Group Policy ADM Files

Administrative Template files are used to populate user interface settings in the Group Policy Object Editor, enabling administrators to manage registry-based policy settings. Each successive Windows operating system and service pack includes a newer version of these .adm files.

Previously, customers could only obtain the most recent .adm files by obtaining the latest service pack or operating system. Now, these .adm files are available directly from this page.

This page provides access to each version of the original .adm files that shipped with each operating system or service pack. Each set of .adm files is included in a Microsoft Installer (MSI) package, available for download from this page.

Supported Operating Systems

Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, Windows XP, Windows XP Service Pack 1

User rights to run Group Policy Object Editor (gpedit.msc).

To download the .msi file that contains the .adm files:
1. Use the lists below to determine the name of the .msi file that contains the files you are looking for.
2. Click the appropriate .msi link.
3. In the File Download dialog box, click Save.
4. In the Save As dialog box, browse to the directory on your computer to which you want to save the .msi file.
5. To start downloading the .msi file, click Save.

To install the .adm files on your computer:
6. Double-click the .msi file to start the .adm file installation wizard .
7. Follow the instructions in the wizard.

ADM Files
This section provides details of all the .adm files that shipped in each version of the Windows operating system, beginning with Windows 2000. Each .adm file is followed by the timestamp date of release.

Windows Server 2003 SP1
admFiles_WindowsServer2003SP1 installs:
• conf.adm, 2/22/2003
• inetres.adm, 2/18/2005
• system.adm, 2/18/2005
• wmplayer.adm, 2/18/2005
• wuau.adm, 2/18/2005

Windows XP SP2
admFiles_WindowsXPSP2 installs:
• conf.adm, 7/17/2004
• inetres.adm, 7/23/2004
• system.adm, 7/17/2004
• wmplayer.adm, 7/17/2004
• wuau.adm, 7/17/2004

Windows Server 2003
admFiles_WindowsServer2003.msi installs:
• conf.adm, 2/21/2003
• inetres.adm, 2/21/2003
• system.adm, 2/21/2003
• wmplayer.adm, 2/21/2003
• wuau.adm, 2/21/2003

Windows XP SP1
admFiles_WindowsXPSP1.msi installs:
• conf.adm, 7/21/2001
• inetres.adm, 6/6/2002
• system.adm, 8/21/2002
• wmplayer.adm, 7/21/2001
• wuau.adm, 4/15/2002

Windows XP
admFiles_WindowsXP.msi installs:
• conf.adm, 7/21/2001
• inetres.adm, 7/21/2001
• system.adm, 7/21/2001
• wmplayer.adm, 7/21/2001

Windows 2000 SP4
admFiles_Windows2000SP4.msi installs:
• conf.adm, 6/19/2003
• inetres.adm, 10/7/1999
• system.adm, 6/19/2003
• wmp.adm, 10/14/1999
• wuau.adm, 6/19/2003

Windows 2000 SP3
admFiles_Windows2000SP3.msi installs:
• conf.adm, 9/21/1999
• inetres.adm, 10/7/1999
• system.adm, 7/20/2002
• wmp.adm, 10/14/1999
• wuau.adm, 7/20/2002

Windows 2000 SP2
admFiles_Windows2000SP2.msi installs:
• conf.adm, 9/21/1999
• inetres.adm, 10/7/1999
• system.adm, 5/4/2001
• wmp.adm, 10/14/1999

Windows 2000 SP1
admFiles_Windows2000SP1.msi installs:
• conf.adm, 9/21/1999
• inetres.adm, 10/7/1999
• system.adm, 7/21/2000
• wmp.adm, 10/14/1999

Windows 2000
admFiles_Windows2000.msi installs:
• conf.adm, 9/21/1999
• inetres.adm, 10/7/1999
• system.adm, 11/29/1999
• wmp.adm, 10/14/1999