Is there an ADM file avaliable for defender? I've seen posted in multiple
locations one would be avalaible when the final version was released. Well
it has now been released.

Anyone know?

Andrew

Yes it's available with the download of the final release, however see this
thread for more detail, as WD is targeted for home users, not for corporate
implementation:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...4-41edcfc16c6f
--

Regards, Dave


Andrew wrote:
> Is there an ADM file avaliable for defender? I've seen posted in
> multiple locations one would be avalaible when the final version was
> released. Well it has now been released.
>
> Anyone know?
>
> Andrew

Ok where is the ADM? It's not in the Windows Defender install dir. I
looked in gpedit and it wasn't installed when I installed WD.

Why would I pay for a product (Microsoft Forefront Client Protection) when
WD will do it for free?

Andrew

"Dave M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:eNNphCH%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yes it's available with the download of the final release, however see
> this thread for more detail, as WD is targeted for home users, not for
> corporate implementation:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...4-41edcfc16c6f
> --
>
> Regards, Dave
>
>
> Andrew wrote:
>> Is there an ADM file avaliable for defender? I've seen posted in
>> multiple locations one would be avalaible when the final version was
>> released. Well it has now been released.
>>
>> Anyone know?
>>
>> Andrew
>
>

I haven't checked the thread Dave referred to--but this has been discussed
here--I believe in the .networking group.

Run gpedit, highlight administrative templates, right click and add. You
should see Windows Defender listed as a possible template to add--add it,
open it, and see the (limited) settings exposed.

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"Andrew" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uVWUcPH%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Ok where is the ADM? It's not in the Windows Defender install dir. I
> looked in gpedit and it wasn't installed when I installed WD.
>
> Why would I pay for a product (Microsoft Forefront Client Protection) when
> WD will do it for free?
>
> Andrew
>
> "Dave M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:eNNphCH%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Yes it's available with the download of the final release, however see
>> this thread for more detail, as WD is targeted for home users, not for
>> corporate implementation:
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...4-41edcfc16c6f
>> --
>>
>> Regards, Dave
>>
>>
>> Andrew wrote:
>>> Is there an ADM file avaliable for defender? I've seen posted in
>>> multiple locations one would be avalaible when the final version was
>>> released. Well it has now been released.
>>>
>>> Anyone know?
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>
>>
>
>

Well I'm a single user not on a corporate network, but I can see that the
windowsdefender.adm file is listed in the directory C:\WINDOWS\inf folder,
although all active ADM files appear to be located in
C:\WINDOWS\system32\GroupPolicy\Adm... so how it should be installed/moved
over there is beyond my Home Office knowledge, sorry.

As to your second question about paying for it, since it really doesn't
seem so strange to me that they (MS) want payment for providing
subscription protection to a corporate environment, while keeping
individual users protected for no charge above what they originally paid
for the OS software. It's a rather common practice isn't it? I can think
of many other third party security products that use this as a marketing
technique, that is giving it away to individuals but renting the enterprise
version. I'm not defending the practice, I'm just curious as to why you're
surprised by it.

--

Regards, Dave


Andrew wrote:
> Ok where is the ADM? It's not in the Windows Defender install dir. I
> looked in gpedit and it wasn't installed when I installed WD.
>
> Why would I pay for a product (Microsoft Forefront Client Protection)
> when WD will do it for free?
>
> Andrew
>
> "Dave M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:eNNphCH%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Yes it's available with the download of the final release, however see
>> this thread for more detail, as WD is targeted for home users, not for
>> corporate implementation:
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...4-41edcfc16c6f
>> --
>>
>> Regards, Dave
>>
>>
>> Andrew wrote:
>>> Is there an ADM file avaliable for defender? I've seen posted in
>>> multiple locations one would be avalaible when the final version was
>>> released. Well it has now been released.
>>>
>>> Anyone know?
>>>
>>> Andrew

Here's how to see the settings exposed:
--------------------------------------------------

The .ADM file is installed when the released Windows Defender version is
installed.

To see the settings available, under Windows XP SP2, do start, run,
gpedit.msc

right-click administrative templates, and click add

Click add

Choose Windows Defender.adm from the displayed list and click Open.

