How to Use Inetsvcs.adm File with System Policy Editor

 Last reviewed: September 9, 1997
Article ID: Q158719
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Personal Web Server version 1.0 for Windows 95

This article contains information about using Windows 95 with a configuration that has not been tested and is not supported by Microsoft. If the steps described in this article do not function properly, use a supported configuration.

SUMMARY

This article describes how to merge the Personal Web Server for Windows 95 policy file (Inetsvcs.adm) with the Admin.adm policy file included with Personal Web Server to create a policy file that incorporates all policies from both files.

MORE INFORMATION

Personal Web Server includes a file named Inetsvcs.adm containing policies specific to Personal Web Server. This file is used with System Policy Editor as a template to create policy files.

Changing the Template in System Policy Editor

You can change the template in System Policy Editor by clicking Template on the Options menu, and then selecting the Inetsvcs.adm file.

Windows 95 includes a file named Admin.adm that is used for most policies. It is located in the Windows\Inf folder.

Creating a Policy File That Includes Both Templates

To create a policy file that incorporates both templates, follow these steps:

  1. Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to open the Admin.adm file in the Windows\Inf folder.

    For information about using Notepad to write and edit text files, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type "editors" (without quotation marks), and then double-click the "Notepad" topic.

2. Run a second instance of the text editor and open the Inetsvcs.adm file 
   in the Program Files\Websvr\System folder.

  • Copy the text in the Inetsvcs.adm file beginning with 

          CATEGORY !!InternetServices

    and ending with: 

          END CATEGORY ; Microsoft Windows95 Internet Services

  • Paste the text into the Admin.adm file before the following section: 

          CATEGORY !!AccessControl

    NOTE: When you copy the text in the Inetsvcs.adm file, make sure to include the CATEGORY and END CATEGORY lines in the text you are copying.

  • Copy the text in the Inetsvcs.adm file in the [Strings] section. Paste the text into the bottom of the [Strings] section in the Admin.adm file.

  • Save the Admin.adm file as a file named PWSAdmin.adm.

  • In System Policy Editor, click Template on the Options menu, and select the PWSAdmin.adm file. Note that you must close any open policy file before changing the template.

    NOTE: System Policy Editor is not included in the floppy disk version of Windows 95. You can download Policy.exe, a self-extracting executable file containing Poledit.exe, from online services. Please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base for information about downloading Policy.exe: 

       ARTICLE-ID: Q135315
   TITLE     : CD-ROM Extras for Microsoft Windows 95 Upgrade

    • KBCategory: kbtool
    KBSubcategory: mspwsw95
    Additional reference words: 95
    Keywords : mspwsw95 kbtool
    Version : 1.00
    Platform : WINDOWS

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    Last reviewed: September 9, 1997
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