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Active Setup, IE 4.0 and, 869–870ACTIVEDS.TLB, 291AD database file. See NTDS.DIT fileAdaptec 2940 SCSI controller, 1147Add Network Place Wizard, 492–493Add Printer Wizard, 939–940Add/Remove Programs
DNS configuration for Windows 2000 domains,688–691
entries missing from, 1166installing applications on Terminal Server,
819–820installing DHCP Server service, 706installing Remote Installation Services, 56uninstalling Active Desktop, 853uninstalling hidden Windows components, 283uninstalling ISA Server 2000, 1219uninstalling MSN Messenger Service, 893uninstalling service packs, 256uninstalling task switcher, 25uninstalling Windows 2000 service pack,
124–125uninstalling Windows XP, 110
Address Resolution Protocol. See ARP (AddressResolution Protocol)
ADDUSERS.EXE, 1204.ADM files, 189
ADMIN$ share, 125–126, 194Administrative tools
configuring on Start menu, 371–372deleting volume, 755Group Policy Editor and, 1192–1193hiding on Start menu, 180–181importing volume, 755–756locating Disk Administrator, 753–754
Background, changing default, 141Backup Domain Controller. See BDC (Backup
Domain Controller)Backup Operators group
inability to backup Event Viewer files, 456permissions, 452
BackupRead( ) function, 747–748Backups. See also NT Backup
Active Directory, 569–570DHCP database, 711–712EFS recovery key, 774master boot record, 734–736permissions for, 452strategy for, 449–450XP Pro v. XP Home Edition, 14
defined, 1073fixing files that have lost their associations, 1080
INDEX 1231
Batch files, 1073–1086accessing on other machines, 1084automating input, 1082–1083calling from within another batch file, 1081checking for and running files, 1082color of command prompt window and,
1082–1083commands, 1073–1074comments, 1075–1076converting Unicode file to text, 1081editors, 169, 1067–1068environment settings, 1079/every switch and, 1150fonts installed from, 1032–1033operating networked machines with, 1078–1079output to screen, stopping, 1081parameters, 1085–1087PID of, 1083program output to NULL device, 1084Scheduler and, 1075scheduling, 139, 158–159searching for, 1079–1080sending message from, 1084subroutines, 1076–1077using &logonserver% variable after logon,
Clipboard dialog box, disabling Microsoft Office,269
ClipBook server, 203–204Cloning
FAT32 partitions, 93operating systems, 61–62
Close buttons, disabling, 343–344Cluster service, 291.CMD files, 1073CMD.EXE
batch files, 1073command extensions, 1052–1053command prompt configuration, 1050–1051comparing COMMAND.COM with, 1049removing NT from FAT partition, 33–34sessions, 486starting NT in DOS Mode, 142window titles, changing, 1056
date/time stamps, 1065–1066DIR output format, 1061–1062editor for command files, 1067–1068international versions of NT and, 1050listing commands used in command session,
1059logging off, 323opening at current Explorer directory,
1054–1055opening at current Explorer drive,
1070–1071output, forcing into environment variable,
1055output, one screen at a time, 1062output, redirecting to file, 1061, 1063–1064shortcuts, 1058starting Explorer from, 1060Tab, enabling to complete filenames, 1058users, removing from group, 320users, renaming, 320
COMMAND.COM fileANSI support, 1063comparing with CMD.EXE, 1049errors with 16-bit programs, 1121loading ANSI.SYS, 138mouse support, 1057starting NT in DOS Mode, 142
Commandsbatch files and, 1073–1075expanding %SystemRoot%, 186–187running at boot time, 155–156scheduling, 138–139server storage error message, 1139–1140
Commentsbatch files and, 1075–1076.REG files, 434removing or editing, 284setting for networked machines, 470–471
COMMON.ADM template, 189
Compact Disk File System (CDFS), 736COMPACT.EXE, 738Compatibility, 1119–1126
Access is Denied error, 1187–1188creating child domains, 516–517creating forests, 536upgrading servers to domain controllers,
510–511, 538–540DCs (Domain Controllers)
