With Windows Vista, the format for Group Policy templates has changed to an XML-based structure. The ADMX Migrator utility can convert your legacy ADM files into the new ADMX format, as well as help you easily create your own custom ADMX files.
Rather than relying on large specialized systems, high performance computing uses clusters of smaller, standard systems. Spreading the workload in this fashion offers an economical solution for solving complex problems quickly. Explore the compute cluster functionality and support provided by Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003.
Utility Spotlight: Group Policy Inventory
Management packs for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
allow you to more effectively monitor your IT infrastructure.
See how these five management packs can help you keep
an eye on the health, security, and reliability of your Active
Directory environment.
Getting to the bottom of Group Policy issues can be a difficult
process, but understanding how Group Policy works, and
where problems can arise, makes things easier. This overview
will help you troubleshoot Group Policy issues like a guru.
Windows Vista introduces significant changes to Group
Policy templates. Find out everything you need to know
about the new format, called ADMX, and how these changes
will improve the administration of system configurations.
Implementing delegation in Active Directory can enhance
security and simplify management tasks, and getting started
is easier than you think. Here are some simple delegation
models that will work in most IT infrastructures with little
modification.
Ever been confused by cryptic remote procedure call errors? Take a look at some common errors, techniques you can use to identify errors, and solutions to specific problems.
How do you secure the desktop against malicious ActiveX controls without limiting application compatibility? We’ll take you on a tour of the ActiveX Installer Service (AxIS) in Windows Vista that addresses this issue with a new way to manage ActiveX controls.
Utility Spotlight: Group Policy Inventory
