Hi Please remove all the Dot net versions present from your system and re-install them freshly from here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=333325fd-ae52-4e35-b531-508d977d32a6&displaylang=en. Then try installing GPMC from this page http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=0a6d4c24-8cbd-4b35-9272-dd3cbfc81887&displaylang=en Thanks Dinesh

how do I install GPMC on 2003 R2 x64? I have .net installed but it throws an error.

Hi JonDoe321, Thanks for post here. I am afraid that GPMC (the version of GPMC distributed on Microsoft.com for use on XP and Windows Server 2003) is not supported on x64 installations of Windows . The 1st note in the download page for GPMC with SP1 states "The GPMC does not run on 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows". The workarounds of this situation : · Run 32-bit GPMC on 32-bit versions of Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2003 R2 or · Use the version of GPMC that ships on the Vista/7 or Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 versions of Windows Thanks. Tiger LiPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

but I heard it is not advisable or recommended to edit 2003 domain gpos with win7/2008 gpmc because it saves it as admx? true?

tried uninstall all versions of .net and reinstall. but install of gpmc fails asking for .net framework

Hi JonDoe321, Thanks for update. Please refer to session “Having Custom ADM Templates with Windows Server 2008/Vista/7” in the article below , it might answer your quesition: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Using-Custom-ADM-Templates-Windows-Server-2008-Vista-7.html What's the .NET Framework version you installed on this computer before you uninstall it ? What the OS version is running on the computer that you attempt to install GPMC ? you may like to check the .NET Framework versions requirement for GPMC installation from Microsoft website. Thanks. Tiger LiPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.