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[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]
Requirement (Designed for Microsoft® Windows® Logo)
Note This guideline applies to any products offered for sale under a site-license. This guideline does not apply to an application that is sold only at retail to consumers for a single user license, such as a game.
As a vendor, you must either include an .adm file with your application or make such a file available for download from your World Wide Web site.
Applications must include a system policy template so that administrators can remotely manage the roll-out and use of the application. By using a system policy template, global changes to registry parameters can be applied to all users or a subset of users at the next interactive log on. This allows the administrator to choose registry settings from a template so as to customize the application roll-out or behavior on users' computers.
Such a template is referred to as an .adm file. The administrator (or software developer) can mandate a value, remove a value, or disregard the current state of a particular value at each interactive user log on. For example, a vendor can provide a template to administrators that can set the default server locations in each user's personal preferences.
For details on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 system policies, see "Windows NT 4.0 Profiles and Policies" on the Microsoft Web site. Additionally, more information on generating ADM files for use with System Policy Editor can be found in the Platform SDK.