| Introduction |
xxxiii |
| Document Conventions |
xxxiii |
| Resource Kit Compact Disc |
xxxiv |
| Resource Kit Support Policy |
xxxv |
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PART 1 Overview |
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Chapter 1 Introducing Windows 2000 Professional |
3 |
| Quick Guide to Using Windows 2000 Professional |
4 |
| Overview |
6 |
| Reliable |
6 |
| Easy to Use and Maintain |
7 |
| Built for Mobile Users |
10 |
| Internet Ready |
11 |
| Deployment and Installation |
12 |
| Setup Program |
13 |
| Custom and Automated Installations |
13 |
| Configuration and Management |
14 |
| Configuration and Management Tools |
15 |
| Files, Folders, and Search Methods |
17 |
| Mobile Computing |
18 |
| Multimedia |
18 |
| Telephony and Conferencing |
18 |
| Security |
19 |
| Printing |
20 |
| Scanners and Cameras |
20 |
| Fonts |
21 |
| File Systems |
21 |
| Removable Storage and Backup |
21 |
| Device Management |
22 |
| Power Management |
22 |
| Networking |
23 |
| Local and Remote Network Connections |
23 |
| Windows 2000 TCP/IP |
24 |
| Windows 2000 Professional on Microsoft Networks |
25 |
| Interoperability |
26 |
| NetWare Interoperability |
27 |
| UNIX Interoperability |
27 |
| Interoperability with IBM Host Systems |
28 |
| Performance Monitoring |
28 |
| Evaluating Memory and Cache Usage |
29 |
| Analyzing Processor Activity |
29 |
| Examining and Tuning Disk Performance |
29 |
| Troubleshooting |
29 |
| Troubleshooting Tools and Strategies |
30 |
| Disk Concepts and Troubleshooting |
31 |
| Windows 2000 Professional Stop Messages |
31 |
| Accessibility |
31 |
| Where to Find More Information in this Book |
33 |
| Additional Resources |
35 |
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Chapter 2 Using Windows 2000 Professional with Windows 2000 Server |
37 |
| Quick Guide to Using Windows 2000 Professional with Windows 2000 Server |
38 |
| Centralized Deployment |
40 |
| Centralized Administration |
42 |
| Active Directory |
43 |
| Change and Configuration Management |
45 |
| IntelliMirror |
47 |
| Group Policy |
49 |
| Support for Roaming and Mobile Users |
51 |
| Advanced Security |
52 |
| Robust Networking Infrastructure |
54 |
| Windows 2000 DNS |
54 |
| Windows 2000 DHCP |
57 |
| Quality of Service |
58 |
| WINS |
59 |
| Interoperability with Other Networks |
59 |
| Additional Resources |
60 |
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PART 2 Deployment and Installation |
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Chapter 3 Deploying Windows 2000 Professional |
63 |
| Quick Guide to Deploying Windows 2000 Professional |
64 |
| Mapping Your Needs to Windows 2000 Professional |
65 |
| Planning Your Deployment |
66 |
| Defining Project Scope and Objectives |
66 |
| Assembling Your Project Team |
68 |
| Assessing and Documenting Your Current Computing Environment |
69 |
| Establishing Standards and Guidelines |
70 |
| Creating a Testing Environment |
71 |
| Creating a Master Project Plan |
72 |
| Determining a Preferred Client Configuration |
75 |
| Assessing Your Current Client Configuration |
75 |
| Determining Your Preferred Client Configuration |
80 |
| Assessing Your Current Network Infrastructure |
81 |
| Documenting Your Network Infrastructure |
81 |
| Determining a Client Connectivity Strategy |
83 |
| Overview of Client Connectivity |
84 |
| Windows 2000 Professional Services and Protocols |
85 |
| Determining Implementation Methods |
88 |
| Determining Your Installation Processes |
89 |
| Minimizing the Costs of Implementation |
89 |
| Testing Your Deployment Plan |
91 |
| Creating a Test Environment |
91 |
| Simulating the Client Computer Environment |
91 |
| Conducting a Pilot |
95 |
| Selecting the Pilot Group |
96 |
| 3.0.1 Preparing Users and Sites |
97 |
| Conducting and Monitoring the Pilot |
98 |
| Preparing for the Rollout |
99 |
| Evaluating the Pilot Results |
99 |
| Finalizing the Rollout Plan |
100 |
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Chapter 4 Installing Windows 2000 Professional |
101 |
| Quick Guide |
102 |
| What’s New |
103 |
| Planning Your Installation |
103 |
| Checklist for Preparing to Run Setup |
104 |
| Choosing an Upgrade or a Clean Installation |
104 |
| Obtaining Network Information |
105 |
| Backing Up Your Files |
106 |
| Checking Hardware Requirements |
106 |
| Checking Hardware and Software Compatibility |
108 |
| Planning a Clean Installation |
111 |
| Planning an Upgrade |
116 |
| Planning a Multiple-Boot Configuration |
122 |
| Running Setup |
124 |
| Using Winnt32.exe to Upgrade to Windows 2000 Professional |
124 |
