Managing Windows Vista Computers Using Group Policy

Managing Group Policy for the Windows Vista platform involves the following tasks:

  • Configuring the central store

  • Adding ADMX template files to the store

  • Creating and editing domain-based GPOs

  • Editing Multiple Local Group Policy

  • Migrating ADM template files to ADMX format

  • Configuring Group Policy processing

The following sections explain how to perform these tasks and more.

Configuring the Central Store

You must manually create and configure the central store for ADMX template files in Active Directory domains running Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003. To create and configure the central store, follow these steps:

  1. Log on to the domain controller hosting the PDC Emulator flexible single master ...

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