Vista ADprep

[Guest]

Noticed there is an adprep folder on the vista cd. Do you have to prep a
windows 2000/2003 domain before joining a vista computer to your domain.
Currently my domain schema is windows 2003 R2.

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

No. Well, I didn't have to do that during the beta builds.

 

[Guest]

I am using the RTM release. I can find any info on this except it may be for
"longhorn" schema update. Why is it on the vista cd then. Does the scheme
update have anything to do with the new GP files (ADMX)? Anybody?

 

[K. Dickson]

It may, there should be no need to update an AD schema version until
Longhorn is introduced into an AD Scehema. The Files in this folder may be
to allow Win200x servers to add the Vista Group Policy additions so they can
manage them before Longhorn. I will not know for sure until tomorrow
(hopefully) when I can get RTM from MDSN.


K. Dickson

 

[Guest]

Ok Please keep me posted if possable.

It may, there should be no need to update an AD schema version until
Longhorn is introduced into an AD Scehema. The Files in this folder may be
to allow Win200x servers to add the Vista Group Policy additions so they can
manage them before Longhorn. I will not know for sure until tomorrow
(hopefully) when I can get RTM from MDSN.


K. Dickson

 

[Jeff]

Check this out tommorrow,

Webcast about the Vista firewall; and it does talk about AD; can't remember
specifics; but it's a great reference;available tommorrow.
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032313271&Culture=en-US

Had to leave the webcast early, but do remember the presenter talking about
AD and Vista.
Might help you, plus it's a great reference.


Jeff

 

[Guest]

Found this link on the web while I was searching. Its a powerpoint
presentation that talks about Group policy in vista. It talks about adprep
and domian prep.

http://download.microsoft.com/docum...vent/19-10-2006/GroupPolicyInWindowsVista.ppt