Windows 2000 Resource Kits

The Microsoft Windows 2000 Resource Kits are the official source of technical background information about the Windows 2000 operating system. They provide detailed support for system and network administrators, Webmasters, and advanced users who configure, administer, optimize, and troubleshoot Windows 2000, and networks and Web sites based on it. Because these materials come directly from the Microsoft product development teams, they provide the most complete technical information and tools available for deploying and supporting the operating system.

The Windows 2000 Resource Kits include the printed and online Windows 2000 Resource Kit books; and documentation for the registry, performance counters, error and event messages, and Group Policy settings. They come with a companion CD whose contents can be installed on a computer running Windows 2000. The Windows 2000 Resource Kits also provide documentation for the more than 200 tools included on the Resource Kit companion CD.

The Windows 2000 Professional Resource Kit contains:

• The Windows 2000 Professional Resource Kit printed book, containing information about core technologies for Windows 2000 Professional.
• The Resource Kit companion CD, which includes:
• The Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Resource Kit book in online format.
• A subset of the Resource Kit tools.
• Documentation for the tools, the registry, performance counters, error and event messages, and Group Policy settings.

The Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit contains:

• The Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit printed books, seven volumes containing information about technologies included in Windows 2000 Server:
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Deployment Planning Guide
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Operations Guide
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Distributed Systems Guide
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server TCP/IP Core Networking Guide
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Internetworking Guide
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Internet Explorer Resource Guide
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Internet Information Services Resource Guide



• The Resource Kit companion CD, which includes:

• All Resource Kit books in online format, including the Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Resource Kit.
• The complete set of over 200 Resource Kit tools.
• Documentation for the tools, the registry, performance counters, error and event messages, and Group Policy settings.

For more information about the Windows 2000 Resource Kits, see the Windows 2000 Web site.

Windows 2000 Support Tools

The Windows 2000 CD set contains a subset of the Windows 2000 Resource Kits, including:

• The Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Deployment Planning Guide in online format.
• Approximately 50 of the Resource Kit tools.

To view the following online documentation, you must first have installed the Windows 2000 Support Tools from the Windows 2000 CD.

Open Deployment Planning Guide

Open Windows 2000 Support Tools Help

 Note

• To open the Deployment Planning Guide after it is installed, click Start, point to Programs, point to Windows 2000 Support Tools, and then click Deployment Planning Guide.
• To open Windows 2000 Support Tools Help after it is installed, click Start, point to Programs, point to Windows 2000 Support Tools, and then click Tools Help.