Symbols and Numbers- (dashes), 78$ (dollar sign)
creating shares, 150deleting files beginning with, 741hiding shares, 321
$OEM$ directories, 47–48, 89–90% (percent sign)
batch file parameters, 1085–1087obtaining batch file’s PID, 1083operations on all networked computers,
1078–1079%% (percent signs), 1078%logonserver% variable, 1084–1085%SystemRoot%, 186–187%userdomain% variable, 310%username% variable, 310* (asterisk), 92. (period), 1203–1204/ (forward slash), 1091–1092: (colon), 320:: (double colon), 1075–1076@echo off command, 153\\?\, paths, 1160^ (caret), 1083_ (underscores), 78| (pipe character), 1083>> (double right angle brackets), 1064> (right angle bracket), 1063
(Euro symbol), 305, 1034–10350x0000001E error, 1202, 12080x00000054 error, 12123UPTIMES.ZIP, 403“502 Proxy Error”, 1225
Abbreviations, acronyms, 1027–1030ABM_GETSTATE message, 386
ABM_GETTASKBARPOS message, 386ABN_STATECHANGE message, 386Access is Denied error, 1187–1188ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
boot failures, 1175disabling/enabling, 90–91, 92hibernation mode, 1102–1103plug-and-play support, 5shutting down vs. restarting PCs, 1112–1113standby mode, 1105
ACPI BIOS detection, disabling, 943–944Acronyms, definitions of, 1027–1030ACS (Admission Control Server), QoS, 664–665Activate icon, Windows XP, 290Active Desktop
enabling in IE 5.0, 894Recovery page and, 854removing, 853
Active Directoryauditing, 605–607backups, 569–570circular logging, 605creating new sites, 541–543defined, 5defragmenting, 572–575DNS integration, 691–692garbage-collection period, 550listing printer, enabling/disabling, 930–931, 934–935log files, 604naming conventions, 531nonexistent domain, removing, 592–593object searches, 597–599overview of, 529–530published printers, preventing removal, 935restoring, 571–572searching, 614shared folders, 616
1229
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Active Directory database file. See NTDS.DIT fileActive Directory Replication Monitor
(REPLMON.EXE), 564–566Active Directory Schema Manager snap-in,
1196–1197Active Directory Scripting Interface (ADSI),
1090–1091Active Directory sites
creating, 541–543intrasite replication, 551–553moving servers between, 547multiple server membership in, 546–547renaming, 545–546
Active Directory Sites and Services snap-in, 291Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in
administering domain users, 324–325delegating authority, 330–332dial-in options, 338–339errors, 291Everyone group permissions, 335–336
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
Administrator accountsnetwork lockout of, 235renaming, 164
Administrator passwordschanging in Recovery Console, 447–448changing remotely, 313recovering, 437–439setting during RIS installation, 979–980unattended installations and, 92
Administrators.NET/XP pack selection, 1025AT commands and, 145configuring Administrative alerts, 231–232default admin shares, 458executing batch file with WINAT, 139ownership of files and directories, 739
Administrators groupbackup permissions, 452CD-ROM drive access, 145ownership of files and directories, 739unattended installations, 43
ADMINPAK.MSI, 294–295, 1025Admission Control Server (ACS), 664–665ADSI (Active Directory Scripting Interface),
1090–1091ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line),
1003–1004Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. See
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and PowerInterface)
Advanced Power Management. See APM(Advanced Power Management)
Advanced RISC Computing (ARC), 174–175Advanced startup menu, 1179Alerts
Administrative, 231–232interactive, 912–913low disk space on partitions, 163–164triggers and, 912
1230 INDEX
Alias, 202–203Allow Logon to Terminal Server, 850Alt+Tab, disabling/configuring, 316ANSI
command line support, 1063exporting Registry key, 434
ANSI.NT file, 1063ANSI.SYS, 138APCOMPAT.EXE, 1124–1125APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing), 662,
720APIs, monitoring, 407–408APM (Advanced Power Management)
hibernation mode, 1102–1103standby mode, 1105standby option on portables, 1188
Application Compatibility program, 1125Applications
16-bit errors, 905, 1121, 1153configuring for both NT and 95, 1031Not Supported by Windows NT error,
1134–1135NT, 1122priority, 905starting every time Windows is started,
1128–1129stopping when user logs off, 1133–1134viewing all on system, 399
APPS.INF file, 53–55ARC (Advanced RISC Computing), 174–175ARIN Web site, 661ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
cache retention time and, 647–648disabling, 679overview of, 645–647routing and, 644–645
ASCII text files, 919Assisted dial, RAS, 1001ASSOC.TXT command, 1068Asterisk (*), 92.ASX files, 945–946Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL),
1003–1004AT command
non-administrator use of, 145not working, 1127–1128, 1168NT 4.0 vs. NT 3.51, 1068–1069
scheduling, 139, 158–159stalled backup process and, 454
ATAPI Real Mode CD-ROM driver, 1160ATX case, 1112–1113Auditing
Active Directory, 605–607base objects, 961DHCP, 713files/directories, 765–766, 956logon success/failure and, 327printers, 917, 922saving information from, 955
AUTOCHK.EXE, 1144AutoComplete, Internet Explorer
backing up, 892turning off, 868–869
AUTOEXEC.BAT file, 49, 141AUTOEXEC.NT file, 1121AutoExNT service, 155–156AUTOEXNT utility, 155–156AUTOLOG.EXE, 182–183AutoLogons, 182–183, 293Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA), 662,
720AUTORUN.INF, 947AUX.BAT files, 1127
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
Balloon tips, disabling, 345–346BASICDC.INF files, 1182.BAT files
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,
1084–1085writing, 1073
BDC (Backup Domain Controller)moving, 592promoting, 516synchronizing, 524–525
Beep, disabling, 256–257Binary numbers, converting, 1039–1040BIOS, 949Block Inheritance option, 633–634Blue Screen of Death. See BSOD (Blue Screen of
Death)BlueSave, 1158Boot menu
changing timeout, 151DOS, Windows 95 and NT, 146duplicate entries, 179Windows 98 and NT installation and, 44–45
Boot process. See also Rebootingalternate shell, starting with, 286blue screen pauses, 1144boot defragment in XP, 792–793
boot delays, 137–138boot disks for MS-DOS network, 498–499boot disks for RIS, 60–61boot disks for XP, 110boot partition access, 1136CD-ROM as boot device, 67–70CHKDSK, stopping scheduled, 732commands, running at boot time, 155–156DNS service and, 703duplicate entries on boot menu, 179error messages, 191–192inability to boot NT after uninstalling 98, 1164multiple operating systems and, 790, 1119–1120NTOSKRNL.EXE file, missing, 440overview of, 2–3remote booting, 459service stops booting, 1153–1154verbose event messages and, 266–267Windows 2000 boot drive, modifying, 281–282Windows 2000/Linux from NTLoader, 99–101
BOOTCFG, 22–23, 138BOOTFIX.BIN files, 70BOOT.INI file
alternate shell boot option, 286boot delay, decreasing, 137–138boot menu, duplicate entries, 179boot menu, showing DOS, Windows 95, and
NT, 146boot menu, timeout values, 151boot process and, 2–3Bootcfg and, 22–23corrupt memory, deallocating, 1152dual-boot environments, 87–88finding, 1202–1203forcing use of first processor only, 1114Intel address extensions, 1113kernel debut and, 1137–1139long path names, 174–175mouse connection on COM port, disabling, 1098Msconfig and, 274–275NTOSKRNL.EXE file, 440switches, 165–169Windows operating systems and, 39–40, 44–45,
219, 1164BOOTPART.ZIP, 146BOOTSECT.DOS file, 2–3BOWSER.LOG file, 487–488
1232 INDEX
Bridgehead servers, 557–558Broadcast masks, 464Browse Masters
checking for domains, 518forcing browser election, 519stopping remote, 518
Browsers502 Proxy error, 1225Access is denied error, 1187–1188hiding machine from network, 459offline, 858restricting access to workgroups/domains, 245,
246BROWSTAT.EXE, 518, 519BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)
BlueSave and, 1158boot up pauses, 1144DVDs causing, 1177information shown in, 1130–1133receiving during setup, 1164startup error C0000135, 1169system crash error 0x00000054, 1212SYSTEM_LICENSE_VIOLATION error,
1178Windows 2000 crashes, 1200
Bus masteringdisabling, 1109–1110enabling, 1106–1107
Bus mouse, 97
C0000135 error (startup), 1169CAB files, 1039Cache. See also DDL cache
caching-only DNS server, 701–702credential warning for logon, 329–330DNS cache pollution, 698local profiles, 333
