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i need an open source group policy editor.
p.s. give me some links where i can download it.

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For : concise, practical options and a safe workflow for saving/loading local Group Policy on Windows XP.

If the machine is Windows XP Professional the built-in editor is gpedit.msc; XP Home does not include that snap‑in by default. Local policy data lives under %windir%\System32\GroupPolicy (Machine and User subfolders) and contains the policy files used by the system. The simplest, reliable way to "save" a policy set is to copy that GroupPolicy folder to a safe location; restoring is done by placing the folder back on the target machine (same path) and then logging off/logging on or rebooting so the policy is reloaded.

For an open‑source GUI alternative, search GitHub for "Policy Plus" — it is a community tool intended to act like gpedit.msc and to edit or work with local .pol files. Check the project README for supported Windows versions and download instructions; prefer releases with source and good documentation.

Suggested backup/restore workflow

  • Close any policy editor or management tools.
  • Copy %windir%\System32\GroupPolicy to a backup location.
  • Optionally export any registry keys changed by policies to .reg files so registry‑only changes can be reapplied.
  • On the target machine, stop user sessions, copy the folder back to the same path (preserve permissions), then reboot.

Cautions: avoid random third‑party installers from unknown sites; prefer official tools or GitHub projects with source. Because Windows XP is unsupported, test any changes on a nonproduction VM and keep full backups before applying policy sets.

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i really need a group policy editor in windows xp where i can save settings and load it again.

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whats wrong with daniweb i thought posting a problem here will give me solutions i need.

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