HELP!!! Can't find gpedit.msc

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  1. Posts : 73
    Windows 7
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    HELP!!! Can't find gpedit.msc


    I just reinstalled Win 7 RTM. I decided that since I had ordered the Home Pro version, I would do a clean install (I have been running Ultimate).

    I am running an M-Audio Audiophile 2496 and have been using the shutdown "fix" posted some while ago. I have never had any difficulty in using this fix in any of the versions of RC-1 nor have did I have any problem with RTM Ultimate.

    Now suddenly, when I attempt to run gpedit.msc to get to the scripts, I am getting a "can't find" error.

    Is this a phenomenon of Home Pro vs. Ultimate or is it just a re-install glitch?

    Edit: When I do a search I find the file in C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-g... and C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-m..., but when I attempt to run it I get a messge "MMC could not create the snap-in."

    I believe it should be in the Windows\System32 directory...but it ain't.
    Last edited by Catswold; 01 Sep 2009 at 09:23. Reason: search info
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  2. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
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    It should be in your system32 folder..
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  3. Posts : 4,573
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    Group Policy Editor not available in that edition.
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  4. Posts : 73
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
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    Antman said:
    Group Policy Editor not available in that edition.
    Well ain't that the s#!t$...AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

    Oh yeah, thanks for the information.
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  5. Posts : 8
    Windows 7
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    It should be illegal to ship Windows 7 without gpedit. All I want to do is turn off the stinking taskbar thumbnails. Do I own this computer or don't I? Apparently not... Either that, or I have to be a Windows 7 guru (or MS employee) BEFORE I buy a machine so I can possibly know which OS version to buy BEFORE I load my software and try to get to work.

    This is an unacceptable burden on the buyer. I wish my clients were smart enough to not use Windows, because that would certainly be my choice. Windows 7 is a police state, with lot's of advertisements thrown in to make us feel good.
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  6. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
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  7. Posts : 8
    Windows 7
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    And let me get this one straight... My mother in law has to go to regedit to find out what version of Windows she's running?!?! Now there's a good idea. They must be paying their designers huge bonuses just to keep the best and the brightest.

    Surely there's some other way to get this information!!!
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  8. Posts : 8
    Windows 7
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    Jonathan... Thanks. Tried setting NumThumbnails to zero, but no... Didn't work. It looks like turning off Aero might do the trick. Who needs all these gee-gaws anyway? Now, if only I can remember where they hid that option...

    BTW, running Windows 7 v6.1, build 7600 (found that in regedit... Isn't an ABOUT box considered de rigeur?)
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  9. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #9

    Go to Control Panel>System.

    HELP!!! Can't find gpedit.msc-capture.png

    You can also type winver into the start menu and press enter.

    It will also be displayed on the Welcome screen when she reboots.
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  10. Posts : 795
    windows 7 RTM x64
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    You can copy gpedit.msc from a win7 pro or ultimate pc to your system32 folder and it should run just fine.
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