CAL (Client Access License)losing, 850transferring Terminal Services and, 832–833
CALC.EXE, 359, 785Calculator application, 1040Caret (^), 1083Case, stopping Explorer from changing, 267CCM (Client Connection Manager), 817–818CCONNECT.EXE (Con-Current Connection
Limiter), 460
CD AutoPlay, 941CD command, 1208–1209CD-R (CD-Recordable)
clearing waiting files, 951erasing files, 951using XP’s CD-burning feature, 949–950
CD-ROMsaccess control, 145ATAPI Real Mode driver, 1160auto-start when inserting, 947bootable slipstreamed, 104, 129–131CDROM.SYS error message, 1160ERD Commander 2000 and, 258–260,
442–445file systems read by NT, 736unattended answer files and, 78USB connected, 108Windows 2000 bootable CD-ROM,
67–70Windows 2000 MultiLanguage without
English, 264Windows 2000 requirements and, 7Windows 2000 upgrades and, 1182
CDFS (Compact Disk File System), 736CDROM.SYS error message, 1160CDRWIN program, 67–70Certificates
certificate trust list, 617–619EFS recovery, 762Enterprise Certificate Authority, 620–621IPSec and, 676–678requesting over Web, 621–622
CHDIR command, 1208–1209CheckPoint Firewall, 501Child domains, creating, 516–517CHKDSK command
NTFS 5.0 partition and, 775problems running, 1163stopping, 732, 737–738timer modifications, 750–751viewing information on screen, 794–795
CHKLNKS.EXE, 360–361CHKNTFS.EXE, 738CIPHER.EXE, 761Circular logs, 605Classic Start menu, XP, 340–341ClearType, enabling, 380
INDEX 1233
ClicksClick Here to Begin message, 363single/double, 257
Client Access License (CAL)losing, 850transferring Terminal Services and, 832–833
Client Connection Manager (CCM), 817–818Client Side Caching (CSC) folder, 1196Clipboard
disabling redirection, 839redirection problems, 850–851
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
CMDHERE.INF, 1054CMDINFO utility, 116–117, 400–401CMDLINES.TXT file
date format, 201–202unattended installation, 48unattended installations, 43Welcome message, 52
Colon (:), 320Color
compressed display, 358–359Hi-Color icons, 385single-click view mode (files and folders),
389color command, 1077–1088COM ports
deleting COM1 file, 1127mouse connection, 1098
Command History, 1059
Command line.INF file installation, 428access permissions, 732ANSI support, 1063applications, 399Control Panel, running, 158encryption/decryption, 761environment settings, 311FAT to NTFS conversion, 725file/directory compression, 738files, copying, 439–440files, searching for, 1079–1080font installations, 1032–1033history configuration, 1068–1069ISPs, 983mount points, 772–773MSI installation tool switches, 264–266NT Backup, 450–451passwords, 978–979permissions, 739–740print jobs, 925printers, 927–930processes, stopping, 1064processes, viewing, 399RAM, 1100Registry value/key, deleting, 422–423services, stopping/starting, 173–174, 179–180,
475–476share management, 476–477shutdown, 277Start menu filenames and, 1150–1151system variables, 197Terminal Services, controlling remotely, 838trace logs, 1023trust relationships, 575users, adding, 312–313Windows scripts, 1091–1092workstations, locking, 213XP activation, 25
Command Prompt Here, PowerToy, 1054Command prompts, 1049–1072
CMD window title, 1056CMD.EXE compared with
COMMAND.COM, 1049AT command, 1068–1069command extensions, 1052–1053configuring, 1050–1051, 1052
1234 INDEX
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 windowschanging colors of, 1077–1078configuring, 1052cutting/pasting information, 1060enabling QuickEdit, 1053printing from, 931–932scrollbar configuration, 1050switching to full-screen mode, 1058
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
16-bit applications and, 1121, 1122DVD software, 1126games and, 1120multiboot environment and, 1119–1120SP2 and, 1123–1124UNIX operating system and, 1120Windows 2000 software, 11–12Windows operating systems and, 1124–1125
Components Wizard dialog, 56Compressed files
copying, 789Registry and, 428–429
Compressed folderscopying, 789offline folders losing compression, 1196Windows 2000, 787–788Windows XP, 1024
Computer Management snap-inbreaking mirror set, 809converting basic disk to dynamic, 754–755creating mirror set, 809creating RAID 5 set, 805–807deleting RAID 5 set, 807deleting volume, 755enabling Telnet server, 488–489importing foreign volume, 755–756locating Disk Administrator, 753regenerating RAID 5 set, 808
Computersadding/removing domain accounts, 473net send command and, 476OUs and, 98prompting for password after hibernation,
979Windows 2000 requirements, 7
Computers Near Me group, missing,1186–1187
Con-Current Connection Limiter(CCONNECT.EXE), 460
CON file, deleting, 1180Con, prn directory, 1140CONFIG.NT file, 1063, 1121, 1134CONFIG.SYS file, 49, 1160Configuration file error message, 1129
INDEX 1235
Configure Server Wizard, disabling, 55–56Connections
1394 network, 503closing all network, 470DOS machine to NT domain, 483–484failing after hiding shares, 321locating in Registry, 484mapping network drives and, 466modem, 467–468persistent, 329server accounts and, 470turning on/off ghosting, 485–486
Content advisor password, resetting, 861, 868Context menus
desktop, adding items, 353, 394domain users and, 324–325encrypt/decrypt option, 396Move to Folder option, 396showing, 178Start button and, 383
Control Panelapplets and, 158, 160–161apps, removing, 146Date/Time applet, 406–407Install/Remove Programs applet, 688Net logon service, 184–185Network applet, 1006–1007network printers queue, 915pagefiles and, 903programs, running from, 1129Registry keys and, 160–161Services applet, 222SP1 entry, 256Start menu and, 364, 370–371
CONTROL.EXE, 158CONVERT command, 759Cookies, removing, 1045CoolSwitch, 316Counters, Performance Monitor, 911–912.CPL files
applets associated with, 147–148removing app from Control Panel, 146running Control Panel applet from command
line, 158CPUs
number supported by NT, 1097wait time, 904–905
Crashesautomatic reboot following, 959blue screen error (0x00000054), 1212Crash Dump is disabled error, 1169desktop disappearing after, 1128Microsoft site for, 1213what happens during, 959
CSC (Client Side Caching) folder, 1196CSCRIPT.EXE file, 1091–1092, 1092–1093Ctrl+Alt+Del
boot partition access and, 1136emergency shutdown, 1201Lock Workstation, 142–143logon and, 192–193logon date and time and, 327NumLock, 185password-reset-disk, 345passwords, disabling ability to change, 197passwords, setting, 314
Ctrl+Esc, starting Task Manager, 144–145Customize This Folder, 253, 365–367
Dashes (-), 78Data types, Registry, 424Datacenter LE (Windows Datacenter Server
Limited Edition), 914Date
appending to file, 1065–1066changing format, 201–202viewing installation, 403–404viewing last start, 403
Date/Time applet, Control Panel, 211Dcdiag utility, 590–592DCInstall section, 538–540DCOM (Distributed COM) properties,
791–792DCPROMO.EXE
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
DEBUG.EXE, 757–758Debugging kernel, 1137–1139Debugging RAS connection script, 985Debugging with NTDETECT.COM, 31Decryption, files, 760–761DEFAULTIPSITELINKE, 543–544_DEFAULT.PIF file, 1079DEFLTSV.INF security template, 831–832Defrag Commander 2000, 789Defrag Commander NE, 789Defragmentation
boot defragment in XP, 792–793DEFRAG.EXE, 794NTFS tools for, 726–727of pagefiles, 751–752scheduling disk, 788–789
DELDOC.BAT file, 350Delegation of Control Wizard, 332Delete confirmation, disabling, 190DELOLD utility, 1032DELPART.EXE, 729DELTREE utility, 33Desktop, 347–398. See also Recycle Bin; Shortcuts;
Start menu; Taskbarbackground image settings, 373–374background pictures, 351–352bitmapped images, 379–380Briefcase, 372–373cascading menus, 347ClearType, 380Click here to begin message and, 363color, 389Context menu, 353, 394crashes, 1128dialog boxes while dragging windows, 387Documents window, 349–350
drives/folders views, 384Encrypt/Decrypt option, 396Explorer, 383–384Font Smoothing configuration, 388heap size, 1159hot keys, 385–386Internet Explorer, 356logoff button, 368logoff, saved changes at, 384mapping network drive, 365mouse snap-to, 391–392New menu, removing items, 374–375New menu, removing templates, 364open windows, minimizing, 361Open With, 365OS version displayed, 270Personalized Menus, 368–369right mouse button disabled, 362–363Run history, 353–354Scheduled Tasks icon, 371screensaver timeouts, 388secure, 253–254single/double clicks, 257skins, 394, 395styles, 394–395Task Manager, 348–349themes, 303, 374thumbnails, 351wallpaper, 350Window Animation, 348Windows style auto-raise, 392–393XP remote, 842–843XP UI, 376–377
