Group Policy objects are not renamed on Windows 2000-based client computers (834645)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

SYMPTOMS

When you rename an existing Group Policy object (GPO) that contains a Microsoft Windows Installer package for deployment on a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer, you may find that the GPO name is not changed on the Windows 2000-based client computers. The following event may be logged in the application event log:

Event Type: Information
Event Source: Application Management
Event Category: None
Event ID: 301
Description: The assignment of application Package_Name from policy Policy_Name succeeded.

CAUSE

This problem may occur when the policy name is not updated in the following registry subkey on the client computers. The policy name is not updated because the GPO name is derived from the ExtensionName attribute in the class store container. The ExtensionName attribute is set only one time, when the application is first deployed in the GPO. If the GPO name is changed after the deployment, the attribute will not be updated in the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy\AppMgmt\GUID\GPO Name

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, rename the GPO that contains the Windows Installer policy. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.
  2. Locate and then right-click the GPO, and then click Properties.
  3. On the Group Policy tab, right-click the appropriate application name in Group Policy Object Links, and then click Rename.
  4. Type the name that you want.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC), visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/gpmc/gpmcintro.mspx

To download the GPMC with Service Pack 1, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0A6D4C24-8CBD-4B35-9272-DD3CBFC81887&displaylang=en

For additional information about Group Policy application rules for domain controllers, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

259576 Group Policy application rules for domain controllers


To see the "Introduction to Windows 2000 Group Policy" white paper, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/docs/GPIntro.doc

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:2/9/2006
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