Administrator password and, 446–447authenticating clients, 523–524, 603–604configuring as Global Catalogs, 576–577demoting from, 594
1236 INDEX
DNS name registration and, 702–703editing default policy, 1156–1157event ID messages, 1197–1198forcing clients to validate logons, 507–510promoting to, 510–511removing nonexistent, 594–597servers, upgrading automatically, 538–540
DDL cachedisabling in Windows 2000, 220moving, 244System File Checker and, 243–244
ASCII print, 920ATAPI Real Mode CD-ROM, 1160boot process and, 2–3Live!Ware, 1116paging of, 907–908plug-and-play, 88–89printers, 919, 932removing, 221–222SCSI, 46unsigned, 89, 250–251
Device Managerdisabling system beep, 256–257enabling Direct Memory Access, 1106–1107IRQ sharing, 1111–1112redirect LPT1, 940setting DVD region, 1107–1108shortcut to directory/disk, 303working with PCI-based sound cards, 943–944
DISKSAVE.EXE, 735–736, 1142–1143Display Control Panel applet
disabling, 321–322icon spacing on desktop, 395Internet Explorer history, 875–876
Display delete confirmation dialog box, 190Distributed COM (DCOM) properties,
791–792Distributed File System. See Dfs (Distributed File
System)Distribution point, RIS, 59–60DLL (Dynamic Link Library) files
checking versions on system, 1042–1043monitoring calls, 407–408moving cache, 244setting icon for, 216
DMA (Direct Memory Access), 1106–1107,1177
DMUNROOT.EXE, 754–755DNS (Domain Name Service). See also Dynamic
DNSActive-Directory integrated, 691–692boot method, 703cache pollution, 698caching-only servers, 701–702client configuration, 684–685DCs re-registering DNS entries, 696–697domain configuration, 682–683Forwarder tab in DNS 5.0, 694–695installing, 681multi-server environments, 704No More Endpoints error, 688records, 683–684Registry location for DNS server entries,
687–688round robin resolution, 696server IP address, 686–687setting secondary DNS server as primary,
692–693suffix, setting primary, 700–701Windows 2000 domains, 688–691Windows NT domains, 696WINS server and, 687zone transfer messages, 697
INDEX 1239
DNS Manageradding records, 683–684changing IP addresses, 686–687configuring DNS to use WINS server, 687configuring domains, 682–683
DNS namesadded when creating domains, 533–534event logs and, 238–240GLOBAL.EXE and, 1181NetBIOS names vs., 498promoting server to DC, 510–511stopping DCs from dynamically registering,
adding user as recovery agent, 762–763backing up local recovery key, 774defined, 5determining file encryption, 793enabling, 767overview of, 759requesting recovery certificate, 762restoring local recovery key, 775XP Pro v. XP Home Edition, 14
Event Vieweralert for low disk space, 163–164event log locations, 162inability to backup, 456logon codes, 1039logon date and time, 327viewing/clearing Security event log, 953viewing saved event logs, 238–240
Service)Filenames. See also LFNs (long filenames); Naming
conventionsappending date and time, 1065–1066enabling folder name completion, 251–252enabling Tab key to complete, 1056–1057long, 730–731maximum number of characters, 736–737stopping Explorer from changing case of,
267WSH and, 1092
Files. See also Compressed files; Encryptionaccessing on other machines, 1084auditing, 956backing up, 453case of, 267checking who last opened, 765–766color used to display, 358–359compressing, 738Copy to Folder option, 352date and time, 1065–1066deleting, 734, 1032downloading to specified directory, 859editor for, 1067–1068encrypt/decrypt option to, 396executable associations and, 1158extensions, 215–217in-use/open files, 407–408, 1148NT boot process and, 2–3offline, 228open/locked via network shares, 474–475ownership of, 739, 751permissions, 439, 739–740, 955redirecting output to, 1061Registry, 418share protections, 748–749sharing, 23–24
1242 INDEX
Show Files, 382–383super hidden, 217–219temporary, 195–196undeleting, 727–728
FILE.TXT file, 1081find command, 1079–1080Find tab, Windows Help, 1190–1191FINDFAST.EXE, 1146Firewalls