Desktop applet, Control Panel, 385, 387Desktop folders
color, 358–359, 389content hiding, 382–383Copy to Folder option, 352customizing appearance, 365–367Move to Folder option, 396removing customization, 391Web content, 389–390
Desktop iconscorrupted, 1157Hi-Color, 385hiding, 246–247Inbox, 357, 392
INDEX 1237
Desktop icons (cont.)Internet Explorer, 354, 857–858, 867moving, 365My Briefcase, 363, 372My Computer, 190, 361–362, 994–995Network Neighborhood, 355, 362Recycle Bin, 348, 355shared folder/drive, 381–382size of, 315spacing of, 395system tray, 390–391thumbnail display, 351
DESKTOP.HTT file, 854DESKTOP.INI file, 367Device drivers
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
DEVICE.LOG, 996DEVMGMT.MSC, 303Dfs Administrator, 798Dfs (Distributed File System), 797–803
child node, 801defined, 5directory junctions and, 770downloading, 797folders, 798installing, 797–798multiple director delay, 482–483replica root volume, 801root volume, 799–800uninstalling, 798
Dfs Root Creation Wizard, 799–800
Dfs-V41-I386.EXE file, 797–798DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
address leases, 718–719, 721address reservations, 712–713authorizing DHCP server, 714backing up database, 711–712client configuration, 707–708compressing database, 708–709configuring, 706–707installing, 706IP addresses, finding, 709logging, 722–723migrating to, 650–652moving database, 709–710name hijacking, 720overview of, 705Registry settings, 713relay agents, 710–711Remote Installation Services installation, 58restoring database, 712
DHCP Manager, 706–707DHCP scopes
Automatic Private IP Addressing, 720configuring, 717–718creating, 714–717errors when migrating with DHCPEXIM, 721
DHCPEXIM tool, 721Dial-in options, 338–339Dial-on-demand settings, RRAS, 1104Dial-Up Networking. See DUN (Dial-Up
Networking)Dial-up options, 1003DIALER.EXE, 948Dialog boxes
mouse snap-to, 391–392moving with keyboard, 1038–1039showing content when dragging windows, 387
Digital Dashboard, 877Digital signatures, 973DIR command, 1061–1062Direct Memory Access (DMA), 1106–1107, 1177Directories
access permissions, 731–732auditing, 956color display, 358–359deleting con, prn, 1140mapping drive letters to, 176ownership of, 739
1238 INDEX
share protection, 748–749shortcuts to, 178specifying when downloading files, 859system profiles and, 337–338system32 directory, 1129–1130uncompressing/compressing, 726, 738
Directory junctions, 770, 775Directory Management snap-in, 1156–1157Directory Restore mode, 614–615DirectX, 944Disconnect Start Menu option, 818–819Discover Wizard, WinINSTALL, 73Disk Administrator
deleting NTFS partitions, 729locating, 753–754RAID volumes and, 766
Disk Management snap-inbreaking mirror set, 810converting basic disk to dynamic, 754–755creating mirror set, 809creating RAID 5 set, 805–807deleting RAID 5 set, 807errors when accessing, 791–792importing foreign volume, 755–756overview of, 753–754regenerating RAID 5 set, 808upgrading using, 785
Diskcopy command, 31Diskeeper 4.0 software, 751DiskProbe utility, 734–735Disks. See also Dynamic disks; Zip disks
alert for low disk space, 163–164converting basic to dynamic, 754–755defragmentation, 788–789deleting volume, 755importing volume, 755–756low-disk-check taskbar warning, 292maintenance message, 752master boot record and, 734–736partitioning, 99quotas, 767–768RAID volumes, 766RDISK error, 1144–1146removable, 1185RIS client, 60–61RIS installation, 64serial numbers, 734shortcut to, 178
space limits, 310volume ID, 748Windows 2000, 7Windows NT, 36, 50, 729–730
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,
702–703Windows 2000, 507
DNSCMD.EXE, 703–704Documents menu, 349–350Dollar sign ($)
creating shares, 150deleting files beginning with, 741hiding shares, 321
Domain controllers. See DCs (Domain controllers)Domain Name Service. See DNS (Domain Name
Service)Domain Naming Master FSMO, 579, 587–588Domain Users group, 323–324, 1211Domains
Access is Denied error, 1187–1188account information, 461cached, 520child domains, 516–517computer accounts, adding/removing, 473computer accounts, list of, 511–513DNS entries and, 533–534overview of, 507refresh interval for, 519–520removing nonexistent, 592–593shared resources/accounts, 479–480stopping users from listing machines in, 246switching to native mode, 610–611verifying creation, 513–514Windows NT/2000/XP, 14, 522–523, 526–527
DontDisplayLastUserName setting, 89–90DOS. See MS-DOSDOS FDISK command, 757–758DOSKEY.EXE, 1068–1069DOSNET.INF file, 51, 122Double colon (::), 1075–1076Double right angle brackets (>>), 1064
Down key, 1059Downgrades, 1176–1177Dr. Watson
disabling, 150logs for, 1177–1178
Drag-and-drop printing, 918Drive letters
icon for, 240–242mapping to directory, 176modifying boot/system, 281–282
Driver-signing process, 250–251DRIVER.CAB file, 119–120, 122DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE, STOP
screen error, 1205Drivers. See Device driversDrives. See also CD-ROMs; Floppy drives;
Mapping network drivesaccessing, 439command prompt in Explorer at, 1070–1071copying compressed files/folders to, 789default view, 384deleting TESTDIR.TMP, 1147–1148disconnecting network, 459hiding, 311InfoTips display, 242–243letter associated with, 1095mapping, 486, 496, 1146viewing local, 865
DRWTSN32.EXE, 1032DSKPROBE.EXE, 94–95DSUP.INF template, 974–975DUMPEXAM.EXE, 1031–1032DUMPFSMOS.CMD file, 588DUN (Dial-Up Networking)
adding to Start menu, 375–376RAS connection script, 984–985RAS (Remote Access Server) and, 999
DVDsDVD region count, 1108–1109setting DVD region, 1107–1108Windows 2000 compatible software players,
1126Windows Media Player, 945
DWORD valuebrowse election log files, 487.INF file, 431KCC time periods, 566
DWUP.INF template, 974–975
1240 INDEX
DXDIAG.EXE, 944Dynamic disks
checking name of group, 789compatibility issues, 790inability to upgrade laptops, 785XP Pro v. XP Home Edition, 14
Dynamic DNSdefined, 688name hijacking, 720turning off, 693
Dynamic Link Library. See DLL (Dynamic LinkLibrary) files
E-mail readers, reclaiming space from, 858Easter Eggs
Excel 2000, 1043Excel 97, 1043Internet Explorer, 864non-existent in XP, 28
Easy CD Creator, 130echo command, 1082–1083, 1085–1087echo off command, 1081Editors. See also GPE (Group Policy Editor);
Policy editor (POLEDIT.EXE);REGEDIT.EXE; REGEDT32.EXE
batch/command files, 1067–1068batch files, 169HTML Source Editor check, 900–901Security Configuration Editor (SCE),
199–200EFS (Encrypted File System)
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
Election log files, browsing, 487–488Email notification, configuring sound,
268–269Emergency Repair Disk. See ERD (Emergency
Repair Disk)ENCPACK.EXE, 871–872Encrypted File System. See EFS (Encrypted
File System)
Encryptioncommand line, 761determining, 793Internet Explorer Admin Kit and,
871–872overview of, 760–761System Key functionality, 956–957Terminal Services, 834–835Windows 2000, 247
ENDMARKER tags, 945–946English Windows 2000 CD-ROM, 264Enterprise CA (Certificate Authority),
620–621Environment tab, Terminal Server, 825Environment variables
%logonserver% variable not available afterlogon, 1084–1085
changing from command line, 311fixing batch files, 1079forcing output of program into, 1055Windows operating systems and, 412–415
ERD Commanderbootable CD-ROM, 441–445changing passwords, 438installing, 258–260overview of, 1011–1013
ERD (Emergency Repair Disk)automating creation of, 1045–1046configuration file error message, 1129Windows operating systems and, 44, 146
Error Checking feature, 793–794ErrorControl value, 1033–1034ESENTUTL.EXE, 574–575Euro symbol ( ), 305, 1034–1035EUROFIXI.EXE, 1034Event IDs
13507, 13552, 13555 messages, 1197–1198Event ID 3013, 1172–1173Event ID 41, 1207–1208RRAS and, 500security, 975–978
Event logscorrupted in reboot, 1206Crash Dump is disabled message, 1169error 1501, 1173error 41, 1207–1208event-log wrapping, 222–224FRS errors, 1189–1190
INDEX 1241
Event logs (cont.)guest access restrictions, 960–961installation software and, 162invalid IRPStackSize, 1180–1181MaxMpxCt, 1188–1189viewing/clearing, 238–240, 953
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
