PolicyMaker stops working after installing Windows XP SP3

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Hi this is Rob again. We had a couple cases recently where PolicyMaker settings were not applying to computer and users after installing Windows XP Service Pack 3.

We found that PolicyMaker client-side extensions (CSE) are not registered after installing Service Pack 3. Examine the following location using regedit:

HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogonGPExtensions

You should see the different client-side extensions for the computer. Here is the list of PolicyMaker CSEs:

{00000040-789B-494F-BF51-216A4110581C} - PolicyMaker License
{08E9566B-1390-4BFB-B19F-EA465BAD922D} - PolicyMaker Environment
{08F5166F-E66B-4F15-80BF-DE94F083472A} - PolicyMaker Local Users and Groups
{0947EA96-E4DE-48C5-99AD-FCC1829FFE86} - PolicyMaker Device Settings
{15D30905-443F-4097-8FA8-0A2E35B475DC} - PolicyMaker Network Options
{1EA5E892-2292-438F-8D05-40E7B0007585} - PolicyMaker Drive Maps
{F0DB2806-FD46-45B7-81BD-AA3744B32765} - PolicyMaker Folders
{F17E8B5B-78F2-49A6-8933-7B767EDA5B41} - PolicyMaker Files
{F27A6DA8-D22B-4179-A042-3D715F9E75B5} - PolicyMaker Data Sources
{F55DA052-16E1-434B-803F-F6A9F6945957} - PolicyMaker INI Files
{F581DAE7-8064-444A-AEB3-1875662A61CE} - PolicyMaker Services
{F5BFF32F-D563-460D-8764-890933FB03C0} - PolicyMaker Folder Options
{F648C781-42C9-4ED4-BB24-AEB8853701D0} - PolicyMaker Scheduled Tasks
{F6E72D5A-6ED3-43D9-9710-4440455F6934} - PolicyMaker Registry
{F9C77450-3A41-477E-9310-9ACD617BD9E3} - PolicyMaker Applications
{FD023FFE-C165-40D5-A201-439FC65AC8A5} - PolicyMaker Printers
{FD2D917B-6519-4BF7-8403-456C0C64312F} - PolicyMaker Shortcuts
{FD44098A-CA65-4054-8A70-EBAFAB263C70} - PolicyMaker Mail Profiles
{FEF373ED-6CBE-4294-83EC-008D502B394A} - PolicyMaker Internet Settings
{FF87F78A-E3A2-4AAE-B049-7E6BB1670D7B} - PolicyMaker Start Menu Settings
{FFAA00BB-0D9B-401B-B71B-EF5ED1D88E6D} - PolicyMaker Regional Options
{FFC64763-70D2-45BC-8DEE-7ACAF1BA7F89} - PolicyMaker Power Options

NOTE: If you have purchased other products from DesktopStandard you may have more. Microsoft did not acquire all the products DesktopStandard offered.

If you are missing these client-side extensions, you can register the DLL’s again by typing the following commands for the product listed:

PolicyMaker Standard Edition:

regsvr32 %systemroot%system32polprocl.dll
regsvr32 %systemroot%system32polcmncl.dll

DesktopStandard Software Update: (FYI) This product is not supported

regsvr32 %systemroot%system32polsucl.dll

DesktopStandard Application Security: (FYI) This product is owned by BeyondTrust

regsvr32 %systemroot%system32polseccl.dll

Once this is done, reboot the computer. PolicyMaker settings should start applying again. You can deploy the RegSvr32 commands as a computer startup script, or run the scripts as a post SP3 installation script. For example:

@echo off REM Sample DesktopStandard CSE Registration Script

REM This script is provided "AS IS" REM with no warranties and confers no rights. REM For more information please visit REM https://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.mspx to find terms of use.

regsvr32.exe /s %systemroot%system32polprocl.dll regsvr32.exe /s %systemroot%system32polcmncl.dll  

Please remember that Policymaker is in extended support and there are no further updates being released. Policymaker has been superseded by the free Group Policy Preferences CSE’s and is included with Windows Server 2008 and RSAT for Windows Vista SP1. GPP can be used on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 as well.

- Rob Greene