Graphics, in XP, 297Gratuitous ARP, 679Group membership
displaying from Start menu, 312finding information about, 312operations based on, 309–310
Group Policiesadvanced Internet settings, 888–889folder redirection options, 597–599forcing updates, 626GPOs and, 669IPSec and, 668–669links, 632MSI files, 76–77No Override and Block Inheritance options,
633–634overview of, 623–626policy information sets, 636printers, 934–935scheduled tasks, access to, 340–341security groups and, 628–629update times, 602user/computer configuration, 634–635Windows Update, 271–272XP Pro v. XP Home Edition, 14
Group Policy Editor. See GPE (Group PolicyEditor)
Group Policy Objects. See GPOs (Group PolicyObjects)
GROVELER.INI, 268
Hackers, password, 966HAL.DDL file
boot process and, 3changing, 90–91powering down NT on shutdown, 144selecting alternate, 78
Hardware, 1095–1118. See also Device drivers;Drives; Keyboards; Memory; Modems;Monitors; Mouse; Processors
error, 897IENOBAR.VBS, 873Ifmember program, 309–310IIS (Internet Information Server), 14Images
background for Active Desktop, 373–374background for Explorer toolbars, 351–352restricting users to bitmapped, 379–380saving in bitmap format, 899–900show/hide on Web pages, 882
adding DWORD value from, 431installing from command line, 428overview of, 417
InfoTips, 207–208, 242–243Infrastructure Master FSMO, 579, 586–587Initialization of USER32.DLL error, 1159Install/Remove Programs, Control Panel, 688Installation. See also Unattended installation;
Windows 2000, installationACPI and, 90–92cloning operating systems, 61–62correcting deactivated, 28disk space and, 99evaluation vs. full-version, 404
error, 111Not For Resale versions, 406NT version and, 405Recovery Console, 99reinstalling Windows, 111upgrading to XP Pro, 109viewing date, 403–404Windows 2000 Server, 47Windows Installer and, 107Windows Update and, 106–107
Installation Wizard, XP, 109–110INSTSRV.EXE, 174Intel extensions, physical addresses, 1113IntelliMenus, 900IntelliMirror, 14Internet. See also Web
access control policy, 961–962default browser, 162–163modem connections, 467–468Temporary Internet Files folder, 317–318
Internet Connection Sharing. See ICS (InternetConnection Sharing)
Internet Connection Wizard (ICW), 882Internet Explorer. See also Active Desktop;
QuickLaunch toolbaradvanced settings, 888–889animated logo, 863AutoComplete URLs, 868–869, 892browsing offline, 858default start page, 860E-mail readers, 858.EXE files, opening vs. downloading, 859folders with Web view enabled, 855–856history, clearing, 861–862history information, 875HTML Source Editor check in, 900–901icon, 354, 857–858images, saving in bitmap format, 899–900IntelliMenus, 900keyboard commands, 854–855Kiosk mode, 890–891local drives, viewing, 865passwords, clearing saved, 889–890
recreating, 356security zone in, 879–880show/hide images on Web pages, 882starting without toolbars, 872–873style sheets, 893Temporary Internet files and, 895title bar, 881–882toolbar backgrounds, 862–863Windows Update and, 871
Internet Explorer 4.0Active Setup errors, 869–870checking previous version, 878–879corrupted icons, 1135–1136desktop icon, 867search engines, default, 857search engines, forcing selection of, 876secure Web pages and, 873–874Task Scheduler, 1168
defined, 5defining trusts, 537–538distribution of shared key, 969KDC/client sharing long-term key, 970overview of, 968ticket lifetime, 970–971trust between two domains in different forests, 597
INDEX 1247
KernelBlue Screen of Death and, 1130–1131debugging, 1137–1139defining, 3kernel-only crash dumps, 445–446
“KERNEL32.DSS failed” error, 1159Key Distribution Center (KDC), 969Keyboards
commands for Internet Explorer, 854–855default layout, 170–172hot plugging, 1110moving dialogs/windows with, 1038–1039Natural Keyboard Pro driver update, 1116navigating command line with, 1053table of shortcuts, 1030–1031Terminal Services shortcuts, 836–837
