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Receiving "Windows cannot open template file" error when opening Domain Security Policy

Q: I get the "Windows cannot open template file" error message when I open SBS 2003 Domain Security Policy. How do I fix it?

A: It's seems the Default Domain Controller Policy is corrupted. In Windows 2003, DCGPOFIX can by use to reset the Default Domain Controller Policy as well as the Default Domain Policy. However, you need to reconfigure the two policies after resetting them. For details regarding the DCGPOFIX command-line switch, type DCGPOFIX /?.

NOTE: Please backup the two policies before reset them! For details, please
refer to the following MS KB article:

833783 The Dcgpofix tool does not restore security settings in the Default
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=833783

HINT: For general backup and restore of the Default Domain Policy and
Default Domain Controller Policy, and also for other GPOs, Microsoft
recommends that you use the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) to
create regular backups of these GPOs. You can then use GPMC in conjunction
with these backups to restore the exact security settings that are
contained in these GPOs.

For more information about the GPMC, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/gpmc/default.mspx

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