Microsoft KB Archive/828538

= More Than One Local Policy Is in Effect After You Edit Several Local Policies =

Article ID: 828538

Article Last Modified on 5/17/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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Important This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Gpedit.msc file to edit local policy settings on a computer that is running Windows XP, the previously-edited policies remain in effect.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you change two or more policy settings in a local policy. When you do so, the following temporary registry key is not deleted after you quit Gpedit.msc:

Note If you change only one policy setting, this registry key is deleted from the registry.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Manually Delete the Registry Key
To delete the registry key, follow these steps: WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.  Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate, and then click the following key in the registry key:

 On the Edit menu, click Delete.

Method 2: Install the Microsoft Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)
For additional information about how to install GPMC, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

326469 You Must Install a Hotfix to Install GPMC on Windows XP Professional

818735 White Paper: Administering Group Policy by Using the Group Policy Management Console



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.

Additional query words: winxp gpeditor

Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB828538

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