Logon. See also AutoLogons%logonserver% variable, 1084–1085Allow Logon to Terminal Server, 850cache amounts and, 188Ctrl+Alt+Del and, 192FTP failure at, 457
1248 INDEX
keyboard layout and, 170–172last logon name, 184, 193–194Logon using Dial-up Networking, 326NGINA.DLL cannot be found error, 1191–1192number of simultaneous, 186preventing to servers, 184–185processes during, 507–508programs configured to run at, 188–189to servers, 185startup folders and, 318–319to Terminal Services, 826–827, 833–834time of, 326–327timer for profiles, 195user/computer names, 206–207, 310users, limiting to one, 460variable processing, 233verbose event messages and, 266–267warning messages and, 183–184
Logon screenLogon Using Dialup Networking, 987–988losing, 499monitor power configuration, 209Shutdown button, 140
Logon scriptscontents of, 309directory replication, 601hanging and looping, 1161making shell start before script finishes, 311stopping user from closing before completion,
accessing files on other machines, 1084controlling connections, 316–317, 466Explorer and, 365Failed to expand domain... error message, 1213prevention of, 319unattended installations and, 48using next available drive letter, 480via IP addresses, 496
Master Browserchecking for domains, 518forcing browser election, 519stopping remote, 518
My Documentsmoving, 337shortcut on desktop, 367–368
My Network Placesadding, 492–493Computers Near Me group and, 1186–1187enabling ICS, 1006–1007network browsing restriction, 245operator-assisted dial on RAS connections, 1001UNC shares, 494–495
My Pictures foldermoving, 337welcome screen picture, 17–18
Name creation, 8.3disabling on NTFS, 730disabling on VFAT, 736
Name hijacking, 720Naming conventions. See also filenames
Active Directory objects, 531Administrator account, 164dynamic disk group, 789organization names, 139OS computers in multiboot scenario, 1122sites, 545–546users from command prompt, 320
decreasing shut down or reboot time, 153next available drive letter and, 480overview of, 476–477starting services from command line, 173–174Telnet server and, 489
net statistics command, 326, 477net stop command
decreasing shut down or reboot time, 153overview of, 477stopping services from command line, 173–174
net time command, 477–478net use command
accessing files on other machines, 1084logon scripts and, 309mapping to FTP server, 486next available drive letter and, 480overview of, 478
net user commandadding users, 312changing passwords, 313, 314deleting users, 319determining user group, 312overview of, 478–479
Network and Dial-up Connectionsconfiguring Internet Connection Sharing, 1008enabling Internet Connection Sharing,
1005–1006protocol binding order, 462–463
Network applet, Control Panelconfiguring client to use DHCP, 707–708configuring client to use DNS, 684–685configuring RAS server, 994installing DHCP Server service, 706IP address of DNS server, 686–687uninstalling Dfs, 798
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)Data Sources applet, 238migrating data sources, 1047
Open files, 176Open GL Text Saver, 149Open With menu, 365Operations Master, error message, 1196–1197Opportunist locking, 273–274, 731Organizational units. See OU (Organizational
units)Organizations, names of, 140OS (Operating Systems). See also by individual
namescloning, 61–62disabling OS2 subsystem, 157displaying version on desktop, 270
OU (Organizational units)creating, 603GPOs settings, 637–638moving multiple users between, 617
Outlook 98, log file error when installing, 1171Outlook Express
as default news reader, 205printer problems, 873
Ownership, files and directories, 739, 751
Packet filters, 1221/PAE switch, 1113
Page size, printers, 923Page table entries (PTEs)
dual monitor installation running out of, 1190increasing number of, 200–201
changing size, 908–909changing size remotely, 909–911clearing at shutdown, 958creating larger than 4GB on one volume,
