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02/11/2009 9:19 AM
Have windows small business server 2003 SP2 with all updates applied. Also Have a windows 2003 standard server with active directory replicated Just added a Windows server 2003 Standard server as a terminal service. Goal: to create a Group Policy to lock down the terminal server. Problem: Several items under the GPOE are no longer there and I cannot figure out how to make them come back When I began I created a new Organizational unit named TSERVER and mover my terminal server into it. I created a new Policy and began making some changes as instructed in an article I found. Only made a few, Like removing control panel from view and them tested. I used GP update to push out the policy and everything looked fine. Then I went back to edit the policy further and most of the items under Administrative templates we gone. what I was left with looks like this Administrative Templates Windows Components NetMeeting Windows Media Player Windows update So I just decided to start over. I deleted the policy, deleted the org unit and recreated. Still I just had the same items missing. I have read many Articles. One asked me to remove filters One asked me to re register some DLL files One Asked me to download, install and import ADM files I have tried all three Two odd things I observed: When I try to import the new ADM Files, They have a date that is older that the ones I have now. I overwrite but it does not seem to be taking. I close our and go back in and the admin files show the same date and before I imported. Also I have a lot on entries in sysvol. I even have a sysvol folder inside my sysvol folder This One is driving me crazy: Any Ideas? Bob Dickson BobDickson.com, LLC P.O. Box 759 Madison, GA 30650 706.453.0402 (phone) 706.997.2001 (fax) http://www.BobDickson.com

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02/11/2009 9:31 AM
Bob- When you create new GPO (at least on XP or Server 2003), the ADM files are copied up to SYSVOL from the local c:\windows\inf folder on your machine where you're editing the GPO. What is looks like below is that you are missing system.adm, which contains most of the settings in these OS versions. Check the copy of that file in c:\windows\inf and see what size it is and if it contains a bunch of entries. It should be over a MB in size. I would start there and lets see if we can't get you back to functioning. Darren Darren Mar-Elia For comprehensive Windows Group Policy Information, check out www.gpoguy.com <http://www.gpoguy.com/> -- the best source for GPO FAQs, video training, tools and whitepapers. Also check out the Windows <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735622175/qid=1122367169/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bb s_1/104-1133146-9411929?v=glance&n=283155> Group Policy Guide, the definitive resource for Group Policy information. Download the GPO Compare trial version at http://www.sdmsoftware.com/group_policy_compare From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Dickson Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 6:11 AM To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Bob Dickson Subject: [gptalk] Missing Administrative Templates Have windows small business server 2003 SP2 with all updates applied. Also Have a windows 2003 standard server with active directory replicated Just added a Windows server 2003 Standard server as a terminal service. Goal: to create a Group Policy to lock down the terminal server. Problem: Several items under the GPOE are no longer there and I cannot figure out how to make them come back When I began I created a new Organizational unit named TSERVER and mover my terminal server into it. I created a new Policy and began making some changes as instructed in an article I found. Only made a few, Like removing control panel from view and them tested. I used GP update to push out the policy and everything looked fine. Then I went back to edit the policy further and most of the items under Administrative templates we gone. what I was left with looks like this Administrative Templates Windows Components NetMeeting Windows Media Player Windows update So I just decided to start over. I deleted the policy, deleted the org unit and recreated. Still I just had the same items missing. I have read many Articles. One asked me to remove filters One asked me to re register some DLL files One Asked me to download, install and import ADM files I have tried all three Two odd things I observed: When I try to import the new ADM Files, They have a date that is older that the ones I have now. I overwrite but it does not seem to be taking. I close our and go back in and the admin files show the same date and before I imported. Also I have a lot on entries in sysvol. I even have a sysvol folder inside my sysvol folder This One is driving me crazy: Any Ideas? Bob Dickson BobDickson.com, LLC P.O. Box 759 Madison, GA 30650 706.453.0402 (phone) 706.997.2001 (fax) http://www.BobDickson.com

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