How to apply the GPO's availbale in XP in a 2000 domain

[Sayed]

Hi,

We have Windows 2000 domain with Win2000 DC's. We will be
upgrading our clients to XP soon, the DC's and servers
will remain 2000. There are certain group policies in XP
which are not available in 2000. My question is what do I
need to do in order to apply those GPO's to my XP clients
while I have a 2000 domain controller. Any reply would be
appreciated. Thanks,

 

[Tim Springston \(MSFT\)]

Hi Sayed-

You can enable and manage these settings in a Windows 2000 domain from an XP
Pro machine or Windows Server 2003 machine with the Adminpack on them.

Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...15-c8f4-47ef-a1e4-a8dcbacff8e3&DisplayLang=en

 

[Sayed]

Thanks Tim, but do I need to upgrade anything or install
any add-ons on my 2000 DC's to be able to take advantage
of those extra GPO's availbale in XP?

 

[Tim Springston \(MSFT\)]

No, the policies are placed in the SYSVOL of your DCs for replication, but
the altering of those policies with the new settings is being done from the
XP or W2K03 clients, so no changes need to be done on the Windows 2000 DCs.