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 of our customers, this will have no impact on the functionality of QGPM (save the aforementioned export functionality). Most likely you are running your QGPM service on a server OS and therefore the service will be unaffected.
For those customers affected by this, the rumour is that Microsoft will ship a Vista compatible version of GPMC as a separate install. For more information on this, contact your friendly neighbourhood MS rep.
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