Enable GroupPolicy GPEDIT for Windows Vista Home
I posted a trick for boosting internet speed using GPEdit for XP. Somebody asked me, what about Vista? I found that gpedit.msc (group policy editor) is not present for Vista home and premium edition. It does exist in Vista Pro (Ultimate, Business and Enterprise editions). I proudly told him that Microsoft did not find it funny to bother Vista Home users to mess with Group Policy Editor, so they just eliminated the tool. But I gave him some tips related to how on this mortal world of windows we can desperately try to increase internet speed for Windows Vista by ‘other’ means. He was not convinced. Anyways now the good news is. We can populate, generate or create gpedit.msc thing in Windows Vista Home edition by using some Wizardry.
What we can do is, we can take the necessary files from Vista Ultimate or Business edition and put them in Vista Home to get gpedit back.
We need two packages.
- Group Policy files package
- .ADM files package
The path C:Windowssystem32 contains Group Policy files (in Ultimate Vista) e.g.
gpedit.msc
fde.dll
gpedit.dll
gptext.dll
wsecedit.dll
The path C:WindowsINF contains .ADM files (in Ultimate Vista) e.g.
AER_1025.ADM
AER_1028.ADM
AER_1031.ADM
AER_1033.ADM
AER_1036.ADM
AER_1040.ADM
AER_1041.ADM
AER_1042.ADM
AER_2052.ADM
AER_3082.ADM
conf.adm
inetcorp.adm
inetres.adm
inetset.adm
Search.adm
system.adm
wmplayer.adm
wuau.adm
We will copy these. and past these in Vista Home edition at the same paths in inf and system32 folders. Now Vista will protest about some files which it already have. It will ask something like: “Are you behind this suspicious activity?” We will confess by clicking yes. We will ignore more protests replace all files.
Download Group Policy files package
Download .ADM files package
Now
Open run
Run the following commands there one by one:
regsvr32 fde.dll
regsvr32 gpedit.dll
regsvr32 gptext.dll
regsvr32 wsecedit.dll
Now Vista will again protest that module was loaded but the entry point DllRegisterServer was not found. We will ignore that once more and continue our work ruthlessly with a smile on the face.
It is time.
Open once again run
Write there: gpedit.msc and Press enter…
and…
Click at images to enlarge.
OMG! There is Group Policy Editor but with an error. Okay what it says:
Hmm! Lets find the MMC. Open run, type there MMC and press enter.
Okay that will be empty on right side at first. We just click file > add or remove snap-ins and add all left side devils to the right panel and click ok.
It will prompt to save. We just save that console. Finish.
Now snap-ins have been added.
We go to run (fast this time) and try to open gpedit.msc
Again the same problem. Vista will deny flatly to load snap-ins in gpedit.
I have a feeling to go to the website fmylife and post this article over there.
I am gonna try something more. We have got the Group Policy Editor in Vista Premium for sure but its empty.
Do not try this, until this issue is resolved. OMG!!!
UPDATE: Download GPEDIT VISTA SETUP and install it. It will bring back GPEDIT for all versions of Windows Vista. [ source ]
Topic: Tips & Tricks, Vista Tips, Windows Vista Tips
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i was looking for a solution like this so i dont have to reformat but if it not work like the tinker on windows vista server hack then i give up
For a moment I thought this was the solution. Anyway very nice post and got me fooled for a while he he he. I guess the only solution is to upgrade my home premium to ultimate or business.
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i ended up getting ultimate with 7 upgrade but since my laptop is one foot in the dumpster no sense activating my ultimate oem key
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I managed to hack the XP gpedit.msc successfully. I am currently working on the Vista equivalent, but have one bug to fix. When I was writing my XP hack, I ran into this “MMC could not create the Snap-in” problem. I fixed it by registering all the dlls successfully. This took me quite a while, and in the end, it was a case of finding different versions of the same dlls, not some obscure trick.
I also noticed that my XP hack used some other dlls. I do not yet know how similar the Vista equivalent is to XP’s gpedit.msc. When I install my XP hack on Vista, then install your Vista hack over the top, I get a better result, not perfect, but better.
I get past the “MMC cannot create the snap-in” error, but the whole Administrative Templates folder does not exist, not empty, but non-existent. This makes it almost useless at the moment. I think this means we are both missing 1 or 2 dlls. I will keep trying, and when I get a breakthrough, I will report it here.
There are also many, many, more templates available, in particular in the new .admx file format. Microsoft is giving them away in one redistributable package here: http://www.microsoft.com/downl.....laylang=en You really need to have a look and decide what to do.
Unfortunately, work is slow and difficult my end, because I do not have a copy of Vista Business, Ultimate or a retail CD, however I am managing because I am downloading dlls off the dll download sites and confirming versions with the Microsoft Vista Virtual lab.
For your interest and research, my XP hack needed these dlls that you are not using:
appmgmts.dll
appmgr.dll
fdeploy.dll
Do not rush into using these dlls, but do consider them.
I will report back if I get a breakthrough. Good luck,
Richard (niemiro)
Ok, rather strange to start your post with a solution – that even in your steps doesn’t work.
System-files cannot be replaced by simple admit to everything : )
I tried (I did not verify) with Fileunlocker (which needs reboot). I also know of batch-script / command cmd-program “replace.cmd” that will replace system files “live” by caching everything where it is needed.
BUT I also found a solution with 1. detailed manul instructions and 2. setup 1.0 and setup 1.1.exe!
This will install GPedit.msc on ALL Windows Vista’s : P
http://www.vistax64.com/tutori.....vista.html
Peace!
Devvie
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