Microsoft® Windows® Desktop Deployment Resource Kit

Strings

In a one-off, quick-and-dirty administrative template, don’t feel bad about hard-coding strings. That means adding the string where you need it and repeating the same string as often as necessary. If you’re creating enterprise-class templates or if you’re managing the templates over time, use string variables, which makes it easier to maintain templates that use the same strings more than once. More important, it makes the localization of templates far easier and much less error-prone.

Define strings at the end of your administrative template in the [strings] section. The format of each string is name="string". You must enclose the string in double quotes. To use string variables in your template, use the format !! name. Each time the GPO ...