<s>
System	B-Device
Policy	I-Device
Editor	I-Device
is	O
a	O
graphical	O
tool	O
provided	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
policies	O
are	O
made	O
up	O
from	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
registry	B-Protocol
entries	O
that	O
control	O
the	O
computer	O
resources	O
available	O
to	O
a	O
user	O
or	O
group	O
of	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
registry	B-Protocol
entries	O
can	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
individual	O
users	O
,	O
groups	O
of	O
users	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
anybody	O
logging	O
on	O
to	O
a	O
particular	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
works	O
by	O
manipulating	O
Registry	B-Protocol
and	O
security	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
User-specific	O
settings	O
are	O
stored	O
in	O
the	O
HKEY_CURRENT_USER	O
registry	B-Protocol
hive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ADM	O
files	O
are	O
template	O
files	O
that	O
are	O
used	O
by	O
System	B-Device
Policy	I-Device
Editor	I-Device
to	O
describe	O
where	O
registry-based	O
policy	O
settings	O
are	O
stored	O
in	O
the	O
registry	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
the	O
System	B-Device
Policy	I-Device
Editor	I-Device
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
Group	O
Policy	O
snap-in	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Management	I-Application
Console	I-Application
(	O
MMC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
