Manage Windows Vista with Group Policies
So you want to manage Windows Vista with Group Policies? Well, to begin with this there are a few things you need to know.
First, the well-known ADM files have been replaced with ADMX and ADML files. In the ADMX files the registry keys are placed and the ADML files are the language specific files.
Second, the best way to manage Group Policies is to have an Vista machine in your Windows 2000/2003 domain.
Third, after you created settings for Vista, you will not be able to see these settings if you start GPEdit.msc or GPMC.msc from a Windows XP/2000/2003 machine.
And what do I have to do to add the ADMX/ADML files to my domain? Add the following directory on one of your Domain Controllers (as this will replicate to the others).
Local on DC: %WINDIR%\Sysvol\Domain\Policies\PolicyDefinitions
Remote: \\<DC NAME>\SYSVOL\<DNS DOMAIN>\PolicyDefinitions
Copy (from your Windows Vista machine, directory: %WINDIR%\PolicyDefinitions) all the ADMX and the language specific subdirectory with all the ADML files. Default there is an ‘EN-us’ folder.
After you have copied all the files, you’re ready to edit your Group Policies. Start GPMC.msc from the Vista machine and create/edit the policies.
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