/every switch, 1150Everyone group, permissions, 335–336.EVT files, 162Excel 2000, 1043Excel 97, 1043ExcludeProfileDirs, 327–328, 339.EXE files, 203, 287–288Executable permissions, 1158EXPLORER.EXE, 142, 1041, 1199ExtendOEMPartition flag, 41Extract Wizard, 787–788EXTRACT.EXE, 1039
-f command, 1162-f switch, 1064Failed to expand domain . . . error, 1213Fast recovery, 446–447Fast user switching, 15–16, 914FAT partitions
4GB limit (NT), 40–41cluster size, 742converting to NTFS, 725, 743creating files on root of, 730disk maintenance message and, 752Linux, 33–34long filenames (NT), 730maximum number of characters, 736–737system/boot partition, 95Windows 98/NT with, 46Windows NT, 32–34
FAT32 partitionNT support, 728system/boot partition, 94–95
Favoritesdisabling IntelliMenus in, 900icons for, 870removing from Start menu, 367
FDISK, 728–729Feature Guide document, XP, 15File Copy, Terminal Services, 841–842File extensions, 176–177File Manager, 1011File Replication Service. See FRS (File Replication
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
creating domain trust, 517enabling IPSec traffic, 670–671
FireWire, 945FIXACLS.EXE, 954–955FIXPRNSV.EXE, 932Flexible Single-Master Operation. See FSMO
(Flexible Single-Master Operation) rolesFlopLock service, 181Floppy drives
access control, 145, 181hiding from users, 311
FOLDER.HTT file, 270–271, 367Folders. See also Compressed folders; Desktop
folderscompression, 787–788Customize this folder option, 253default view, 384folder associations, 1148–1149name completion, 251–252publishing shared, 616roaming profiles and, 327–328Show Files dialog box and, 270–271SIS parsing, 268space used by, 740–741viewing other’s documents, 284Web view enabled, 855–856
Folders, offlineavailable/not available setting, 225–226defining, 224–225support for, 228
FONT.REG file, 1032–1033Fonts
installing, 1032–1033smoothing, 388
FOR command, 1066FOR statements, 1055Foreign disks, importing, 755–756Forests, domain, 536–537, 607–608
Forgotten Password wizard, 20–22, 26, 345Form information, 889–890Forward slash (/), 1091–1092Forwarder DNS 5.0, configuring, 695–696Front Page Express, 1044FRS (File Replication Service)
child replica sets, 802–803event log errors, 1189–1190overview of, 601saved event logs, 238–240what it does not copy, 784
FSMO (Flexible Single-Master Operation) roles
Domain Naming Master, 586–587finding in domain/forest, 588–592Infrastructure Master, 586–587intrasite replication and, 553PDC Emulator, 584–585RID Master, 580–588Schema Master, 582–584types of, 578–580
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)automatic operation, 461errors, accessing, 467failed logon, 457mapping to server as drive, 486
Games, compatibility issues, 1120Garbage-collection process, 550GC (Global Catalog)
configuring server as, 576–577defining, 575–576passwords, 577–578
General tab, System Control Panel applet,172
Ghosted connections, turning on/off,485–486
GINA.DDLs, 326, 1191–1192Global groups, listing, 475GLOBAL.EXE, 1181goto command, 1075, 1077GoTo menu, 325–326GPE (Group Policy Editor)
disabling Windows Update, 285–286unable to run under Administrative Tools,
1192–1193verbose event messages, 266
INDEX 1243
GPOs (Group Policy Objects)adding templates, 628copying between domains, 636–637hiding desktop icons, 246–247IPSec and, 669OU level and, 637–638password options, 630POL file conversion, 631restricting user browsing, 245
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
ACPI-enabled PCs, 1112–1113CPUs supported by NT, 1097dual screen installation, 1095DVD region, 1107–1109hibernation/standby mode, 1102–1103, 1105,
1110–1111hung installations and, 31IntelliPoint 3.0 software installation,
1105–1106IRQs, 1096–1097network adapters, 1114–1115Promise Ultra ATA/66 support, 1101–1102scanner cards, 1115SCSI dives, 1101Windows 2000 requirements, 7–8
Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)Windows 2000, 8Windows NT, 1097
Hardware profilescreating, 149disabling, 1100modifying, 233–234non-network configurations, 156
HCL (Hardware Compatibility List)Windows 2000, 8Windows NT, 1097
Heap, desktop, 1159Help
AT command problem and, 1127Find tab, 1190–1191Help and Support Center, 845–847IE5 Tab, 868preventing resize of application window,
269–270Hexadecimal numbers, 1039–1040Hfnetchk utility, 133–134Hibernation
enabling, 1102–1103passwords, 1104VGA adapters and, 1110–1111
Hide all icons, desktop, 246–247Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM), 777HIMEM.SYS file, 49
1244 INDEX
Historycommand session, 1059Internet Explorer, 875, 875–876Windows NT, 1–2
HIVEDEF.INF file, 55–56HIVESFT.INF file, 96–97HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 424Hoaxes, virus warnings, 1035Home directory files, 323Host (A) records, 683–684Host (A) records, DNS, 699–700Hot keys, displaying underlines, 385–386Hot-plugging ability, keyboards, 1110Hotfixes
ensuring, 135–136errors after installing service pack, 113–114expanding without installing, 118–119QCHAIN.EXE, installing multiple, 131–132reinstalling, 117–118remote installations of, 412unattended installation and, 123–124
HSM (Hierarchical Storage Management),777
HTML Source Editor check, disabling in IE,900–901
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)outbound requests via ISA, 1219–1220outbound SSL requests via ISA, 1221XP product activation, 28
HTTPS( HTTP over Secure Sockets Layer), 28
I/O Page Lock Limit, 211–212I/O performance, 211–212Icons. See also Desktop icons
corrupted after IE 4.0 installation, 1135–1136drive letters, 240–242Inbox, deleting/renaming, 357Inbox, recreating, 392InfoTips, 207–208, 242–243Map Network Drive, 1213Offline Files, 224removing dial-up networking icon from My
Computer, 994–995Scheduled Tasks, 298setting DDL files to use own, 216shortcut, 176
speaker icon, 941user group person, 607
Icons, Internet Explorerdesktop location, 354favorites, 870QuickLaunch toolbar, 856, 893removing, 857–858repair tool, 867
ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)disabled when ISA is installed, 1219enabling, 1005–1008overview of, 1104–1105
ICW (Internet Connection Wizard), 882IDE drives, 174–175IEAK 6 (Internet Explorer Administration Kit 6)
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
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE error, 111Inbox icon
deleting/renaming, 357recreating, 392
INF context menu, installing, 1151–1152Inf corrupt message, 97–98.INF files
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
INDEX 1245
Installation (cont.)FAT32 partition conversion and, 93HAL and, 90–91INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
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
Internet Explorer 5.0Active Desktop, 894Admin Kit encryption, 871–872checking previous version, 878–879content advisor password, 868downloading, 861Easter eggs in, 864Help search problem, 868icons for Favorites, 870installation error message, 894–895log file error when installing, 1171memory leakage, 877–878Microsoft Passport-related errors, 899printer problems, 873proxy settings, 866Repair tool, 867secure Web pages and, 873–874Service Pack 1, 881, 883–888Task Scheduler, 892, 1169Windows 2000 upgrades and, 878Windows Desktop Update and, 897
Internet Explorer 5.01 International version, SP6ainstallation, 1194
Internet Explorer 5.5, 877, 878Internet Explorer 6.0
downloading, 861flashing toolbars, 895–896icons for Favorites, 870IEAK 6 error message, 897
1246 INDEX
Microsoft Passport-related errors, 899unsafe-file list, 897–898
Internet Explorer Admin Kit (IE5DOM.EXE),871–872
Internet Explorer Administration Kit 6 (IEAK 6)error, 897
Internet Explorer High Encryption Pack, 1194,1195
Internet Information Server (IIS), 14Internet Security and Acceleration. See ISA
(Internet Security and Acceleration)Internet Service Providers (ISPs), 983interrupt requests. See IRQs (interrupt requests)Intrasite replication
interval of, 553overview of, 551–553RPC port for, 568–569using, 559–560
Iomega Zip disksejecting NTFS-formatted, 786filesystems used by, 742
IP addressesconfiguring more than six, 648–649connecting network to Internet, 647DHCP clients, 709DHCP leases, 718–772disabling APIPA, 662DNS server, 686–687forwarding, 679MAC addresses and, 464–466mapping drives via, 496WINS requests and, 504
IP Security Monitor (IPSECMON.EXE),671–674
Ipconfig command, error, 501IPSec
certificates for use by, 676–678debugging for, 678enabling, 668–669firewall, 670–671overview of, 667policies, managing/creating, 674–675policies, modifying, 675–676restarting policy agent, 678troubleshooting, 671–674
