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A new Windows Vista / 2008 Group Policy Preference client side extension hotfix rollup has been released. Below I have listed the details of the hotfix including a complete list of all issues it resolved.

KB977983 – Group Policy preferences client-side extension hotfix rollup for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

New Issues Resolved

• You cannot create a GPP folder when the target path is a Distributed File System (DFS) path.
• Item-Level Targeting for the security group does not recognize nested groups for computer objects.
• When you configure Item-Level Targeting for GPP to match a registry value, the match fails.
• The GPP data source name (DSN) requires a password if a username is specified in the DSN connection information. After you apply this hotfix rollup, you can use a blank password in the DSN connection information.
• You experience a significant delay when you log on to an Active Directory site that has a read-only domain controller (RODC). This issue occurs when you implement Item-Level Filtering for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) by using GPP.
• GPP cannot be deployed on a printer when the printer owner is not specified as "System" or "Administrators."
• When you configure Item-Level Targeting for GPP with Terminal Services, Item-Level Targeting fails.
• A memory leak occurs in the GPP client every time that Item-Level Targeting is processed.

Previous KB974266 Issues Resolved

• The Windows Event Log service crashes when the regional options preferences are set to English (United Kingdom).
• If the regional options preference is set to English (United Kingdom) or to anything other than United States, it cannot be applied. The regional options preference setting still shows United States.
  • Note A non-administrator user cannot log on to a domain from a computer that is running Windows Vista SP2, if the user’s locale information is set by using a Group Policy preference and set the regional options preference as English (United Kingdom).
• If you create or update a virtual private network (VPN) connection by using a Group Policy object, the connection does not bind to IP Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) or IP Version 6 (TCP/IPv6).
• A Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) query that is used by item level targeting uses an incorrect base distinguish name.
• Group Policy Service (GPSVC) stops responding during the GPSVC shutdown process if third-party printer drivers are installed by Group Policy Preferences.
• The %GPTPATH% variable is not resolved correctly when Group Policy Preferences are processed.
• Group Policy Preferences stops responding when you try to configure the printer item for printers that use third-party drivers. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  973772 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973772/ ) Group Policy Preferences stops responding when you try to configure the printer item for printers that use third-party drivers on a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computer

Source http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/

Just a single new hot fix has come out this week that affects group policy…

981704 The file name of an ADM file is displayed incorrectly in the GPMC report in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

This hotfix resolves a problem with a GPO report in the Group Policy Management Console showing as “Extra Registry Settings” if you have imported a ADM file and then moved it to another location. For more info see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981704