Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista : Advanced Group Policy Preferences Settings - Group Policy Preferences in Settings Reports

Another great feature of Group Policy Preferences is their inclusion in the reports that are generated using the GPMC. Group Policy Preferences will be included on the GPMC Settings tab for the GPO, as well as when a GPO is saved to a file.

To see the Group Policy Preferences settings and filters within a GPO on the Settings tab, follow these steps:

1.	In the GPMC, expand the forest node, and then expand the domain node.
2.	Expand the Group Policy Objects node.
3.	Select the GPO for which you want to see a report.
4.	In the details pane, click the Settings tab.
5.	Select Close or Add in the Internet Explorer warning dialog box. (This step might be optional, depending on your Internet Explorer security settings.)

You will see the full list of settings within the GPO, for both computer configuration and user configuration, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Group Policy Preferences settings and targeting items are reported on the Settings tab within the GPMC for each GPO with a configured preference.

When you save the report for a GPO in HTML format using the GPMC, the Group Policy Preferences settings and targeting items that are configured in the GPO are also included. To save a report of a GPO in HTML format from within the GPMC, follow these steps:

1.	In the GPMC, expand the forest node, and then expand the domain node.
2.	Expand the Group Policy Objects node.
3.	Right-click the GPO for which you want to save a report, and then click Save Report. The Save GPO Report dialog box appears.
4.	Click Browse Folders (this option may already be active), select the location where the report will be saved, type a name for the report in the File Name text box, and then select a file type (HTML or XML) from the Save As Type drop-down list.
5.	Click Save.