Solved Group policy in lesser Vista versions

[MilesAhead]

Group policy editor dll is there, but not gpedit.msc on Vista Hom Premium 64 bit

Hmmmm I wonder if this is one of those things like ShadowExplorer where the facility is there but not accessible without a utility? I say that because I notice on Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP1 gpedit.dll is there, just not the .msc applet. Anyone know if a util is there to access it or if it's even useful on Home Premium? I'm thinking the guy who did ShadowExplorer took it upon himself to get at the goodies even though they weren't supposed to work in lesser versions. I just don't know that much about group policy stuff to know if it's generally all that useful.

(just wondering if the gpedit.dll is there for a reason other than inertia)

 

[Brink]

Hi MilesAhead,

Sorry, but there is no way to add Group Policy to those editions of Vista.

However, you usually can workaround it by adding the registry entries for the group policy instead. You can see examples of this in the tutorial section by searching for gpedit.msc. Group Policy can be very helpful.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[MilesAhead]

Ok, thanks for the info.

 

[Brink]

You're welcome.