IPSECMON.EXE (IP Security Monitor),671–674
IPv6 addressesavailability of, 667header format, 655–656overview of, 653–654writing, 654–655
IRPStackSize, 1180–1181, 1211–1212IRQs (interrupt requests)
devices sharing and, 1111–1112steering options, 942–943using, 1096–1097
ISA (Internet Security and Acceleration),1215–1228
502 Proxy Error, 1225clients, 1223, 1225–1226features of, 1215–1216firewall clients, 1227installing, 1217–1218Internet Connection Sharing disabled, 1219NNTP/POP/SMTP, 1224–1225outbound HTTP requests via, 1219–1220outbound HTTP SSL requests via, 1221packet filters, 1221RAM proxy cache and, 1227–1228RAS automatic dialing, 1221–1223uninstalling, 1219username for dial-up entry, 1226
ISPs (Internet Service Providers), dialing, 983
JETPACK.EXE, 708–709Junction utility, 775JVM ( Java Virtual Machine), 288
KCC (Knowledge Consistency Checker)disabling, 561–566monitoring, 560–561replication with, 551–553running of, 566specifying bridgehead servers, 557–558
KDC (Key Distribution Center), 969Kerberos
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
KeysKerberos, 970–971Public Key Infrastructure, 972secret, 973
Kill command, Resource Kit, 454–455Kiosk mode, Internet Explorer, 890–891Knowledge Consistency Checker. See KCC
(Knowledge Consistency Checker)KRBTGT account, 344
L2 (secondary) cache, 165Lan Manager challenge/response, 959–960LAN Manager Replication (LMReply), NT 4.0, 601Language settings, storage of, 431–433LANs
autodisconnect, 495–496, 500–501proxy settings in IE 5.0, 866RAS connections, 990
Laptopshibernation in Windows 2000, 1103inability to upgrade dynamic disks, 785low/critical power alarms, 1044–1045Standby option, 1188
Last Known Good Config, 156–157LAYOUT.INF file, 120, 122LBRIDGE.CMD, 601LDP.EXE, 561–566Leased lines, 985–986LFNs (long filenames)
FAT partition and, 730overview of, 731passing parameters to batch files, 1086–1087
Licenseslosing CAL, 850Terminal Server errors and, 840–841Terminal Services license server, 840transferring CAL, 832–833unattended NT installation, 38
LILO utility, 33–34Line Print Remote (LPR) queues, 937Linkd utility, 775Linux
booting from NTLoader, 99–101installing NT and, 33–34
Live!Ware drivers, 1116LM (LAN Manager), 615LMHOSTS file
client validation of logon, 508–510mapping to FTP server as drive, 486multiple logon servers, 514NBSTAT -c command and, 1203–1204
LMReply (LAN Manager Replication), 601Load balancing, 504Local Security Policy snap-in, 23–24Location tracking, printers, 933–934Locks
Administrator accounts, 235Lock Computer option, 15opportunist, 273–274, 731workstations, 142–143
LockSmith software, 438Logo, restoring IE, 863Logoff
applications stopping at, 1133–1134buttons, 368closing Terminal Services connection, 818–819from command prompt, 323environment changes and, 384home directory files deleted at, 323RAS connections and, 983remotely, 236–237scripts, 161Start menu and, 388–389verbose event messages and, 266–267
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,
326Logon Using Dialup Networking, 987–988Logs
Active Directory, 604circular, 605DHCP, 713, 722–723Dr. Watson and, 1177–1178election log files, 487–488GUI-mode, 96–97performance, 247–249Phone Dialer, 949PPP, 1002Security log is full, 958trace logs, 1023Windows 2000 installation and, 1168
LOGTIME.EXE, 1066Long filenames (LFNs), 730, 731Loopback adapter installation, Windows 2000,
484–485
LPR (Line Print Remote) queues, 937LPT1 port
errors when printing to, 921printing from, 931–932redirecting, 940
MAC addressIP addresses and, 464–466network adapter card and, 497
Mail messages, 1038Manual recovery, 446–447Map Network Drive icon, 1213MAPI32.DLL file, 1137Mapping network drives
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
Maximize buttons, disabling, 343–344Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU), 467–468MAXMEM switch, 1152MaxMpxCt event log, 1188–1189MAX_PATH, 1160MBR (Master Boot Record)
backing up/restoring, 734–736speeding recovery from corruption, 1142–1143wiping, 755–756
Media-sense, disabling, 661Memory. See also Virtual memory
checking amount of RAM, 1100deallocating corrupt, 1152errors after installing new software, 1211–1212Intel physical address extensions and, 1113Internet Explorer 5 leaking, 877–878ISA Server cache options, 1227–1228kernel-only crash dumps and, 445–446STOP 0x00000078 error, 1147supported by Windows NT/2000, 1096Windows 2000 installation and, 48–49Windows 2000 requirements, 7–8
INDEX 1249
MEMORY.DMP, 445–446, 1179–1180MEMORY.EXE, 1100Messaging names
adding/removing, 475sending message with net send command, 476
Messenger email, 846, 848MetaFrame, purchasing, 824MicroAngelo program, 354Microsoft
Cluster service, 291Front Page Express, 1044Intellipoint 3.0 software, 1105–1106Internet Explorer High Encryption Pack, 1194,
1195Java Virtual Machine, 288Passport, 899Web site of, 1210
Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN), 9, 899Microsoft Installer. See Windows InstallerMicrosoft Management Console. See MMC
(Microsoft Management Console)Microsoft Office. See OfficeMinimize buttons, 343–344Mirror set (RAID 1)
breaking, 810creating, 809
Mirrored partitions, 1172Mixed-mode domains, 610–611MMC (Microsoft Management Console)
administering domain users, 324–325changing passwords, 980–981configuring Administrative alerts, 231–232custom configuration, 1015–1016error messages from, 291listing computer accounts in domain, 511–513overview of, 1013–1014preventing overwriting of security settings,
974–975restricting access to, 631shutting down or rebooting remotely,
236–237stopping connections to Windows Update,
271–272viewing/creating saved event logs, 238–240
MMC.EXE, 955, 1015–1016mode con cols-n command, 1052mode con lines=n command, 1052
Modem applet, Control Panelconfiguring RAS to connect to leased line,
985–986disabling modem speakers, 993–994
Modems56 Kbps, 995DEVICE.LOG not capturing commands from,
996dial-up connections, 996–997initialization string, 1118Internet connections, 467–468speaker, disabling when dialing, 993–994speaker volume, 1117–1118
Monitorsmultimonitor configuration, 1111, 1190power off for logon screen, 209XP Pro v. XP Home Edition, 14
|more command, 1062Mount points
adding, 771creating from command line, 772–773defining, 771removing, 772
MOUNTVOL.EXE, 772–773Mouse
COM port connection, 1098configuring windows to come into focus with,
392mouse snap-to, 391–392Natural Keyboard Pro driver update and, 1116non-support for programs using
COMMAND.COM, 1057right button menu, 362–363
Move to Folder option, 396MoveFile method, 1092Movetree utility, 607–608MP3 files, 946–947MPSA (Microsoft Personal Security Advisor),
981–982MS-DOS
boot menu and, 146network boot disk, 498–499NTFS partitions, 728printing incomplete pages, 938Windows 98 and, 44Windows NT and, 32, 39–40, 142, 483–484WSH and, 1092
1250 INDEX
.MSC files, 304Msconfig, 274–275MSDN (Microsoft Developers Network), 9, 899MSGINA.DLL, 143MSI (Microsoft Installer) Client, 839–840MSI (Microsoft Installer) files, 72–77
defining, 72legacy applications and, 72–76losing association when double-clicked, 1162obtaining Windows Installer file, 129publishing, 76–77
MSIEXEC.EXE, 264–266, 1162MSINFO32.EXE
overview of, 1019–1020viewing machine information, 400viewing resource usage by devices, 1099
MSN Messenger Service, stopping, 893–894.MSRCINCIDENT files, 846, 848MSSCE.EXE, 199MSTSC.EXE, 842–843MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit), 467–468MUISETUP.EXE, 101, 261Mulitmaster replication, 548–549Multiboot environment, 1119–1120, 1122MultiLanguage version. See Windows 2000
MultiLanguage versionMultimedia, 941–951
auto-starting CDs, 947CD AutoPlay, 941DirectX support, 944FireWire, 945music art, adding to MP3 files, 946–947PCI-based sound cards, 942–944Phone Dialer, 947–949playing DVDs, 945random playing of music, 949speaker icon missing from taskbar, 941Windows Media Player error, 945–946Windows Media XP bonus pack, 947XP’s CD-burning feature, 949–951
Multiple UNC Provider (MUP), 482–483Multiprocessor system, 1176–1177MUP (Multiple UNC Provider), 482–483Music. See also CD-R (CD-Recordable)
adding art to MP3 files, 946–947randomly playing classical, 949Windows Media Player and, 945–946
My Briefcasechanging icon, 363recreating icon, 372using, 372–373