Click close on the add/remove templates windows

Open Administrative Templates
Open Windows Components
Open Windows Defender to see the policy settings available.
---------------

This may well not be possible on XP Home--not sure.

--

"Dave M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:e$MbJRI%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Well I'm a single user not on a corporate network, but I can see that the
> windowsdefender.adm file is listed in the directory C:\WINDOWS\inf folder,
> although all active ADM files appear to be located in
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\GroupPolicy\Adm... so how it should be installed/moved
> over there is beyond my Home Office knowledge, sorry.
>
> As to your second question about paying for it, since it really doesn't
> seem so strange to me that they (MS) want payment for providing
> subscription protection to a corporate environment, while keeping
> individual users protected for no charge above what they originally paid
> for the OS software. It's a rather common practice isn't it? I can think
> of many other third party security products that use this as a marketing
> technique, that is giving it away to individuals but renting the
> enterprise version. I'm not defending the practice, I'm just curious as
> to why you're surprised by it.
>
> --
>
> Regards, Dave
>
>
> Andrew wrote:
>> Ok where is the ADM? It's not in the Windows Defender install dir. I
>> looked in gpedit and it wasn't installed when I installed WD.
>>
>> Why would I pay for a product (Microsoft Forefront Client Protection)
>> when WD will do it for free?
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> "Dave M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:eNNphCH%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Yes it's available with the download of the final release, however see
>>> this thread for more detail, as WD is targeted for home users, not for
>>> corporate implementation:
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...4-41edcfc16c6f
>>> --
>>>
>>> Regards, Dave
>>>
>>>
>>> Andrew wrote:
>>>> Is there an ADM file avaliable for defender? I've seen posted in
>>>> multiple locations one would be avalaible when the final version was
>>>> released. Well it has now been released.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone know?
>>>>
>>>> Andrew
>
>

Got it on a Media Center... finally. Thanks Bill, I was being a bit thick
there. Can I leave it State Not Configured or should I remove completely
as I'm not even intending to use group policy on myself...
--

Regards, Dave


Bill Sanderson MVP wrote:
> Here's how to see the settings exposed:
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> The .ADM file is installed when the released Windows Defender version is
> installed.
>
> To see the settings available, under Windows XP SP2, do start, run,
> gpedit.msc
>
> right-click administrative templates, and click add
>
> Click add
>
> Choose Windows Defender.adm from the displayed list and click Open.
>
> Click close on the add/remove templates windows
>
> Open Administrative Templates
> Open Windows Components
> Open Windows Defender to see the policy settings available.
> ---------------
>
> This may well not be possible on XP Home--not sure.
>
> --
>
> "Dave M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:e$MbJRI%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Well I'm a single user not on a corporate network, but I can see that
>> the windowsdefender.adm file is listed in the directory C:\WINDOWS\inf
>> folder, although all active ADM files appear to be located in
>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\GroupPolicy\Adm... so how it should be
>> installed/moved over there is beyond my Home Office knowledge, sorry.
>>
>> As to your second question about paying for it, since it really doesn't
>> seem so strange to me that they (MS) want payment for providing
>> subscription protection to a corporate environment, while keeping
>> individual users protected for no charge above what they originally paid
>> for the OS software. It's a rather common practice isn't it? I can
>> think of many other third party security products that use this as a
>> marketing technique, that is giving it away to individuals but renting
>> the enterprise version. I'm not defending the practice, I'm just
>> curious as to why you're surprised by it.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards, Dave
>>
>>
>> Andrew wrote:
>>> Ok where is the ADM? It's not in the Windows Defender install dir. I
>>> looked in gpedit and it wasn't installed when I installed WD.
>>>
>>> Why would I pay for a product (Microsoft Forefront Client Protection)
>>> when WD will do it for free?
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>> "Dave M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:eNNphCH%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Yes it's available with the download of the final release, however see
>>>> this thread for more detail, as WD is targeted for home users, not for
>>>> corporate implementation:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...4-41edcfc16c6f
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Regards, Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Andrew wrote:
>>>>> Is there an ADM file avaliable for defender? I've seen posted in
>>>>> multiple locations one would be avalaible when the final version was
>>>>> released. Well it has now been released.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone know?
>>>>>
>>>>> Andrew

