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I'm in the process of trying to install the Windows 8.1 ADMX files but SBS2008 security is blocking any access to the Windows\Policy Definitions folder where the files are to be placed. I do have admin permissions. Any ideas?
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I'm in the process of trying to install the Windows 8.1 ADMX files but SBS2008 security is blocking any access to the Windows\Policy Definitions folder where the files are to be placed. I do have admin permissions. Any ideas?

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Where are you doing this on your PC or on the server. You can download the admin tools from here to do it from the PC <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7887" rel="ugc">http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7887</a>&nbsp;and <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28972" rel="ugc nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28972</a>
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Where are you doing this on your PC or on the server. You can download the admin tools from here to do it from the PC http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7887 [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7887] and http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28972 [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28972]

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I have upgraded an existing SBS2008 domain user from a Windows 7 Pro system to a Windows 8.1 Pro system and now Folder Redirection syncing is generating errors on the new Windows 8.1 system. Syncing has been working fine between the Windows 7 system and SBS2008.<br />
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Any ideas on resolving these would be appreciated.
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I have upgraded an existing SBS2008 domain user from a Windows 7 Pro system to a Windows 8.1 Pro system and now Folder Redirection syncing is generating errors on the new Windows 8.1 system. Syncing has been working fine between the Windows 7 system and SBS2008.

Any ideas on resolving these would be appreciated.

How to resolve folder redirection sync errors between SBS2008 and Windows 8.1?

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