GPMC and vista

S

super1

I have been able to install the adminpak.msi on vista and get it working,
but not any group policy editing tools. Has anyone else been able to?

The normal download says I need .net installed. Of course on Vista it is
already there.

Thanks
 
A

Alexander Suhovey

Probably you need other version of .NET Framework. Also, GPMC doesn't run on
64-bit Windows.
 
S

super1

I am using the 32 bit version.
Other versions of .net say they are already installed. Do you know which
version this tool needs?
 
M

Mike Luo [MSFT]

Hello,

Thank you for using newsgroup!

From your post, this issue occurs because the Administration Tools Pack is
not installed by a user who has administrative user rights. New security
enhancements in Windows Vista require elevated user rights when a .dll file
is registered. Therefore, Windows Vista security enhancements require that
certain snap-ins are installed only by a user who has local administrative
user rights.

To resolve this issue, register the Windows Server 2003 management tools on
a domain user account. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Log on to Windows Vista as a user who has local administrator
permissions.
2. Create the RegisterAdminPak.cmd script. To do this, follow these steps:
a. Start Notepad, and then open a blank document.
b. Paste the following code to the document in Notepad:
@echo off

REM RegisterAdminPak.cmd
REM (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

set filelist=adprop.dll azroles.dll azroleui.dll ccfg95.dll
set filelist=%filelist% certadm.dll certmmc.dll certpdef.dll certtmpl.dll
set filelist=%filelist% certxds.dll cladmwiz.dll clcfgsrv.dll clnetrex.dll
set filelist=%filelist% cluadmex.dll cluadmmc.dll cmproxy.dll cmroute.dll
set filelist=%filelist% cmutoa.dll cnet16.dll debugex.dll dfscore.dll
set filelist=%filelist% dfsgui.dll dhcpsnap.dll dnsmgr.dll domadmin.dll
set filelist=%filelist% dsadmin.dll dsuiwiz.dll imadmui.dll lrwizdll.dll
set filelist=%filelist% mprsnap.dll msclus.dll mstsmhst.dll mstsmmc.dll
set filelist=%filelist% nntpadm.dll nntpapi.dll nntpsnap.dll ntdsbsrv.dll
set filelist=%filelist% ntfrsapi.dll rasuser.dll rigpsnap.dll rsadmin.dll
set filelist=%filelist% rscommon.dll rsconn.dll rsengps.dll rsjob.dll
set filelist=%filelist% rsservps.dll rsshell.dll rssubps.dll rtrfiltr.dll
set filelist=%filelist% schmmgmt.dll tapisnap.dll tsuserex.dll vsstskex.dll
set filelist=%filelist% w95inf16.dll w95inf32.dll winsevnt.dll winsmon.dll
set filelist=%filelist% winsrpc.dll winssnap.dll ws03res.dll

for %%i in (%filelist%) do (
echo Registering %%i ...
regsvr32 /s %%i
)

echo.
Echo Command Completed

c. On the File menu, click Save.
d. In the Save as type box, click All Files, type C:\Users\
UserAccountName \RegisterAdminPak.cmd in the File name box, and then click
Save.

Notes
UserAccountName represents the folder name of the user who is currently
logged in.

You must run this script in Windows Vista only.

3. Run RegisterAdminPak.cmd from an elevated command prompt. To do this,
follow these steps:
a. Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command
Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation,
type your password, or click Continue.
b. At the command prompt, type C:\Users\ UserAccountName
\RegisterAdminPak.cmd , and then press ENTER.

More information, please refer to the following KB article:
Error message when you install the Windows Server 2003 management tools on
a Windows Vista-based computer: "MMC could not create the snap-in"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;930056

Hope this helps.

Mike Luo

Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security

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S

super1

So any comment from the MVPs here?


Alexander Suhovey said:
Probably you need other version of .NET Framework. Also, GPMC doesn't run
on 64-bit Windows.
 
A

Alexander Suhovey

Wait a minute... Isn't GPMC included in Vista?

Start elevated MMC console, click File > Add/Remove Snap-in, add "Group
Policy Management" snap-in to the console.
 
A

Alexander Suhovey

Sorry, MMC doesn't need to be elevated, I was thinking about something else
when posted it.
 
M

Mike Luo [MSFT]

Hello,

We wanted to see if the information provided was helpful. If you have any questions with the previous information I've provided, please don't hesitate to let me
know. We look forward to your reply.

Mike Luo

Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security

=====================================================
When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so
that others may learn and benefit from your issue.
=====================================================
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
 
S

super1

So no official responce on this eh?


super1 said:
I am using the 32 bit version.
Other versions of .net say they are already installed. Do you know which
version this tool needs?
 
A

Alexander Suhovey

I thought I have answered your question: GPMC is built-in feature in Vista,
you don't need to install it as standalone product.
 
S

super1

Ah, for other reading this, it can be found by adding the snapin in an MMC.
The right click option in aduc is no longer there.
 
K

Ken Gardner

Alexander Suhovey said:
I thought I have answered your question: GPMC is built-in feature in Vista,
you don't need to install it as standalone product.

Dumb question: what is GPMC?

TIA
Ken
 
K

Ken Gardner

Thanks. I should have guessed that one. :) I don't think it is on the
Home versions of Vista. I know that XP Professional has it.
 
A

Alexander Suhovey

XP Pro has Group Policy Editor MMC snap-in, but it doesn't have management
console built-in since GPMC was released after XP SP2, if memory serves.
 
G

Guest

I found out too late that GPMC is built into Vista. The built in version is
2.0 while the Windows XP version I installed was the 1.0 version. When you
install the XP version it seems to overwrite the 2.0 version inside Vista
Business. When I uninstalled the XP version you no longer have access to the
console.

I have been unable to find a way to restore the built in console. I can't
use System Restore as the XP version installation was one of the first things
I installed after getting Vista up and running.

Is there another way to restore it, other than re-installing Vista?

Thanks
 

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