My Computerchanging icon, 361–362deleting icon, 190logged-on username/machine name, 206–207removing dial-up networking icon, 994–995removing Scheduled Tasks icon, 371
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
Native mode domains, 610–611Native Structured Storage (NSS), 773–774Natural Keyboard Pro driver, 1116NAV (Norton AntiVirus) Autoprotect, 502NBTSTAT command, 468–469, 1203–1204NCADMIN.EXE, 498–499net accounts command, 472–473net computer command, 473net config server command, 473–474net config workstation command, 474net continue command, 474
INDEX 1251
net file command, 474–475net group command, 475net localgroup command
performing actions on local groups, 475removing user from group, 320unattended installations, 43
Net logon service, stopping, 184–185net name command, 475net pause command, 475net print command, 476, 925net send command, 476, 1084net session command, 476net share command, 125–126, 476–477net start command
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
net view command, 479–480Net Watch utility, 459NET.BAT file, 1161NetBEUI, 499NetBIOS names
comparing DNS names with, 498enabling over TCP/IP, 526–527identifying domains with, 507logon and, 507–508multiple, 471–472
suffixes of, 493–494Windows 2000, 513–514, 540–541, 575
NET.CMD file, 1161NETDIAG.EXE, 495, 671–674NETDOM.EXE, 512–513, 613NET.EXE command, 472–480NETLOGON.CHG, 525Netscape Navigator, 860Netsh utility, 501netstat command, 500, 502–503Network adapter cards
load balancing, 504MAC addresses, 497
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
Network bindings, protocols, 462–463Network cards. See NICs (network interface cards)Network Client Administrator
connecting DOS machine to NT domain,483–484
installing NT over network, 34–36using network card not shown with, 41–43
Network Connection Wizard, 996–997Network connections, to shares, 151Network Install tab, adding, 53–55Network interface cards. See NICs (network
interface cards)Network Monitor, 504Network Neighborhood
comments for, 470–471icon, 355, 362installing Dfs, 797–798
Network sharesconnecting/disconnecting, 478creating, 150listing open/locked files, 474–475
Network sniffers, 966
1252 INDEX
Networksconnecting to Internet, 647creating shares, 150mapping drives during installation, 48NT installation over, 34–36ports, 916printer access, 466–467printer queues, 915restricting users to local workgroups/domains,
245Save Password in dial-up, 991sending message to all users, 458
New menuremoving item from, 374–375removing template from, 364
new view command, 1078Newsgroups
Outlook Express as default news reader, 205puzzling acronyms/abbreviations in, 1038
NGINA.DLL error, 1191–1192NICs (network interface cards)
assigning multiple IP addresses, 652–653network adapter task offloading, 1114–1115Windows 2000 and, 104Windows NT 4.0 and, 41–43
NLTEST.EXT utility, 525NNTP, enabling for ISA server, 1224–1225No More Endpoints error message, 688No Override option, 633–634NODRIVES setting, 311NonPagedPoolSize, 1147NORMAL.TXT, 744–745Norton AntiVirus (NAV) Autoprotect, 502Norton Internet Securities 2000, 1189Not For Resale versions, Windows NT, 406Notebooks, 501Notepad
modifying BOOT.INI, 23saving files without .TXT extension, 1032word-wrap, 195writing batch files, 1073
NOTSSID.INFO security template, 831–832NOWELCOM.REG file, 52NOW.EXE, 1066NSLOOKUP, 486NSS (Native Structured Storage), 773–774NSS2DOC.EXE, 773–774
NT Backup, 449–456backing up files from remote storage, 777backup types supported by, 449command line operation, 450–451erasing tape, 451–452killing stalled backup process, 454–455options, 450permissions, 452preventing backup of open files, 453rdisk option, 440–441Registry backup, 452scheduling backups, 453software, 455–456strategy, 449–450
NT File Replication System (NTFRS), 785NT LAN Manager (NTLM), 489, 597NT Virtual DOS Machine (NTVDM) subsystem,
1161NTBACKUP.EXE. See NT BackupNTBOOTDD.SYS file
boot process, 2–3overview of, 447recovery from MBR corruption, 1142–1143
NTCONFIG.POL, 626–627NTDETECT.CHK file, 31NTDETECT.COM file
boot process, 2–3detecting hardware during installation, 31
NTDiskedit utility, 733–734NTDS.DIT file
defragmenting, 572–575moving, 611–612size of, 612–613
NTDSUTIL.EXEDirectory Restore mode, 614–615FSMO role holders, 588–590nonexistent DCs, 594–597nonexistent domains, 592–593
NTFRS (NT File Replication System), 785NTFS partitions
4GB FAT limit and, 40–41Application not supported by Windows NT
error, 1134–1135canceling scheduled conversion, 759cluster size, 742–743compression, 726, 749–750converting to NTFS 5.0, 749
INDEX 1253
NTFS partitions (cont.)defragmentation tool, 726–727deleting, 728–729disk maintenance message, 752drive restoration, 733–734FAT conversion to, 725, 743file/directory protection, 738–739files, deleting, 741files, from outside NT, 1011–1013Linux installation and, 34maximum disk size, 729–730maximum number of characters, 736–737missing spaces, 744–748name creation, 730offline folders losing compression, 1196performance of, 744reading from DOS, 728reading version 5.0 from NT 4.0, 748shortcut tracking, 280system/boot, 95Windows 98 installation and, 46Windows NT installation and, 33, 34, 46
NTFSCHK utility, 775NTLDR file
boot process, 2–3fixing errors, 437recovery from MBR corruption,
1142–1143NTLM (NT LAN Manager), 489, 597NTLoader, booting to Linux with, 99–101NTOSKRNL.EXE file, 2–3, 440NTVDM (NT Virtual DOS Machine)
subsystem, 1161nul command, 1084NUL file, 1180NULL device, 1084Numbers
converting binary to hexadecimal,1039–1040
enabling NumLock automatically, 185
ODBC (Open Database Connectivity)Data Sources applet, 238migrating data sources, 1047
OEM versions/of NT/2000, 1042OEMINFO.INI file, 254–255OEMSETUP.INF file, 43
Office 2000Clipboard dialog box, 269installing IE 5 SP1, 881installing on Terminal Services, 830–831installing on Windows 2000, 1179
Office 97, installing on Terminal Server, 820Office XP, errors when installing, 434–435Offline, browsing, 858Offline folders
available/not available settings, 225–226defining, 224–225losing compression, 1196shared, 226–227support for, 228
Online informationADMINPAK.MSI Windows Installer, 295back ups, 453, 455–456DelOld utility, 1032Dfs, 797Dynamic DNS, 688Euro symbol, 1034–1035Excel 2000, 1044game compatibility, 1120hfnetchk utility, 133–134Internet Explorer, 354, 861Java Virtual Machine, 288Linux documentation project, 34LockSmith software, 438machine security checks, 981–982MetaFrame, 824MicroAngelo program, 354Microsoft Management Console, 1013Microsoft PowerToys, 29Microsoft troubleshooting Web site, 1210network sniffers, 966NTFS defragmentation, 726–727pagefile defragmentation, 751–752policy information, 636printer drivers, 932Q numbers, 113RAM, 1100Regclean utility, 1022SavillTech, 400security identifiers, 210, 963, 975–978security-related mailing lists, 964–965Service Pack 1, 119ShutdownPlus, 161
1254 INDEX
SP2 support tools, 131Stardock, 395subnet ownership, 661time synchronization sources, 296tracking printing page counts, 922TweakUI, 257undeleting locally deleted files, 727–728virus warnings, 1035Windows 2000, software compatibility, 11Windows 2000, software DVD players, 1126Windows Installer file, 129Windows Media XP bonus pack, 947Windows NT, HCL, 1097Windows NT, history, 2Windows NT, security, 953Windows Scripting Host, 1089, 1090Windows Update Web site, 9–10Windows XP, screensaver, 29Windows XP, task switcher, 294
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
PageDefrag utility, 751PagedPoolSize, 1139–1140Pagefiles
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
Path statement, adding, 141Pathping, 497–498PCI-based sound cards, 942–944PDC Emulator FSMO
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,
1117–1118Phone Dialer
using, 947–948viewing log of calls, 949
Phonebook entries, RAS, 988PIDs (process identifiers), 1083Ping, switches, 659–660Pipe character (|), 1083PKI (Public Key Infrastructure), 972Plug-and-play drivers, 88–89Plus! pack
availability for XP, 1024compressed folders, 787–788
Point-to-Point (PPP) protocol, 1002
1256 INDEX
POLEDIT.EXE. See Policy editor(POLEDIT.EXE)
Policy agent, IPSec, 678Policy editor (POLEDIT.EXE)
folder replication, preventing, 328GoTo menu, removing, 325–326installing on workstations, 189last logon name, preventing display of, 184logon warning message, 183–184mapping/disconnecting network drives,
preventing, 319Shutdown button, removing, 140Task Manager, removing, 349
