Windows cannot open template file

[Nugh]

Hi

Has anybody ever seen this type of error on a Windows 2000
Server (AD). Every time we attempt to edit the default
policies it opens and when attempting to edit the policies
it accepts the changes. After a short while the policies
seems to become corrupted and we see the above message in
the subject line?

What we have tried up to this point is deleting the
gpttmpl.inf file, we than replace the file from the
default policy settings from Technet.. re apply and get
the same error after a while.

Thanks in Advance

Nugh Tyer

 

[Curtis Clay III [MSFT]]

1. Do not edit the Default Policies. Create a new GPO for your settings.
2. Use the command below to reset the default policies.

"Secedit /configure /db C:\winnt\temp\temp.mdb /Cfg c:\winnt\inf\defltdc.inf
/overwrite"

If you get a "Data is invalid" error reset the environment variables using
the article below the re-run the command above.
256000 Error Messages After Importing Basicdc.inf into Group Policy
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=256000

3. I don't think the policy is getting corrupted, it appears you're setting
permissions on drives and files and your users/machines can't read the GPO
as a result of those settings.

Step 1. is only to help locate what policy setting you're applying that is
causing this error without disrupting your users.