Sorry Its from the Step-by-Step Guide for Advanced Group Policy Management http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb767569.aspx, under a note Archives cannot be migrated from an AGPM Server or a GPOVault Server running Windows Server 2003 to an AGPM Server running Windows Vista. COuld you run it GPMC on a WIn2k8 member server? thats how i run GPMC now its on a Win2k3 member server. -- "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Darren Mar-Elia" <darren@xxxxxxxxxx> > As for upgrading of AGPM's archive, I don't know the answer to that but I > can find out. Not sure why you would lose the archive but I haven't played > with AGPM very much. Do you have the KB article # that talks about that? > > In terms of which platform to manage GPP on, I always prefer not doing work > directly on a server, so Vista, SP1 would be my choice. > > Darren > > -----Original Message----- > From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of jfvanmeter@xxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 4:47 AM > To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [gptalk] GPO Archive Question > > Good Morning everyone, I currently have AGPM installed in a Windows 2003. > > I read in a KB that it's not possible to migrate a Win2k3 AGPM GPO Arvhive > to Vista or Windows 2008, is that correct? Would it be possible to upgrade > the OS from WIn2k3 to Win2k8, would that allow me to keep my current GPO > Archive and not lose my historical data? > > If I implement RSAT on Vista or GPMC on Windows server 2008 and use one or > the other to manage group policy, so I can use the GPPs, does anyone have a > prefers on which to use RSAT on Vista or GPMC on Win2k8? > > -- > "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Darren Mar-Elia" <darren@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Andrew- > > > > The quickest and easiest way to make sure that the CSEs are installed > > is to go into the registry on one of those clients under > > HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\GPExtensions. > > Browse the GUID-named keys. If GPP is successfully installed, you > > should see the 2nd GUId-named key having something like "Group Policy > > Environment" as its default value and the DLLName value being > > "gpprefcl.dll". If you see entries with that DLLL name in the list, > > then it made it successfully to the workstation. > > > > > > > > You don't have to copy any templates anywhere to get GP Preferences > working. > > All you need to do is fire up GPMC on that Vista, SP1 system, create a > > new GPO just as you always would, edit it, and you should see a > > Preferences container under each of Computer and User Configuration. > > In the simplest case ,you can target that GPO as you normally > > would-but you just have more options for doing so in there. > > > > > > > > Hope that helps get you started. Let us know if you have any other > > questions, since I'm sure it will benefit a lot of folks on the list > > as well. > > > > > > > > Darren > > > > > > > > > > > > From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > On Behalf Of Andrew McHale > > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 8:12 AM > > To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [gptalk] Setting up GPP in a 2003 Environment > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > I'm trying to introduce GPP's into my 2003 network and have come > > across some really basic questions which I can't seem to find answers > > to. I have read Jamie's GPP run down (including most of the links) and > > still couldn't work it out > (//www.freelists.org/archives/gptalk/06-2008/msg00111.html). > > > > > > > > Our network is made up of 6 Server 2003 SP2 machines and roughly 25 XP > > SP3 machines. There is a single Vista Ultimate SP1 machine running > > RSAT (my machine). > > > > > > > > I have used WSUS to deploy the client side extensions too all machines > > (including servers). > > > > > > > > Is there a simple guide to introducing GPP's to a 2003 environment? > > It'll probably save me asking a lot of stupid questions here. So far > > today I've spent 4 hours reading about GPP and all its seemed to tell > > me is the theory behind it or how to configure a GPP GPO, not how to > > get your 2003 network to the state where it is ready for these new GPO's. > > > > > > > > An example of one of my stupid questions is: How can I locally check > > that the CSE's are installed? I've looked in Add/Remove Programs (with > > updates > > ticked) and Windows Features but can't see it. WSUS says its installed > > but I'd like to manually check. > > > > > > > > Also, I seem to remember someone mentioning previously that I need to > > copy some templates or something from my Vista machine to a 2003 DC in > > order for the new GPP GPO's to work. Is my memory correct and if so, what > and where? > > > > > > > > Many thanks > > > > > > > > Andrew > > > > > > > > > > *********************** > You can unsubscribe from gptalk by sending email to > gptalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the freelists.org > Web > interface. Archives for the list are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/gptalk/ > ************************ *********************** You can unsubscribe from gptalk by sending email to gptalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the freelists.org Web interface. Archives for the list are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/gptalk/ ************************