Error when editing XP Group Policy

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Posted: 5 Aug 2004

Q:
When trying to edit my XP group policy I receive the following error:

"The Group Policy that you are attempting to edit is currently being edited by another user. Please try again later."

I was in this policy earlier this morning when my PC froze, I recovered but cannot get back into the policy editor. I have reset the server and even created a new folder for a new policy and I still receive the same error. All servers are in sync and I have run ConsoleOne from both my desktop and server, and have verified that no one else has the file open. Any ideas?



A:
Look for folder C:winnt\system32\gpInUse on the workstation you are running ConsoleOne on. If it's there, rename it.

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Reader Comments

• This solved my problem. Thanks!
• Perfect, thans.
• Yeah, same problem. Renaming c:\windows\system32\gpinuse works great!
• Worked perfectly. Thanks.
• Thanks, back up and running "editing..."
• Worked perfectly
• Worked perfectly
• Now that's some good to know info!