I downloaded and installed GPMC Sp1 and I no longer see the error.
Download GPMC SP1 from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0A6D4C24-8CBD-4B35-9272-DD3CBFC81887&displaylang=en
I added the word12.adm template into the GPO editor and now I get the following error:
Administrative Templates
An error has occurred while collecting data for Administrative Templates.
The following errors were encountered:
The .adm file "\\CIS117AMERDC.AVNET.COM\SysVol\AVNET.COM\Policie s\{98D557C5-5BDD-4AFD-A151-AEE0A2097FFC}\adm\word12.adm" is not in a valid format and must be replaced. Details: A string is expected at line 736.
Any idea on a solution?
I downloaded and installed GPMC Sp1 and I no longer see the error.
Download GPMC SP1 from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0A6D4C24-8CBD-4B35-9272-DD3CBFC81887&displaylang=en
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