| Running Setup for a Clean Installation of Windows 2000 Professional |
135 |
| Adding Additional Components |
139 |
| Post-Installation Tasks |
141 |
| Logging on to Windows 2000 Professional |
141 |
| Joining a Workgroup |
142 |
| Joining a Domain |
142 |
| Creating a User Account |
143 |
| Creating an Emergency Repair Disk |
143 |
| Additional Resources |
143 |
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Chapter 5 Customizing and Automating Installations |
145 |
| Quick Guide to Customizing and Automating Installations |
146 |
| Overview of Customizing and Automating Installations |
147 |
| Customization and Automation Process |
148 |
| What’s New |
150 |
| Methods and Tools for Customizing and Automating Installations |
150 |
| Feature Comparison with Previous Versions of Windows |
151 |
| Step 1: Plan |
155 |
| User Types and Requirements |
155 |
| Conduct an Inventory of Clients |
156 |
| Assess Your Network Infrastructure |
158 |
| Choose the Appropriate Tool |
158 |
| Step 2: Prepare |
160 |
| Get the Necessary Information |
160 |
| Verify Hardware and Software Requirements |
162 |
| Create a Distribution Folder |
163 |
| Create an Answer File |
168 |
| Step 3: Customize |
172 |
| Adding Hardware Devices |
173 |
| Setting Passwords |
177 |
| Customizing Language and Regional Options |
179 |
| Presetting Time Zones |
181 |
| Detecting Video Mode for Portable Computer Displays |
181 |
| Automatically Converting FAT16 and FAT32 to NTFS |
182 |
| Converting Short File Names to Long File Names |
183 |
| Adding Applications |
184 |
| Step 4: Deploy |
196 |
| Unattended Installations |
197 |
| System Preparation Tool |
205 |
| Remote Installation Services |
220 |
| Microsoft Systems Management Server |
232 |
| Additional Resources |
235 |
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Chapter 6 Setup and Startup |
237 |
| Quick Guide to Setup and Startup |
238 |
| Phases of Setup |
239 |
| Setup Loader |
239 |
| Text-Mode Setup |
240 |
| GUI-Mode Setup |
240 |
| Windows 2000 Professional Startup Process |
241 |
| Power-on Self Test |
242 |
| Starting the Computer |
242 |
| Bootstrap Loader Process |
244 |
| Operating System Selection |
245 |
| Hardware Detection |
245 |
| Selecting a Hardware Configuration |
246 |
| Loading and Initializing the Kernel |
246 |
| Logging On to the Operating System |
247 |
| Understanding the Boot.ini Naming Convention |
247 |
| Driver Cabinet File |
251 |
| Plug and Play Device Detection |
252 |
| System BIOS |
252 |
| System Resources |
253 |
| Detecting Plug and Play Devices |
254 |
| Installing a Multiple-Boot Operating System |
258 |
| Multiple-Boot Considerations |
258 |
| File System Considerations |
259 |
| Windows 2000 Professional Multiple-Boot Configurations |
259 |
| Installing Service Packs |
261 |
| Removing Windows 2000 Professional from Your Computer |
262 |
| Removing Windows 2000 from the Boot Sequence |
262 |
| Removing a Primary NTFS Partition |
263 |
| Removing Windows 2000 Professional Files |
264 |
| Troubleshooting Windows 2000 Professional Setup |
264 |
| Creating the Startup Disks |
264 |
| Media Errors |
265 |
| Disk Errors |
266 |
| Other Common Setup Problems |
266 |
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PART 3 System Configuration and Management |
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Chapter 7 Introduction to Configuration and Management |
271 |
| Quick Guide to Workstation Configuration and Management |
272 |
| What’s New |
273 |
| Managing Windows 2000 Professional in a Windows 2000 Server Environment |
275 |
| Change and Configuration Management |
275 |
| Comparison of Local Features and Windows 2000 Server Features |
277 |
| Managing Windows 2000 Professional in a Non‑Windows 2000 Environment |
279 |
| Windows NT 4.0 Server Environments |
279 |
| Novell NetWare Environments |
280 |
| UNIX Environments |
281 |
| Managing Users and Groups |
281 |
| Setting Up User Accounts |
281 |
| Security for Users and Groups |
283 |
| User Profile Types |
286 |
| Creating User Profiles |
287 |
| Group Policy |
289 |
| Using Local Group Policy on Individual Computers |
290 |
| Viewing Group Policy Settings |
294 |
| Extensions to the Group Policy Snap-in |
295 |
| Administrative Templates |
296 |
| Local Group Policy Objects |
297 |
| Group Policy Folder |
298 |
| Registry.pol Files |
298 |
| System Policy Editor |
299 |
| Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 Policy Comparison |
300 |
| Migrating from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 |
301 |
| Management Tools |
302 |
| Microsoft Management Console |
302 |
| Administrative Tools |
303 |
| System Tools |
307 |
