QGPM, GPMC, Vista SP1, and You
QGPM uses programmatic interfaces exposed by GPMC for various functions, including backup/restore and reporting on GPO settings. Primarily, these features are implemented in the QGPM service, but GPMC is also used on the client if you try to export a GPO from the live environment.
With SP1, Microsoft is removing GPMC from Vista. For the majority [...]