, the XP ADMs are a
>>> superset of the Win2K ones, and in some cases don't apply to Win2K at
>>> all. I of course encourage you to test this before rolling it out in
>>> your environment but that is the standard approach for updating ADMs. MS
>>> also has a VBScript that you can use to pre-copy the ADM files up to the
>>> DCs if you wish. You can find a reference to that script on my site at
>>> http://www.gpoguy.com/resources.htm#MS%20Resources
>>>
>>> --
>>> Darren Mar-Elia
>>> MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy
>>> Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy Information
>>> Hub:
>>> FAQs, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group Policy-related
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ".:mmac:." <lost@sea> wrote in message
>>> news2NcSi3cFHA.1384@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>> It will copy the setting from the XP workstation to the GPO on the 2k
>>>> DC and then apply it to all the other workstations??? Really?? That
>>>> sounds dangerous.
>>>>
>>>> "Darren Mar-Elia" <dmanonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>>> message news:eP2Dyb3cFHA.2664@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>>> If you edit the GPO that you want to "upgrade" from the GP Editor
>>>>> running on an XP workstation, it will automatically copy up the XP
>>>>> ADMs to that GPO, thus upgrading it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Darren Mar-Elia
>>>>> MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy
>>>>> Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy
>>>>> Information Hub:
>>>>> FAQs, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group Policy-related
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ".:mmac:." <lost@sea> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%23nu58b2cFHA.1412@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Thanks, How can I apply that policy from my win2k domain controller?
>>>>>> the policy doesn't exist there.I really don't want to walk to each
>>>>>> one of the winXP machines to set that policy locally. Can this policy
>>>>>> be added to the DC's policies?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in
>>>>>> message news:u12UGI2cFHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> .:mmac:. wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Win2ksvr A/D domain:
>>>>>>>> When I add software to my GPO, the win2k clients will install at
>>>>>>>> the first reboot. The win XP clients will have to be rebooted
>>>>>>>> twice, Why is that? Can I fix it?
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This issue and how to fix it is discussed here:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Description of the Windows XP Professional Fast Logon Optimization
>>>>>>> feature
>>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305293
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
>>>>>>> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
>>>>>>> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
>>>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] fault.mspx
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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