I've taken over another server and I can print the GPO (Default Domain Policy) and the report shows several settings. However, when I edit and drill down, there are no entries!!  ARG!  BTW, the settings are active and working.

System: 2008 R2/64 bit Standard, single DC.

UPDATE: XP clients seem to work fine. Having problem with Win 7 PRO 64 bit 4GB Ram Intel I5

Anyone have any idea either where the setting are coming from?  Or where I might find them to edit them. And/or why they are not showing when attempting to edit?

There are only 2 GPO's listed (default Domain, and Default Domain Controller).  Here's the snippet from the GPO report:

User Configuration (Enabled)
Policies
Windows Settings
Remote Installation Services
Client Installation Wizard options
Policy Setting
Custom Setup Disabled
Restart Setup Disabled
Tools Disabled

Folder Redirection

Documents

Setting: Basic (Redirect everyone's folder to the same location)
Path: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Options

Grant user exclusive rights to Documents Disabled
Move the contents of Documents to the new location Enabled
Also apply redirection policy to Windows 2000, Windows 2000
server, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems Enabled

Policy Removal Behavior Restore contents

Music

Setting: Follow the Documents folder

Pictures

Setting: Follow the Documents folder

Videos

Setting: Follow the Documents folder

Administrative Templates

Policy definitions (ADMX files) retrieved from the local machine.

Control Panel/Personalization

Policy Setting

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• Edited by AudiTechSupport Monday, September 23, 2013 5:53 PM

How did you create this report? Run "gpresult /h report.html" or use gpmc, this will tell you the originating GPO.

Thanks. I used the GP management console initially.

I just went back and ran the gpresult command as you indicated.  Just as before, the winning settings are deemed to be located in the Default Domain Policy, other settings were listed as the Default Domain Controller Policy and firewall settings as the Local Policy.  The ones I care about are in the Default Domain Policy.  However, when I edit it from the management console, there are no settings listed in ANY of the categories the report indicates!  I checked the other settings too in the Domain Controller Policy, same thing!

Strange... "gpupdate /force" - any messages? And the Group Policy Eventlog - any hints?

Thanks for hanging with me Martin...

I ran the GPUPDATE /FORCE command... here's the results...

C:\Users\administrator.TCFN>gpupdate /force
Updating Policy...

User Policy update has completed successfully.

The following warnings were encountered during user policy processing:

The Group Policy Client Side Extension Folder Redirection was unable to apply on
e or more settings because the changes must be processed before system startup o
r user logon. The system will wait for Group Policy processing to finish complet
ely before the next startup or logon for this user, and this may result in slow
startup and boot performance.
Computer Policy update has completed successfully.

For more detailed information, review the event log or run GPRESULT /H GPReport.
html from the command line to access information about Group Policy results.

Certain User policies are enabled that can only run during logon.

=========================================================

This same message appears as event ID 1112

The Group Policy Client Side Extension Folder Redirection was unable to apply one or more settings because the changes must be processed before system startup or user logon. The system will wait for Group Policy processing to finish completely before the next startup or logon for this user, and this may result in slow startup and boot performance.

This was sandwiched between this one (1502)

The Group Policy settings for the computer were processed successfully. New settings from 3 Group Policy objects were detected and applied.

and this one (1503)

The Group Policy settings for the user were processed successfully. New settings from 1 Group Policy objects were detected and applied.

No other events for group policy were recent. 

Is your Goal to Edit the currently used GPO's . If yes please install RSAT tool on WIn XP system where you see the group policy being active and deployed .

Once you have the GPeditor on the system login with your Domain Admin account and check if you can edit the same .

Please update and let me know if there is any more help required .

The 1112 is ok when running gpupdate... still strange. Are you familiar with ldap? Then do a search for GPOs with attribute gPCUserExtensionNames containing the FR CSE GUID {25537BA6-77A8-11D2-9B6C-0000F8080861}

...and remove the GUID pair in square brackets (the other one is the mmc snapin guid for FR).