10.5. Final Thoughts

Let's do an ever-so-brief review of the top 10 things we've learned about Group Policy Preference Extensions:

  • Management Station Installation: You need a management station that has the Group Policy Preference Extensions loaded. They're built into Windows Server 2008 and available via the RSAT tools for Windows Vista SP1.

  • Management Station Installation (part 2): The Applications extension pieces must be downloaded and installed separately on your management station. If you don't install the Applications extension pieces, you won't be able to control items like Office and Outlook. It's a legal thing.

  • Client Piece Installation: The client piece is built into Windows Server 2008. There's a download for the Group Policy Preference ...

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