You can just leave it as is--state not configured--that won't change
anything.
--

"Dave M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23hrIlnK%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Got it on a Media Center... finally. Thanks Bill, I was being a bit thick
> there. Can I leave it State Not Configured or should I remove completely
> as I'm not even intending to use group policy on myself...
> --
>
> Regards, Dave
>
>
> Bill Sanderson MVP wrote:
>> Here's how to see the settings exposed:
>> --------------------------------------------------
>>
>> The .ADM file is installed when the released Windows Defender version is
>> installed.
>>
>> To see the settings available, under Windows XP SP2, do start, run,
>> gpedit.msc
>>
>> right-click administrative templates, and click add
>>
>> Click add
>>
>> Choose Windows Defender.adm from the displayed list and click Open.
>>
>> Click close on the add/remove templates windows
>>
>> Open Administrative Templates
>> Open Windows Components
>> Open Windows Defender to see the policy settings available.
>> ---------------
>>
>> This may well not be possible on XP Home--not sure.
>>
>> --
>>
>> "Dave M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:e$MbJRI%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Well I'm a single user not on a corporate network, but I can see that
>>> the windowsdefender.adm file is listed in the directory C:\WINDOWS\inf
>>> folder, although all active ADM files appear to be located in
>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\GroupPolicy\Adm... so how it should be
>>> installed/moved over there is beyond my Home Office knowledge, sorry.
>>>
>>> As to your second question about paying for it, since it really doesn't
>>> seem so strange to me that they (MS) want payment for providing
>>> subscription protection to a corporate environment, while keeping
>>> individual users protected for no charge above what they originally paid
>>> for the OS software. It's a rather common practice isn't it? I can
>>> think of many other third party security products that use this as a
>>> marketing technique, that is giving it away to individuals but renting
>>> the enterprise version. I'm not defending the practice, I'm just
>>> curious as to why you're surprised by it.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Regards, Dave
>>>
>>>
>>> Andrew wrote:
>>>> Ok where is the ADM? It's not in the Windows Defender install dir. I
>>>> looked in gpedit and it wasn't installed when I installed WD.
>>>>
>>>> Why would I pay for a product (Microsoft Forefront Client Protection)
>>>> when WD will do it for free?
>>>>
>>>> Andrew
>>>>
>>>> "Dave M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:eNNphCH%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> Yes it's available with the download of the final release, however see
>>>>> this thread for more detail, as WD is targeted for home users, not for
>>>>> corporate implementation:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...4-41edcfc16c6f
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards, Dave
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Andrew wrote:
>>>>>> Is there an ADM file avaliable for defender? I've seen posted in
>>>>>> multiple locations one would be avalaible when the final version was
>>>>>> released. Well it has now been released.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyone know?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Andrew
>
>

gpedit does not show the WD adm file as an option.

