To add or remove an Administrative Template (.adm file)

1.	Open the Group Policy object that you want to edit, and in the console tree right-click Administrative Templates. Where? Group Policy object name > Computer Configuration (or User Configuration) > Administrative Templates
2.	Click Add/Remove Templates.
3.	If you want to remove a template, in the Current Policy Templates list, click the template, and then click Remove. If you want to add a template, click Add. In the Policy Templates dialog box, click the template that you want to add, and then click Open.
4.	In the Add/Remove Templates dialog box, click Close.

Note

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To open the Group Policy snap-in, see Related Topics.

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Because the role of Administrative Templates has changed from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows XP, the use of Windows NT 4.0-style .adm files on Windows XP clients is not recommended.

If you do use the older .adm files to create namespaces in the Group Policy console, you can control whether the Windows NT 4.0 System Policy settings are visible in the details pane, as follows:

1.	In the console tree, click Administrative Templates.
2.	On the View menu, click Filtering, and then select or clear the Only show policy settings that can be fully managed check box. Selecting this check box causes System Policy settings to not be visible in the details pane. You can also use the Group Policy setting "Enforce Show Policies Only" to do this.

Where?

Group Policy object name > User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Group Policy

Ways to open the Group Policy snap-in

Open Group Policy from Active Directory Users and Computers

Open Group Policy from Active Directory Sites and Services

Open Group Policy as a stand-alone MMC snap-in

Edit the local Group Policy object

The role of Administrative Templates

Windows NT 4.0 system policies

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