Windows 2000: the Complete Reference

Name: Windows 2000: the Complete Reference
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ISBN: 9780072119206

ISBN-10: 0072119209

ISBN-13: 9780072119206

Edition: 2000

Authors: Kathy Ivens, Kenton Gardinier

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Windows 2000 is a new product with a new architecture surrounding Active Directory, security architecture and a management structure. This title answers the needs of users at varying levels of expertise with its concise and modular format.

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List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Publication date: 1/19/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 1070
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 2.25" tall
Weight: 3.850
Language: English

Kenton Gardinier, MCSE, is a senior enterprise systems engineer specializing in performance analysis and optimization of Windows NT/2000 networks. He is the author of Windows NT Performance Tuning Optimization.

Acknowledgments	p. xxxi
Introduction	p. xxxiii
Understanding Windows 2000
What's New in Windows 2000	p. 3
Improvements in Installing NT	p. 4
User Interface	p. 5
Hardware Support	p. 8
Networking	p. 12
Mobile Computing	p. 20
Security	p. 21
Improved OS Core	p. 23
Management	p. 27
Planning for Installation	p. 31
Preparing Your Current Infrastructure	p. 32
Designing a Windows 2000 Environment	p. 48
Implementation	p. 60
Installation Scenarios	p. 60
Conclusion	p. 69
Unattended Installations	p. 71
Winnt32-the Setup Command	p. 73
Answer Files and UDF files	p. 76
Setup Manager	p. 79
Distribution Folders	p. 83
Bootable CD-ROM	p. 86
Sysprep	p. 88
Remote Installation Services	p. 91
Migrating Windows NT 4 Environments to Windows 2000	p. 105
A View from Afar	p. 106
Preparing Windows NT 4 Server	p. 106
Choosing a Migration Route to Windows 2000	p. 110
Client Considerations	p. 116
Switching to Native Mode	p. 120
Learning the Basics
Booting	p. 125
The Boot Process	p. 126
The Advanced Options Menu	p. 137
Creating a Bootable Floppy Disk	p. 139
Creating Windows 2000 Floppy Disks	p. 142
Creating and Using an Emergency Repair Disk (ERD)	p. 142
The Recovery Console	p. 145
The User Interface	p. 149
The Desktop	p. 150
Locking the Computer	p. 161
My Computer and Windows Explorer	p. 163
My Network Places	p. 173
My Documents	p. 175
Start Menu	p. 178
The Taskbar	p. 184
Active Desktop	p. 187
Interface Tips and Tricks	p. 192
The Control Panel Applets	p. 197
Accessibility Options	p. 198
Add/Remove Hardware	p. 201
Add/Remove Programs	p. 205
Date/Time	p. 208
Fax	p. 208
Fonts	p. 212
Keyboard	p. 213
Mouse	p. 214
Phone and Modem Options	p. 216
Power Options	p. 218
Regional Options	p. 223
Scanners and Cameras	p. 224
Sounds and Multimedia	p. 224
System	p. 226
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)	p. 239
MMC User Interface	p. 241
MMC Component Architecture	p. 247
Tool Files	p. 258
Working with Tools	p. 260
Searching for Snap-Ins	p. 269
The Command Prompt	p. 277
The Command Prompt Window	p. 278
Commands	p. 286
System Maintenance Tools	p. 305
Defragmentation	p. 306
Scheduled Tasks	p. 313
Disk Cleanup	p. 326
Backup	p. 329
Restoring from a Backup	p. 340
Internet Explorer 5	p. 347
Internet Explorer 5	p. 348
Outlook Express	p. 372
Printing	p. 391
Printing Basics	p. 392
Printing Processes	p. 393
Printing Components	p. 394
Installing Local Printers	p. 406
Sharing Printers	p. 411
