Limitations to Using Group Policies to Manage Software
Although group policies provide powerful tools for managing software on client computers, there are still some limitations with the technology. These limitations are particularly apparent when comparing group policies to software management tools such as Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) or Intel LANDesk.
One of the most important limitations for many companies is that group policies can be used only to distribute software to Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional client computers. Although this limitation is becoming less significant as more companies move to these latest operating systems, many large corporations still have Windows NT Workstation, Windows 95, or Windows 98 clients. ...
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