POP3, 1224–1225Ports. See also LPT1 port
changing, 279deleting network ports, 916determining open, 502–503disabling mouse connection, 1098network printer queue and, 924–925TCP/IP trust relationships and, 517TCP ports in use, 500used by XP, 28
POSIX subsystem, 157Power Options applet, Control Panel, 979,
1102–1104PowerDVD, 1126PPP (Point-to-Point) protocol, 1002Pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access group,
1211Preboot Execution Environment (PXE),
504Primary DNS suffix, 700–701Primary Domain Controller (PDC)
promoting BDC to, 516synchronizing, 524–525
Print Auditing, 917Print spool, 917Print Spooler service, 132Printer applet, Control Panel
custom page size, 923pop-up message, 916print separator pages, 918printing to ASCII text files, 919–920
Printer Operators group, 921–922Printer panel, Start menu, 180Printer Settings applet, Start menu, 369–370
Printers, 915–940Active Directory and, 930–931, 935Add Printer Wizard exception error,
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
PROGMAN.EXE, 142Program Compatibility Wizard, 27Program Manager, 142Programs
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
Promise Ultra ATA/66 support, 1101–1102Promise Ultra IDE card, 1165Protected Storage System Provider key, 1140–1141Protocol bindings, 462–463PROTOCOL.INI file, 42PSTAT.EXE, 1100PTEs (page table entries), 200–201, 1190Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), 972Publishing MSI files, 76–77Publishing shared folders, 616PULIST.EXE program, 1163PVIEW.EXE
killing an orphaned process, 1158stopping process from Task Manager, 1163viewing last start date, 403
PXE (Preboot Execution Environment), 504
Q numbers, 113QCHAIN.EXE, 131–132
QFECHECK utility, 135–136QoS (Quality of Service)
account used for, 666–667Admission Control Server and, 664–665configuring, 665–666overview of, 662–663packet scheduler and, 663–664
QuickEdit, 1053, 1060QuickLaunch toolbar
creating new toolbar, 252–253icons, 856, 893minimizing open Windows, 361shortcuts, 260Show Desktop/View Channels and, 856–857
Quotas, disksnew entry, 769–770per-volume/user, 767–768viewing current entries, 768–769
RAID (Redundant Arry of Inexpensive Disks),805–810
breaking mirror set (RAID 1), 810creating mirror set (RAID 1), 809creating RAID 5 set, 805–807deleting RAID 5 set, 807levels supported, 805pagefile size, 908–909regenerating RAID 5 set, 808updating disk volume, 766
RAMchecking amount, 1100ISA Server cache options and, 1227–1228
RAS (Remote Access Server)authentication retry/timeout settings, 991–992connection scripts, 984–985defined, 983dial-in permissions, 1009dial-up networking information, 999dialing out on local resources, 986–987Internet Connection Sharing, 1004–1008ISA dialing out via, 1221–1223ISPs, dialing from command line, 983leased line connections, 985–986local LAN connections, 990logoff, preventing closing at, 983Logon Using Dialup Networking, 987–988number of rings before answering, 989
1258 INDEX
operator-assisted dialing, 1001phonebook entries/settings, 988RASMAN.DLL error message, 997–998restricting callers to viewing own machine, 994Save Password in dial-up networking, 991subnet mask incorrect, 992–993viewing entire network, 987Windows 2000, disabling NT 4.0 servers on, 998Windows 2000, incoming connections,
1000–1001RASMAN.DLL error message, 997–998rasusers command, 1009RC (Recovery Console)
Administrator password, 447–448CD/CHDIR commands, 1208–1209installing, 85, 441–442mirror in Windows 2000 and, 1172mirrored system drive and, 99PAGEFILE.SYS and, 1184passwords, not promoting for, 1206service startup, 1154SET command, 1205–1206
rdisk/s command, 452, 1200–1201RDISK.EXE, 440, 1144–1146RDISKS.JS file, 1045–1046, 1200–1201RDN (relative distinguished name), 616–617RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol), 13RDR.SYS, 487Readiness Analyzer Wizard, 79Rebooting. See also Boot process
automatically after crash, 959at certain time, 152decreasing time, 153–154, 202event log error message, 1206functions requiring, 8–9remotely, 236–237
Recent File List, Front Page Express, 1044Records, DNS, 683–684Recovery
Manual vs. Fast, 446–447page in Active Desktop, 854settings in System Properties Advanced tab,
282–283Recovery Console. See RC (Recovery Console)Recycle Bin
deleting file without it going to, 734deleting/renaming, 347–348
disabling file delete confirmation, 190icons, 355location of files stored in, 1041recreating, 355–356repairing corrupted, 1041–1042
Redirectors, multiple, 482–483Redundant Arry of Inexpensive Disks. See RAID
(Redundant Arry of Inexpensive Disks)Refresh interval, 519–520.REG files
applying, 427comments, 434deleting key/all values from, 433excluding Temporary Internet Files folder, 317
Regback utility, 452Regclean utility, 433, 1022–1023REGEDIT.EXE
auditing Registry changes, 423batch/command file editing, 1067–1068determining Registry changes, 422REGEDT32.EXE vs., 421Registry editing with, 418Windows 2000 and, 430Windows XP and, 1023
REGEDT32.EXEOS2/POSIX subsystems, 157pagefile size, 909–911REGEDIT.EXE vs, 421Registry editing with, 418restricting remote access to Registry, 421Windows XP and, 1023
REG.EXEbacking up Registry, 452Registry values, 422service pack version, 115user SID, 314–315
REGINI.EXE file, 187Regional applet, Control Panel
date format, 201language selection, 262–263time switches, 190–191
Registration, Windows 2000, 232Registry, 417–436
accessing remotely, 421ANSI format of keys, 434auditing changes, 423automating updates, 425–426
INDEX 1259
Registry (cont.)backing up, 452command line management of keys/values,
422–423compressing, 428–429data types available in, 424default printers, 920–921determining changes to, 422DHCP log settings, 713DNS servers and, 687–688errors when installing Office XP, 434–435files, 418Group Policy update times, 602HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 424.INF file and, 428, 431invalid entries, 424language settings, 431–433Line Print Remote queues, 937maximum size, 419–420, 427–428orphaned shares, 763–764overview of, 417–418pagefile size, 909–911.REG file and, 427, 433, 434RegClen utility, 433REGEDIT.EXE vs. REGEDT32.EXE,
421Registry editor, accessing, 419Remote Desktop and, 851replication tuning and, 556–557schema modifications, 610SP1 and, 128tools, 429–430Windows 2000 and, 430, 484
Registry editor. See REGEDIT.EXE;REGEDT32.EXE
Registry keysANSI format, 434command line management of, 422–423crashes and, 959updating, 160–161Zip disks and, 208–209
Relative distinguished name (RDN), 616–617Relative identifier (RID) Master FSMO, 579,
580–582REM statements, 1075–1076Remote Access Server. See RAS (Remote
Access Server)
Remote Assistanceaccepting request, 848defining, 844enabling, 844–845enabling unsolicited, 849initiating unsolicited, 849sending request, 845–847XP Pro v. Home Edition, 14
Remote-boot, NT, 459Remote Control tab, Terminal Server, 825Remote Desktop
enable/disable, 851XP Pro v. XP Home Edition, 14
Remote Desktop Connection, 843–844Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), 13Remote Installation Services. See RIS (Remote
Installation Services)Remote machines
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,
781–782Remove software list, 150REMOVE_WIN.INI file, 187REMREYCL.INF, 47–48rename command, 1082Repair tool, Internet Explorer, 867Reparse points, 770
1260 INDEX
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
REPLMON.EXE (Active Directory ReplicationMonitor), 564–566
Resolution, screen display, 1141–1142RestrictAnonymousRegistry setting, 526Resultant set of policy (RSoP), 636REXEC, 491–492RID (relative identifier) Master FSMO, 579,
580–582Right angle bracket (>), 1063, 1064Right-Click menu. See Context menusRing topology, 551–553RIS (Remote Installation Services)
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
RISETUP.EXE, 126RKILLSRV.EXE service, 197–198Roaming profiles
deleted files/folders reappearing when using, 333disabling locally cached, 333excluding folders from, 327–328home directory files and, 323not saved to server, 321Terminal Services clients and, 836
Root Hints tab in DNS 5.0, 695–696Round robin, DNS, 696Routing, 644–645Routing and Remote Access Server. See RRAS
(Routing and Remote Access Server)
RPCs (Remote Procedure Calls)server communication via, 480–481service pack error messages, 125–126setting port for intrasite replication, 568–569
