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Title
Group Policy templates fails to import ADM or ADMX files -
Description
Group Policy templates fails to import ADM or ADMX files when Desktop Authority is installed on a server using the English (United Kingdom) regional settings.
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Cause
The Windows regional settings on the DA (Desktop Authority) server is set to English (United Kingdom) which causes DA to create an “en-GB” folder to house .adml files when imported through the console. Microsoft does not have an en-GB folder for its .adml files. So DA cannot copy the files over because the destination does not exist.
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Resolution
This issue can be resolved by manually copying over the “en-US” .adml files to DA’s “en-GB” folder. To do this, follow the steps below:
1. Find the Administrative templates folder in Windows (see below). Or download them from Microsoft’s website (Additional Information).
a. ADMX files (2008/2008R2/Windows 7 ) - %Systemroot%\PolicyDefinitions
b. ADM files (2000/2003/XP) - %windir%\Inf
2. Copy all the .adm /.admx files from the Administrative templates folder to the (C:\Program Files (x86)\ScriptLogic\Desktop Authority Manager\TemplateFiles) folder located on the Desktop Authority server.
3. In the Administrative templates folder; open the “en-US” folder.
4. Copy all the .adml files located in the en-US folder to the C:\Program Files (x86)\ScriptLogic\Desktop Authority Manager\TemplateFiles\en-GB folder located on the Desktop Authority server.
5. Close and re-open the Desktop Authority console, the Group Policy templates should now be accessible.
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Additional Information