Re: How to manage windows xp firewall via domain group policy

From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 10/26/04 

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 18:23:32 +0200

Nick.V. wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I was searching on microsoft web site about managing xp sp2 windows firewall
> via domain group policy but i couldn't understand something.
> In order to set firewall settings in 2000 or 2003 domain controller should i
> have first copy the system.adm administrative template from windows xp
> \systemroot\inf location to 2003 or 2000 server \systemroot\inf
> location????
> Or should i download from microsoft web site???
Hi

You can copy them from a WinXP SP2 computer, or you can download
them from Microsoft's web site, both will be the same.

You can download the new WinXP SP2 adm files from here:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=31057

Managing Windows XP Service Pack 2 Features Using Group Policy
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/mangxpsp2/mngintro.mspx

If you want to configure the SP2 firewall:

Take a look at WF_XPSP2.doc "Deploying Windows Firewall Settings for
Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2", it is downloadable from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4454e0e1-61fa-447a-bdcd-499f73a637d1

More about the WinXP SP2 .ADM files:

From: Mark Williams [MSFT] (markwill@online.microsoft.com)
Subject: Important information about XP SP2 .ADM Files
http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=%233iFY5jfEHA.596%40TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl

From: Mark Williams [MSFT] (markwill@online.microsoft.com)
Subject: XP SP2 ADM File-Related Fixes Available From PSS
http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=utTaMLwfEHA.2592%40tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl

From: Mark Williams [MSFT] (markwill@online.microsoft.com)
Subject: XP SP2 Version of Group Policy Reference Spread*** available
http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=%23bTLC%23jfEHA.3676%40TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl

(I see that the spread*** referenced to in the link above does not
include the new entries in the WUAU.adm file) 

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