286–287moving, 903settings not retained in Windows 2000,
1195–1196size and location of, 904
PAGEFILE.SYS, 1184Paint icon, 351Parallel devices, errors when printing to, 921Parameters, passing to batch files, 1085–1087Partitions. See also FAT partitions; NTFS partitions
alert for low disk space, 163–164creating on Adaptec 2940 SCSI controller, 1147
Passport-related errors, 899PASSPROP.EXE, 235Password Change Notification message, 335–336Password sniffers, 966Passwords. See also Administrator passwords
changing expiration message time period, 462changing from command line, 978–979changing interval for trust relationships, 521changing user, 314changing without logging onto domain, 335–336character length error message, 982clearing saved, from IE, 889–890creating password-reset-disk, 345disabling ability to change, 197disabling Save Password in dial-up networking,
991disabling Terminal Services prompt for, 837disabling trust relationship, 520–521enabling/disabling hibernation, 1104enabling minimum age policy, 1198–1199enabling plain-text with Telnet server, 489–491hackers, 966prompting for when computer goes off standby,
979
INDEX 1255
Passwords (cont.)protection from hackers/crackers, 966pushed to PDC FSMO over WANs, 601–602resetting Content Advisor, 861, 868resetting machine account, 613resolving error message, 1155–1156setting hint, 18–20setting options via GPOs, 630turning off ability to have blank, 1156users changing only when prompted, 980–981using reset disk with, 20–22using XP welcome screen with, 16–17
Pasting, in command window, 1060Path names
in BOOT.INI file, 174–175longer than 255 characters, 1160
changing, 584–585overview of, 579–580preventing pushed passwords over WANs,
601–602PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
promoting Backup Domain Controller to, 516synchronization, 524–525
Percent sign (%)obtaining currently running batch file’s PID,
1083passing parameters to batch file, 1085–1087performing operations on every machine,
1078–1079PERFMON.EXE
for sequentially numbered performance logs,247–249
viewing last start date, 403Performance, 903–914. See also Pagefiles;
Performance Monitorof applications, 905–906assessing processor, 904–905configuring alerts to trigger applications, 912configuring program to run interactively,
912–913stopping paging of NT system code/drivers,
907–908users complaining of slow server response, 904
Performance Logs and Alertsconfiguring alerts to trigger applications,
912configuring program to run interactively,
912–913creating sequentially numbered performance
logs, 247–249Performance Monitor
assessing processor performance, 904–905enabling/disabling disk counters, 911–912not listing all possible objects/counters, 911viewing processes, 906–907
Period (.), 1203–1204Permissions
accessing network printer, 466–467backup, 452changing Everyone group settings, 335–336changing on directories, 731–732command line changes to, 732command line views of, 739–740copying files and keeping, 955copying files and lost, 439–440delegating manually, 330–331delegating using wizard, 331–332error when mapping network drives, 1213printer, 920restoring default, 954–955setting on files/directories on NTFS partition,
738–739PERMS.EXE, 739–740Persistent connections, 329Personalized Menus, 368–369Phone and Modem applet, Control Panel,
939–940ASCII text files and, 919auditing printed pages, 922command line operation of, 927–930custom page size for, 923drag-and-drop printing, 918drivers, 919, 932IE5.5/Outlook Express problems and,
873link to, 936–937location tracking, 933–934LPR queues and, 937MS-DOS and, 938net print command and, 476network access and, 466–467network queue for, 915, 924–925parallel device errors, 921pop-up messages, 916print jobs, configured for after work
hours, 916print jobs, managing from command
line, 925print jobs, preventing from writing to
