Re: WXPsp2 ADM's on WXPsp1 and W2ksp1..sp4

From: Mark Renoden [MSFT] (markreno_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/01/05 

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 08:59:47 +1100

Hi

The adm files are backward compatible. If an old OS is subject to a setting
that's only available for a newer OS, it's simply ignored. Not sure about
issues you might encounter using Zen however.

HTH 

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"Tekit" <Tekit@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:361CB33F-872E-4A3D-91BC-7A0D1BA31DAA@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> Problem :- Zen deployed policies, I've found that if the machine doesn't
> have the exact same ADM's as the policy was created on the machine will 
> not
> have an effective policy applied. As soon as I replace the grouppolicy/
> grouppolicy.wksoriginal/ grouppolicy.wmcache and the ones in the INF
> directory the machines work. ?
>
> Question...
> Are the ADM files backward compatiable, with the exception of the Media
> player one(2k wmp.adm to xp wmplayer.adm), I've had a bit of a look at 
> them
> and they seem to be written to be able to be used on older systems.
>
> I know you get an error when opening gpedit.msc if the ADMs are of a newer
> type , but users dont do this any way.
>
> My problem is I have an very large fleet of many different OS builds of 2k
> and XP and the ADM's are so many different types it makes you cry. So what 
> I
> was going to to is deploy the Wxp sp2 adm to all machines replacing all
> current ADM so everybody was the same before I applied a policy to all 
> types
> of OS 2k and xp.
>
> Is this a good or bad approach. ?
>
>

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