Understanding Group Policy in Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 with RSAT provides new and enhanced features in the area of Group Policy management, processing, and settings. These features and enhancements make Group Policy easier to manage, more reliable, better-performing, and easier to troubleshoot in enterprise environments where Active Directory is deployed.
Group Policy Issues on Earlier Versions of Windows
The way that Group Policy is implemented in earlier versions of Windows resulted in a number of issues and limitations on platforms such as Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000 Server. These issues and limitations included:
Administrative Template (ADM) files used a proprietary syntax that made it complicated ...
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