System log, 923print spool location, 917Printer Operators Group, 921–922redirection from Terminal Services, 839Registry default for, 920–921security settings, 920Send To context option and, 926separator page, 918Web administration of, 933Web installation of, 938–939
PRINTUI.DLL dynamic link library, 927Priority of running applications, 905–906Process identifiers (PIDs), 1083Processes
killing orphaned, 1157–1158setting to use certain processor, 178–179stopping from Command line, 1064stopping on remote machine, 197–199viewing open files on, 407–408viewing system, 400–401
Processor affinity, 178–179
INDEX 1257
Processors64-bit, 1115computer waiting time and, 904–905forcing machine to use first, 1114multiprocessor systems and, 1176–1177supported by Windows, 1115
Profilesdirectory for stored, 337–338errors when exporting, 1140–1141logon timer for, 195preventing saved changes at logoff, 384when not saved to server, 321
changing run mode, 280–281configuring to run at logon, 188–189creating aliases, 202–203DLL/API calls, 408–409file extension association with, 176–177,
214–216Open With option, 365outputting into environment variable, 1055running as another user, 1020–1021scheduling, 158–159Start menu scrolling of, 244–245Windows versions and, 1124–1125
currently logged on users, 468–469enabling XP desktop, 842–843folder redirection options, 597–599hotfixes, 412logging off, rebooting or shutting down,
236–237network services and, 472pagefile size, 909–911Registry size and, 427–428restricting Registry access, 421stopping processes on, 197–198Terminal Server sessions, 824–825, 838
Remote Procedure Calls. See RPCs (RemoteProcedure Calls)
Remote Storage System, 776–783configuring, 779–780correcting indicator, 776–777defining, 777disabling for a volume, 782–783forcing scan, 781installing, 778–779telling which files have been removed to,
ReplicationDfs child replica sets, 802–803forcing for two DCs in one site, 553–554interval for DCs in one site, 555intrasite, 551–553, 559–560logon scripts, 601multimaster, 548–549RPC port and, 568–569tombstone objects, 550tools, 566–568tuning, 556–557
Administrator password and, 979–980bootable client disk, 60–61configuring options, 62–63distribution point for, 59–60excluding folders, 268installing, 56–59, 64MSI and, 72new image, 65–66SIS service and disk space and, 105–106Windows SP1 and, 126
blocking user access to, 340–341deleting, 302executing immediately, 302icon, 298, 371moving/copying between machines, 301notification of missed, 302running in background, 304
bridgehead, 557–558configuring as Global Catalog, 576–577global groups on, 475
1262 INDEX
multiple sites and, 546–547promoting to domain controllers, 510–511RPCs and, 480service information, 477service modifications, 473–474slow response of, 904storage to process command, 1139–1140user accounts, 470Windows 2000 installation and, 47
Service Pack 1IE 5.0 restrictions with, 883–888obtaining, 119Office 2000 problems, 881password character length, 982Registry updated to show installation, 128RPC error when installing, 125–126slipstreaming, 126–128Windows 2000 High Encryption Pack
installation, 1195Windows Installer file and, 129
Service Pack 2compatibility issues and, 1123–1124slipstreaming, 126–128Support Tools update, 131
Service Pack 3fast reboot, 202System Key functionality, 956–957
Service Pack 4fast reboot, 202promoting BDC to PDC, 516roaming profile and, 327showing installation of, 115–116
Service Pack 5fast reboot, 202TCP retransmission timeout, 660–661
Service Pack 6fast reboot, 202installing, 117–118
Service Pack 6a, 1194Service Pack 7, 128–129Service packs, 113–136
keyboard, 1030–1031My Documents, 367–368QuickLaunch toolbar, 260screen tip for, 234screensavers, 356–357shortcut arrow, 360, 397shut down time and, 154space character in, 1046–1047Start menu, 345, 375–376Terminal Services, 836–837Win key, 1030
Show Files dialog box, 270–271, 382–383Shutdown
