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More info?)
The adm files did the trick!
Thanks Mark,
Adam
"Mark Renoden [MSFT]" <markreno@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Adam
>
> At the point where you're browsing, you're looking at a list of GPO's that
> already exist, not a list of operating system/service pack specific policy
> objects.
>
> If you want to add a GPO that contains settings specific to Windows XP
> SP2, you can install the .ADM files on your Windows 2000 Domain
> Controllers. These are available from:
>
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=92759D4B-7112-4B6C-AD4A-BBF3802A5C9B&displaylang=en
>
> Once installed, any new GPO your create, or any GPO that you edit will be
> updated so that it contains Windows XP SP2 settings. Non Windows XP SP2
> clients will simply ignore the settings they don't understand.
>
> Also, be aware of:
>
> 842933 "The following entry in the [strings] section is too long and has
> been
>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=842933
>
> An alternative approach is to download and install GPMC on one of your
> Windows XP SP2 clients and manage policy from there. In this case, all
> GPO's will use the Windows XP SP2 .adm files. GPMC is available from:
>
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0A6D4C24-8CBD-4B35-9272-DD3CBFC81887&displaylang=en
>
> Kind regards
> --
> Mark Renoden [MSFT]
> Windows Platform Support Team
> Email: markreno@online.microsoft.com
>
> Please note you'll need to strip ".online" from my email address to email
> me; I'll post a response back to the group.
>
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> rights.
>
> "Adam Butler" <adambutler100@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Hello,
>> I've tried adding adding the GPO for XP SP2 to my Win2K domain controller
>> but no luck.
>> I run mmc from an xp client machine with sp2 on it and I can get to the
>> Add Standalone Snap-in box then group policy then Add and then I browse
>> for the GPO but I do not have any available for XP SP2. I have Win2k SP4
>> and XPProSP1 but no SP2 listed.
>> How can I get the SP2 gpo added to this list so I can enforce it on my
>> 2000 server?
>>
>> Thank You,
>> Adam
>>
>>
>
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