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How to restore default domain and domain controller group policies after deletion

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We are having problems with the Default Domain controller and Default Domain policies.  I get this error either clicking policy in the GPMC:
"The system cannot find the file specified"
If I try to edit it gives:
"Failed to open the Group Policy Object.  You may not have appropriate rights."

Long story short, our group policies were totally deleted from the sysvol folder.  The default domain and default domain controller policies were backed up, however, the only files in each were gpt.ini, each having one line saying "version=(number)"

I didn't think this looked right, and I continue to get the following same errors in the GPMC and the gpo editor.

I have done research and found alot of material on the subject.  I guess I'm wondering what to do first, and what the effects might be.  Here's what I found:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=226243
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;253268
http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Windows/2000/Q_20948789.html
http://www.freelists.org/archives/gptalk/08-2006/msg00079.html
http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/26441/domain-security-policy-problem.html

This is happening on a win2k server.  The other domain controllers are win2k and win 2003.  All our clients are XP or 2000.

Thanks for any help and assistance!

Maureen

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