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oops. Here it is.<br />
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oops. Here it is.
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did you try to &quot;run as administrator&quot; for the GPMC
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did you try to "run as administrator" for the GPMC

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I just did and it didnt work. I can edit anything else in the policy. I also can edit other policies with that setting. Strange.
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I just did and it didnt work. I can edit anything else in the policy. I also can edit other policies with that setting. Strange.

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I get an error when trying to set software restrictions using the GP management editor. Has anyone seen this before? I attached a screenshot. I tried it on different DC's with same error. Im using 2008 server.
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I get an error when trying to set software restrictions using the GP management editor. Has anyone seen this before? I attached a screenshot. I tried it on different DC's with same error. Im using 2008 server.

error using software restrictions in GPO

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