ACPI-enabled PCs and, 1112–1113automatically killing hung processes, 207button, 140clearing pagefile, 958command line management of, 277decreasing time for, 153–154emergency, 1201increasing time until, 273remote, 236–237scripts at, 161verbose event messages and, 266–267Windows NT power down, 143–144without going to each machine, 469–470
Shutdown Event Trackeradding events to, 277–279command line management of, 277enabling/disabling, 277options, 279overview of, 275–276
SHUTDOWN.EXEcommand line shutdown description,
277configuring reboot for certain time, 152decreasing shutdown time, 153–154scripts at shutdown, 161shutting down multiple machines, 469–470shutting down/rebooting locally or remotely,
Task Scheduler. See SchedulerTask switcher, Windows XP, 25, 294Taskbar
application flashing and, 376autohide, 386grouping buttons, 377–379increasing room on, 364locking/unlocking, 379moving, 362putting in separate process from desktop, 381recovering, 440
24 and 12 hour modes, 190–191appending time stamp to files, 1065ARP cache and, 647–648laptop low/critical power alarms, 1044–1045last logon, 326–327removing colon from time formats, 320shut down, 273synchronization sources, 296synchronizing computer, 478synchronizing workstation with server,
457–458Time zone information, 211, 406–407Timeout
Event ID 3013 and, 1172–1173LAN connections, 495–496password-protected screensavers, 388TCP retransmission, 660–661upgrades from NT 4.0 to Windows 2000,
RIS server images and, 126service packs/hotfixes, 118–119Windows 2000 service packs, 120
UPDATE.MSI file, 129Updates
automating Registry, 425–426configuring Group Policy, 602Windows 2000, 9–11
Upgrades, to Windows 2000128-bit encryption, 247CD-ROM for, 1182client authentication, 603dual-boot environment, 87–88full edition, 1182IE 5.5, downgrading to 5.0, 878inability to upgrade laptops to dynamic disk, 785multiprocessor systems, 1176–1177paths for, 87security settings, preventing overwriting of,
Upgrades, to Windows XPactivating, 27interim build, 26–27Pro vs. Home Edition, 14–15upgrade paths, 29–30Windows 2000, 15Windows 98, 15, 109Windows Me, 109
minimizing all open, 361moving with keyboard, 1038–1039showing dialog box content when dragging,
387switching Terminal Services between full
screen and, 824
1270 INDEX
Windows 2000administering NT 4.0 domain from, 522ADMINPAK.MSI and, 294–295Advanced menu on Startup, 1179Advanced Server, 6boot/system drive letter, 281–282browsing shares on Me/98 machines,
Windows 2000, installation0x0000001E exception error, 1202bootable CD-ROM for, 67–70Configure Server Wizard, 55–56configuring, 82–85deploying applications via ZAP files, 85–87directories under $OEM$, 89–90diskspace when using RIS, 105–106DontDisplayLastUserName setting, 89–90dual-booting with Linux, 99–101dynamic disks and, 93–95GUI phase of, 77HAL, specifying alternate, 78INf corrupt message, 97–98memory requirements and, 48–49mouse, non-detection of, 97MSI file and, 72–77MultiLanguage version, 101–103network card selection, 104–105plug-and-play drivers, 88–89problems, 1166, 1167–1168Recovery Console, 99registration, 232Setup Manager, 71slipstreaming errors, 104startup disks, 50switches available for, 80–82testing for upgrade to, 79troubleshooting, 1168underscores/dashes in computer
names, 78unsigned drivers and, 89verbose logging in GUI-mode setup,
96–97
INDEX 1271
Windows 2000 MultiLanguage versionlanguage of menus/dialog boxes, 262–263overview of, 260–262unattended installation of, 101–103uninstalling, 264using without English CD-ROM, 264
Windows 2000 Remote Installation Services. SeeRIS (Remote Installation Services)
Windows 2000 Scheduler. See SchedulerWindows 2000 Service packs. See Service packs,
Windows 2000Windows 2000 System File Checker. See SFC
(System File Checker)Windows 2000 upgrades. See Upgrades, to
Windows 2000Windows 2002, 23Windows 95
boot menu, 146cloning, 61removing from NT system, 39–40Windows 2000 compatibility, 1124–1125Windows NT compatibility, 1031Windows XP installation from, 109–110