| Control Panel |
308 |
| Scripts |
311 |
| Changing System Environment Variables |
314 |
| Windows Update |
315 |
| Windows Management Instrumentation |
316 |
| Managing Windows 2000 Professional in a Multilanguage Environment |
316 |
| Windows 2000 Professional MultiLanguage Version |
318 |
| Using Group Policy to Manage User Interface Languages |
322 |
| Making Windows 2000 Professional More Accessible |
322 |
| Enabling Third-Party Hardware Devices |
324 |
| Group Policy and Accessibility Options |
325 |
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Chapter 8 Customizing the Desktop |
327 |
| Quick Guide to Customizing the Desktop |
328 |
| Overview of Desktop Customization and Configuration |
330 |
| What's New |
330 |
| Customizing the Windows 2000 Professional Desktop |
332 |
| Defining Desktop Administration Standards |
332 |
| Implementing Custom Desktops in a Windows 2000 Server Network |
334 |
| Implementing Custom Desktop Configurations in Non–Windows 2000 Server Networks |
335 |
| Using Group Policy Settings for Desktop Control |
335 |
| Applying Group Policy Settings to Multiple Users of the Same Computer |
336 |
| Applying Group Policy Settings to the Desktop |
336 |
| Desktop Shortcuts and Icons |
337 |
| Group Policy Settings That Affect Desktop Icons |
337 |
| Active Desktop and Wallpaper Settings |
338 |
| Considerations for Using Active Desktop |
338 |
| Using an HTML File as Wallpaper |
339 |
| Using Graphics and HTML Pages as Active Desktop Items |
339 |
| Locking Down an Active Desktop Configuration |
340 |
| Group Policy Settings That Affect Active Desktop |
340 |
| Start and Programs Menus |
341 |
| Considerations for Customizing the Start and Programs Menus |
343 |
| Customizing the Start and Programs Menus for All Users |
344 |
| Procedures for Customizing the Programs Menu |
344 |
| Procedures for Customizing the Start Menu |
345 |
| Procedures for Using Personalized Menus |
346 |
| Group Policy Settings That Affect the Start Menu |
346 |
| Customizing the Taskbar and Toolbars |
348 |
| Considerations for Customizing the Taskbar and Toolbars |
348 |
| Configuring the Taskbar and Toolbars |
349 |
| Procedures for Customizing the Taskbar and Toolbars |
349 |
| Group Policy Settings That Affect the Taskbar and Toolbars |
350 |
| Limiting Access to Display Options |
351 |
| Screen Saver Group Policy Settings |
352 |
| Restoring the Original Configuration |
353 |
| Choosing a New User Interface |
353 |
| Troubleshooting |
354 |
| Additional Resources |
355 |
|
Chapter 9 Managing Files, Folders, and Search Methods |
357 |
| Quick Guide to Files, Folders, and Search Methods |
358 |
| What’s New |
359 |
| Windows 2000 Server Network Advantages |
360 |
| Working with Files and Folders |
360 |
| My Computer |
360 |
| My Documents and My Pictures |
361 |
| My Network Places |
364 |
| Windows Explorer |
366 |
| Customizing Folders |
369 |
| Setting Folder Options |
369 |
| Using the Customize This Folder Wizard |
370 |
| Understanding Saved Views and Browsing Folders |
371 |
| Setting All Folders to the Same View |
372 |
| Group Policy Settings That Affect Folders |
372 |
| Using Offline Files and Folders |
373 |
| Overview of Offline Files and Folders |
373 |
| Reconnecting to the Network Resource |
376 |
| Synchronizing Files and Folders |
376 |
| Using Offline Files on Mobile Computers |
378 |
| Managing Offline Files |
378 |
| Searching for Files, Folders, and Network Resources |
383 |
| Finding Files and Folders |
384 |
| Saving and Opening Files |
384 |
| Using the History Folder |
386 |
| Connecting to Network Shares |
387 |
| Using Indexing Service |
389 |
| Using Active Directory to Search for Network Resources |
391 |
| Preventing Access to System Files |
395 |
| Troubleshooting |
396 |
| Additional Resources |
398 |
|
Chapter 10 Mobile Computing |
399 |
| Mobile Computing Quick Guide |
400 |
| What’s New |
401 |
| Setting Up a PortableComputer |
403 |
| Check BIOS Compatibility |
404 |
| Establish Group Memberships |
404 |
| Verify Hardware Configuration |
404 |
| Configure Power Management Options |
405 |
| Install All Software |
405 |
| Configure Offline Content |
405 |
| Configure Security |
406 |
| Configure User Profiles and Folder Redirection |
406 |
| Configuring Offline Files for Portable Computers |
406 |
| Configuring Files on a Network Share for Offline Use |
406 |
| Pinning Files and Folders for Offline Use |
408 |
| Configuring Options for Offline Files |
410 |
| Configuring Synchronization for Offline Files |
412 |
| Managing the Offline Files Folder |
416 |
| Configuring Power Management |
418 |
| ACPI Power Management |
418 |
