Re: GPO missing some options

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From: Mark Renoden [MSFT] (markreno_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/08/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 08:10:42 +1100

Hi Manny

You can download the .ADM files for various operating systems and service
pack levels from:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=92759D4B-7112-4B6C-AD4A-BBF3802A5C9B&displaylang=en

You overwrite the existing ones in %windir%\inf.

Also be aware of:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=842933

You should find that if you edit an existing policy with a machine that has
an ADM with new options that this ADM is then updated in SYSVOL and is
configurable.

Kind regards 

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"manny" <aragones@nova.edu> wrote in message 
news:060101c4dd67$e9dbc280$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>I created several Group Policy objects on my 2000 native
> domain.  I upgraded the domain to 2003 a couple of months
> ago and noticed if I go to gpmc.msc that all the new gpo
> options are missing on the already created gpo objects.
>
> If I create a new gpo object, I see all the new options
> such as "hide desktop tab" inside of User Configuration -
> Administrative Templates - Control Panel - Display; but if
> I try to edit one of the ones I already created on 2000 the
> options are not there.
>
> Is there any way I can probably import a template that will
> add the new gpo options to the gpos?
>
> Thanks,

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