Installing Remote Printers	p. 418
Using Printer Location Tracking	p. 425
Deploying Printers	p. 427
Configuring the Print Server	p. 430
Configuring Printers	p. 434
Managing Printing	p. 441
Printing to a File	p. 444
Printing from DOS	p. 444
Connecting with Windows 2000
Networking with TCP/IP	p. 449
The Ins and Outs of TCP/IP	p. 450
Fitting TCP/IP into the Windows 2000 Networking Model	p. 454
Installing and Configuring TCP/IP	p. 468
Understanding DHCP	p. 477
Understanding Name Registration and Resolution	p. 493
Understanding DNS	p. 515
DNS Fundamentals	p. 516
Installing DNS	p. 531
Configuring DNS	p. 534
Maintaining and Troubleshooting DNS	p. 551
Understanding Active Directory	p. 557
Directory Services	p. 558
Active Directory Concepts	p. 562
Installing Active Directory	p. 591
Active Directory Security	p. 595
Active Directory Integration with DNS	p. 596
Resource Kit Utilities	p. 598
RRAS and VPNs	p. 601
IP Routing Overview	p. 602
Routing and Remote Access Service Fundamentals	p. 610
Securing RRAS	p. 624
Virtual Private Networking Fundamentals	p. 628
Installing RRAS	p. 633
Configuring RRAS	p. 634
Managing and Troubleshooting RRAS	p. 648
Configuring Network Services	p. 655
Windows 2000 Client Networking Service	p. 656
Network Integration Services	p. 659
Managing Users	p. 687
Understanding Groups and Accounts	p. 688
Managing Accounts	p. 691
Managing Groups	p. 699
Understanding and Assigning Rights	p. 701
Using Group Policies	p. 705
Managing Scripts	p. 710
Setting Account and Password Policies	p. 714
Managing User Profiles	p. 715
Other Management Tools	p. 719
Mobile Computing	p. 725
Mobile Hardware Considerations	p. 726
Power Management	p. 729
Dial-Up Connections	p. 731
Locations	p. 737
Using Resources Offline	p. 743
Inside Windows 2000
File Systems	p. 755
FAT and FAT32	p. 756
NTFS	p. 757
Encrypting File System (EFS)	p. 765
Distributed File System (Dfs)	p. 770
Security	p. 777
Security Fundamentals	p. 778
Active Directory and Security Integration	p. 781
Authentication	p. 792
Access Control	p. 803
Auditing	p. 811
Other Security Concerns	p. 814
Systems and Subsystems	p. 821
The Architecture of Windows 2000	p. 822
The Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)	p. 824
The Kernel	p. 824
Internet and Intranet Functionality
Internet Information Server 5	p. 839
Familiarizing Yourself with IIS	p. 840
Installing IIS	p. 843
Configuring IIS	p. 844
Optional IIS Components	p. 861
The Indexing Service	p. 863
Publishing	p. 864
Managing Networks and Intranets with IIS	p. 867
Web-Based Systems Management	p. 868
Building Familiarity with Intranets	p. 875
Enterprise Components
Configuration Management	p. 889
Group Policy Management	p. 890
Intellimirror	p. 902
Security Configuration and Analysis	p. 911
Windows Script Host	p. 919
Windows Management Instrumentation	p. 923
Clustering	p. 935
Network Load Balancing Clusters	p. 936
Server Clusters	p. 951
Advanced Disk Management	p. 963
Disk Quotas	p. 964
Remote Storage Service	p. 971
Removable Storage Management	p. 979
Disk Management and Drive Letter Assignments	p. 991
Terminal Services	p. 995
Remote Administration Mode	p. 996
Application Server Mode	p. 1000
Licenses	p. 1005
Clients	p. 1005
Managing Terminal Server	p. 1009
Support for Citrix MetaFrame	p. 1017
Appendix
Windows 2000 Version Differences	p. 1021
Windows 2000 Professional	p. 1022
Windows 2000 Server	p. 1022
Upgrading to Windows 2000	p. 1024
Index	p. 1027
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