Andrew

"Bill Sanderson MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:O9ECEWK%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Here's how to see the settings exposed:
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> The .ADM file is installed when the released Windows Defender version is
> installed.
>
> To see the settings available, under Windows XP SP2, do start, run,
> gpedit.msc
>
> right-click administrative templates, and click add
>
> Click add
>
> Choose Windows Defender.adm from the displayed list and click Open.
>
> Click close on the add/remove templates windows
>
> Open Administrative Templates
> Open Windows Components
> Open Windows Defender to see the policy settings available.
> ---------------
>
> This may well not be possible on XP Home--not sure.
>
> --
>
> "Dave M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:e$MbJRI%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Well I'm a single user not on a corporate network, but I can see that the
>> windowsdefender.adm file is listed in the directory C:\WINDOWS\inf
>> folder, although all active ADM files appear to be located in
>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\GroupPolicy\Adm... so how it should be
>> installed/moved over there is beyond my Home Office knowledge, sorry.
>>
>> As to your second question about paying for it, since it really doesn't
>> seem so strange to me that they (MS) want payment for providing
>> subscription protection to a corporate environment, while keeping
>> individual users protected for no charge above what they originally paid
>> for the OS software. It's a rather common practice isn't it? I can
>> think of many other third party security products that use this as a
>> marketing technique, that is giving it away to individuals but renting
>> the enterprise version. I'm not defending the practice, I'm just curious
>> as to why you're surprised by it.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards, Dave
>>
>>
>> Andrew wrote:
>>> Ok where is the ADM? It's not in the Windows Defender install dir. I
>>> looked in gpedit and it wasn't installed when I installed WD.
>>>
>>> Why would I pay for a product (Microsoft Forefront Client Protection)
>>> when WD will do it for free?
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>> "Dave M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:eNNphCH%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Yes it's available with the download of the final release, however see
>>>> this thread for more detail, as WD is targeted for home users, not for
>>>> corporate implementation:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...4-41edcfc16c6f
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Regards, Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Andrew wrote:
>>>>> Is there an ADM file avaliable for defender? I've seen posted in
>>>>> multiple locations one would be avalaible when the final version was
>>>>> released. Well it has now been released.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone know?
>>>>>
>>>>> Andrew
>>
>>
>
>

I'm not sure what to suggest--that post was a cut and paste from one where I
went through the process step by step to be sure the details were correct.

The process is a little odd--there are two places you need to click on add.
You right-click admin templates and choose add or remove, and then you click
on add. That should display a list of files in the INF folder, and Windows
Defender should be one of them.
--

"Andrew" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uHxkQ2c%(E-Mail Removed)...
> gpedit does not show the WD adm file as an option.
>
> Andrew
>
> "Bill Sanderson MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:O9ECEWK%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Here's how to see the settings exposed:
>> --------------------------------------------------
>>
>> The .ADM file is installed when the released Windows Defender version is
>> installed.
>>
>> To see the settings available, under Windows XP SP2, do start, run,
>> gpedit.msc
>>
>> right-click administrative templates, and click add
>>
>> Click add
>>
>> Choose Windows Defender.adm from the displayed list and click Open.
>>
>> Click close on the add/remove templates windows
>>
>> Open Administrative Templates
>> Open Windows Components
>> Open Windows Defender to see the policy settings available.
>> ---------------
>>
>> This may well not be possible on XP Home--not sure.
>>
>> --
>>
>> "Dave M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:e$MbJRI%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Well I'm a single user not on a corporate network, but I can see that
>>> the windowsdefender.adm file is listed in the directory C:\WINDOWS\inf
>>> folder, although all active ADM files appear to be located in
>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\GroupPolicy\Adm... so how it should be
>>> installed/moved over there is beyond my Home Office knowledge, sorry.
>>>
>>> As to your second question about paying for it, since it really doesn't
>>> seem so strange to me that they (MS) want payment for providing
>>> subscription protection to a corporate environment, while keeping
>>> individual users protected for no charge above what they originally paid
>>> for the OS software. It's a rather common practice isn't it? I can
>>> think of many other third party security products that use this as a
>>> marketing technique, that is giving it away to individuals but renting
>>> the enterprise version. I'm not defending the practice, I'm just
>>> curious as to why you're surprised by it.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Regards, Dave
>>>
>>>
>>> Andrew wrote:
>>>> Ok where is the ADM? It's not in the Windows Defender install dir. I
>>>> looked in gpedit and it wasn't installed when I installed WD.
>>>>
>>>> Why would I pay for a product (Microsoft Forefront Client Protection)
>>>> when WD will do it for free?
>>>>
>>>> Andrew
>>>>
>>>> "Dave M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:eNNphCH%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> Yes it's available with the download of the final release, however see
>>>>> this thread for more detail, as WD is targeted for home users, not for
>>>>> corporate implementation:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...4-41edcfc16c6f
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards, Dave
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Andrew wrote:
>>>>>> Is there an ADM file avaliable for defender? I've seen posted in
>>>>>> multiple locations one would be avalaible when the final version was
>>>>>> released. Well it has now been released.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyone know?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Andrew
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>