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Managing Vista and Windows 7 in a Server 2003 domain

Is there a way to manage Vista and Windows 7 computer in AD on a Windows 2003 server? I'm trying to change update properties and it says this at the bottom "Supported on: Windows Server 2003, XP SP1, 2000 SP3.

tearman

It should still work on Vista and 7 machines depending on the setting. Some settings change (like Firewall settings) which WON'T work in Vista and 7, but other settings (like local Administrator name) will work just fine.

However you might think about upgrading to AD functional level 2008/2008R2 soon (which requires a Server 08, 08R2 controller)

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Mike Kline

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bbogle2007

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I created a test group with one XP and one Vista computer. The XP computer used the new update policy and the Vista did not. After creating the policy I did the gpupdate /force. However today I found out that the Vista user thought that when I said she should restart once or twice a week, that logging off was the same thing. I diplomatically explained that's why theres a log off and a restart option, because it's not the same thing. It wouldn't update Virus Defs until it was rebooted so maybe it would get the gpupdate as well?

bbogle2007

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mkline71,
How would I manage it with a Windows 7 machine? Do I need to install something to do this?

Mike Kline

You can install the RSAT tools on a Windows 7 machine

bbogle2007

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Yeah I have SP1 installed so it won't let me intall it.. Rumor has it that Microsoft is working on it.

Mike Kline

damn, yeah you are going to have to wait then

SeaSenor

Here you go ...

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=7d2f6ad7-656b-4313-a005-4e344e43997d&displaylang=en

enjoy

Glen Knight

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