Will Windows XP GPOs work on Windows 7?
there's no tool know of.
many settings applicable, others not apply @ (or irrelevant).
possibly cause unexpected behaviour, or ineffective.
(ineffective, because there new ways things)
you need test, ensure necessary settings effective, if not, seek out alternatives/equivalents.
your existing gpo's, documentation, , ms documentation (reference spreadsheets etc) best guide.
in our environment, when planning/designing our xp -> w7 migration, exported html reports of gpo's , painstakingly reviewed/compared settings apply xp, , assessed relevance/applicability w7.
copied/linked test ou, built few test w7 machines, , adjusted/removed/added according our needs.
there settings aren't relevant w7, others (eg office settings) applicable , work fine as-is.
our environment not make extensive use of gpo, , @ time, did not use gpp @ all.
i'm happily managing 2 gp environments within single forest, but, our ad ou structure allows me keep 2 sets of gp isolated, can deliver different treatments each platform.
i've put wiki article on of available downloadable references/tools gp, hope may help:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/4976.selected-content-relating-to-group-policy-administrative-templates-adm-and-admx.aspx
here's direct link reference spreadsheets:
windows: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25250
office2010: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18968
office2007: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3795
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