[gptalk] Re: Office 2007 ADMs

  • From: "Alan & Margaret" <syspro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:53:00 +1000

Hi Robert,

 

It really isn't that hard to do, but to answer your questions:-

 

The way I like to do it is to load the ADM templates only into the Polices
that you want to use them in. When you do this, it is placed in the ADM
directory on the sysvol  under the directory tree for that policy. They are
then automatically replicated to all DC's. I also like to delete those that
are not used. 

 

C:\windows\system32\inf is the location where Microsoft puts all of the
available Templates. When you use GPEdit to set polices on the local
machine, any ADM Template you add is placed in
C:\WINDOWS\system32\GroupPolicy\Adm. 

 

admfiles.ini. lists the list of ADM Templates that have been loaded,
although I am not sure what the =1 means.

 

Here are a couple of references that might help.

 

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/0e87f242-1891-4652-a9
db-a37359b599fc1033.mspx?mfr=true

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816662

 

I can't really help much on what settings to apply. I haven't done it
myself.

 

Alan Cuthbertson

 

 

 Policy Management Software:-

http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir
<http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=pol_summary.shtml>
&f=pol_summary.shtml

 

ADM Template Editor:-

http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir
<http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=adm_summary.shtml>
&f=adm_summary.shtml

 

Policy Log Reporter(Free)

http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir
<http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=policyreporter.shtml>
&f=policyreporter.shtml

 

 

 

 

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From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Robert Mariani
Sent: Monday, 16 April 2007 1:50 PM
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Office 2007 ADMs

 

Hi All,
The painful task of deploying office 2007 has fallen into my lap.

Since a customised GPO deployment is not really supported for Office 2007 I
though i would take a look at the adms supplied to see what can be
configured via gpo.

Well it seems as though pretty much most of the options can be configured
post install with a GPO for each program or computer.

My question is this. Since im kinda new to custom loaded adms (other than
the default windows/user ones) - is there a standard for how they are used?
ie do they need to reside in a particular directory? Do people link them on
the fly when creating a new GPO? Do all adms need to copied out to all DC's?

I have noticed that windows *.adm files reside in the following locations:

C:\windows\system32\inf
C:\WINDOWS\system32\GroupPolicy\Adm

there is also a little file called admfiles.ini in the
C:\WINDOWS\system32\GroupPolicy\Adm -> it looks like it contains the default
adms to load for new policies 

I have sucessfully added/linked an office 2007 adm and can see the
configuration options - what things to think about now??

Kind regards
Robert Mariani

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