Windows 98browsing Windows 2000 shares, 913–914cloning, 61filesystems, 46inability to boot NT after uninstalling, 1164installing after NT installation, 44logging on to Windows 2000 domain, 1204upgrading to XP, 15, 109Windows 2000 compatibility, 1124–1125
Windows Datacenter Server Limited Edition(Datacenter LE), 914
Windows Desktop Update, 897Windows Explorer
Administrative tools, hiding, 180–181background pictures, 351–352command prompt at current directory,
1054–1055command prompt at current drive, 1070–1071desktop crash and, 1128file extensions of known file types, 217file permissions, 439–440filename case, 267folder space, 740–741GoTo menu, 325–326
icon size, 315mapped connections list, 316–317mapping network drives, 365network shares, connecting to, 151network shares, creating, 150program file extensions and, 176–177Program Manager, 142running as Administrator, 285shortcut to directory/disk, 178single/double click, 257starting from command prompt, 1060starting with specific drive, 152–153stopping/starting, 383–384system32 directory and, 1129–1130user browsing restrictions, 245viewing other’s documents, 284
Windows File Protection Service (WFP), 119Windows for Workgoups, 815–816Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL),
250Windows Installer
command-line options, 264–266getting, 129overview of, 72sending product’s CD key, 107–108
Windows Mebrowsing shares on Windows 2000, 913–914upgrading to XP, 15, 109Windows Installer and, 107
Windows Media Player (WMP), 945–946Windows Media XP bonus pack, 947Windows Messenger, 846, 848Windows NT. See also NT Backup
applications, 1031, 1122boot menu and, 146boot process, 2–3CD-ROM file systems supported, 736cloning, 61–62CPUs supported, 1097disk size for, 729–730DNS resolution of valid domains, 696DOS machines and, 483–484DOS mode, 142DOS on boot menu, 146DOS, removing, 39–40Hardware Compatibility List, 1097history of, 1–2
1272 INDEX
inability to boot after uninstalling Windows 98,1164
installation date, 403–404installation software, 140installation version, 404–406international versions, 1050kernel, 3L2 cache installed, 165last start date, 403long filenames on FAT partition, 730machine role, 399memory supported by, 1096organization name, changing, 140paging NT system code/drivers, 907–908path statements, 141powering down on shutdown, 143–144remote-boot, 459SCSI and, 1101security information, 953startup tips, 162system information, 399upgrading to Windows 2000, 219upgrading to XP, 15virtual memory, 4Windows 2000 compatibility, 1124–1125Windows 95, removing, 39–40Windows 98, installing with, 44–45
Windows NT installationbootable CD-ROM for, 67–70disk duplication, 36DOS installation following, 32drive selection, 31installation disks, 50Linux and, 33–34NTFS partition, 40–41removing NT from FAT partition, 32–33removing NT from NTFS partition, 33removing Windows 95/DOS, 39–40SCSI drivers, 46System is not full installed error, 52–53Welcome to Windows NT screen, 51–52Windows 98 installation following, 44
Windows NT 3.51, 1068–1069Windows NT 4.0
authenticating Windows 2000 Professionalclients, 523–524
AT command, 1068–1069
domain, administering from Windows 2000,522
domain, joining from Windows XP/2000clients, 526–527
mappings applications to MMC snap-ins,1016–1019
Service Pack 7 and, 128–129Task Scheduler, 299unattended upgrades to Windows 2000,
97–98Windows NT 4.0 installation
DOS installation, 32file systems, 46following Windows 2000 installation, 44–45hardware detection, 31network-based installation, 34–36network cards, 41–43Network Install tab, 53–55
Windows On Windows (WOW) subsystem,1161
Windows operating systemsdual-boot environments, 87–88environment variables, 412–415
Windows Scripting Host. See WSH (WindowsScripting Host)
Windows Security dialog box. See Security dialogbox
Windows Time Service (W32Time), 229–231Windows Tour prompt, 296–297Windows Update