RPINGC32.EXE, 480–481RPINGS.EXE, 480–481RRAS (Routing and Remote Access Server)
30020 event IDs, 500defined, 983enabling PPP logging, 1002ignoring dial-on-demand settings, 1104
RSAENH.DLL file, 871–872RSoP (resultant set of policy), 636Run history, clearing, 353–354Run mode, changing from Start menu, 280–281RUNAS.EXE, 285, 1020–1021
Safe mode variables, 448SAS (Secure Attention Sequence), 292Scandisk, 793SCE (Security Configuration Editor), 199–200SC.EXE, 1175SCHANNEL.DLL file, 871–872, 1194Schedule Task wizard, 299–300Scheduled Tasks
blocking user access to, 340–341deleting, 302executing immediately, 302icon, 298, 371moving/copying between machines, 301notification of missed, 302running in background, 304
Schedulerbackups, 453batch files execution, 1075AT command, 158–159, 1127–1128,
1168–1169commands, 138–139locating, 298–299remotely changing Administrator passwords,
313removing from IE 5.0, 892removing/modifying 72-hour timeframe, 293,
294scheduling tasks, 299–300SOON command, 1168–1169
Scheduling. See also Scheduler
INDEX 1261
Schemaallowing modifications to, 608–610defining, 534
Schema Master FSMO, 582–584, 589SCHEMA.INI file, 534SCHTASKS.EXE, 305–307SCMAPPER.SYS file, 1115SCOPY utility
backing up Registry, 452copying files, 440, 955keeping permissions, 955locating, 1022moving shares/contents, 177–178
.SCR extension. See Screensavers (.SCR extension)Screen
batch files outputting command to, 1081full-screen mode, 1058installing dual, 1095resolution, 312, 1141–1142wallpaper, 350, 387XP logon and, 499
ScreenSaver tab, Desktop Control Panel applet, 209
Screensavers (.SCR extension)configuring default before logon, 148configuring default to be Open GL Text Saver,
149interval for, 194shortcut, 356slow server response and, 904timeout for password-protected, 388Windows XP and, 29
Scripts, running at shutdown time, 161SCRNSAVE.EXE, 148Scrollbar, configuring, 1050SC_SCREENSAVE message, 213SCSI drives
Adaptec 2940 controller, 1147drivers, 46paths in BOOT.INI file, 174–175Windows NT and, 1101
Seagate Software folder, 73Search engines, IE 4.0, 857, 876SECEDIT.EXE file, 199Secret keys, 973Secure Attention Sequence (SAS), 292Secure Desktop, 253–254
Security, 953–982. See also Kerberos; Passwords;Permissions; SIDs (security identifiers)
auditing base objects, 961configuring system to stop when log is
full, 958crashes and, 959digital signatures, 973event IDs, 975–978groups, 628–629guest access restrictions, 960–961IE zones, 879–880Internet access control policy, 961–962LanManager challenge/response and,
959–960last logon name, preventing display of, 184mailing lists, 964–965pagefile, clearing at shutdown, 958printers, 920Public Key Infrastructure, 972secret keys, 973Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in,
966–967Security dialog box title and, 292Security event log, 953System Key functionality of SP3, 956–957tab, 23Terminal Services, 831–832, 834–835Web sites for checking machine’s, 981–982Windows 2000 upgrades and, 974–975Windows NT and, 953workgroup file sharing and, 23–24
Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in,966–967
Security Configuration Editor (SCE), 199–200Security dialog box, 15, 292Security identifiers. See SIDs (security identifiers)Send To context option, 926Separator page, printers, 918Serial numbers, disks, 734Server Manager
configuring Administrative alerts, 232deleting orphaned shares, 764
Server Message Block (SMB) clients, 273Servers
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
checking version of, 114–117expanding, 118hotfix error message, 113–114hotfixes, 135–136identifying missing, 133–134Q numbers and, 113
QCHAIN.EXE, 131–132reapplying, 114reinstalling, 117–118showing installation of, 115–116Windows Update Catalog and, 135
Service packs, Windows 2000, 119–128Service packs, Windows 2000
bootable CD-ROM, 129–131location of, 123overview of, 119–121Print Spooler service, 132QCHAIN.EXE, 131–132reapplying, 114RPC error message, 125–126slipstreaming, 121–122, 126–128SP2 Support Tools, 131unattended installation, 123–124uninstalling, 124–125, 256Windows Installer file, 129
Service (SRV) records, DNS, 688Services
changing ports used, 279changing startup order, 155configuring to automatically restart if stopped,
1174–1175deleting, 174increasing time for shut down, 273modifying startup of, 1153–1154pausing from command line, 475–476remotely managing network, 471scheduling commands, 138–139starting/stopping from command line, 173–174,
179–180starting with net start command, 477stopping specified, 477terminating orphaned process, 1157–1158
Services applet, Control Panelcreating program alias, 203–204executing batch file with WINAT, 139modifying startup of services, 1153–1154
Services for UNIX 2.0, 1120Sessions, listing/disconnecting, 476Sessions tab, Terminal Server, 825SET command, Recovery Console, 197,
1205–1206set term command, 340SETPRFDC.EXE file, 509–510
INDEX 1263
Setupdisk maintenance message, 752error when running Windows 2000,
1187failing after reformatting system/boot
partition, 93–94Setup Manager Wizard, 71SETUPAPI.LOG file, 97SETUP.EXE file
ISA Server 2000, 1217–1218Terminal Services, 814, 815–816Windows 98, 44
SETUP.LOG file, 1145SETUPMGR.EXE file, 37SETUP.TXT file, 8SETX.EXE, 311, 1085SFC (System File Checker)
caching all DLLs, 243–244forcing check of files, 220Windows 2000 and, 212–213
SFC.EXE, 212–213SHADOW command-line utility, 838Shares
default Administration, 458hiding, 321icon, 381–382managing from command line, 476–477moving from one machine to another,
177–178orphaned, 763–764protecting, 748–749publishing shared folders, 616Windows 2000 and, 913–914
SHDOCVW.DLL file, 897–898Shells
classic, 298starting before finish of logon script, 311
Shift key, autologon, 293Shortcuts
broken, 280command prompt creation of, 1058dead, 360Device Manager, 303Dial Up Networking, 375–376directory/disk, 178Explorer, 152–153icons associated with, 176
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,
236–237ShutdownPlus, 161SIDs (security identifiers)
determining for users, 314–315overview of, 962–963Terminal Services Users, 825workstations and, 209–210
1264 INDEX
Signature verification tool, 250–251SIGVERIF.EXE, 250–251Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP),
559–560, 1224–1225Single-click view mode, file/folder color,
389SIS (Single Instance Store)
disk space and, 105–106RIS and, 59stopping from parsing folder, 268
SITAUTORUN.EXE, 1217–1218Site links
configuring over VPNs, 559creating bridges, 558–559creating new, 543–544disabling transitivity, 544–545
Sites. See also Active Directory sites; Web sitesdefined, 568names, 568
Skins, 394, 395SLEEP.EXE, 158–159, 1175Slipstreaming
bootable CD-ROM, 129–130from downloaded files, 126–128overview of, 126–128RIS errors, 126using, 121–122
Small office/home office (SOHO), 1104–1105SMARTDRV.EXE file, 49SMB (Server Message Block) clients, 273Smileys, meanings of, 1036–1037SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol),
559–560, 1224–1225Software
for backups, 453, 455–456compatibility, 11inability to install, 1134memory/storage space errors after installing,
1211–1212SOHO (small office/home office), 1104–1105SOON command
as alternative to AT command, 1163changing Administrator passwords, 313not working properly, 1168
SOON.EXE, 159Sound cards, PCI-based, 942–944Space character, shortcuts and, 1046–1047
Speakersdisabling modem when dialing, 993–994modem volume and, 1117–1118taskbar icon for, 941
SPI_GETWORKAREA value set, 386SPUNINSTL.EXE, 124SRV (service) records, DNS, 688SRVANY.EXE Resource Kit utility, 438SRVINFO.EXE, 403SRVINSTW tool, 222SRVMGR.EXE, 232St. Bernard Software’s Open File Manager, 453Staging area, 949–950Standby mode
enabling/disabling passwords, 1104operating in, 1105portable computers and, 1188STOP screen error, 1205VGA adapters and, 1110–1111
Stardock, 395Start command, long filenames and, 1150–1151Start menu
Administrative tools and, 180–181, 371–372alphabetical order, 351context menu disabled, 383Control Panel added to, 364Control Panel, cascading, 370–371Dial Up Networking added to, 375–376Favorites removed from, 367item groups, 312items under line, 141logoff and, 388–389most recent documents, 305opening multiple items, 1048Printers panel added to, 180Printers Settings applet added to, 369–370program scrolling disabled, 244–245programs running at logon time, 188–189shortcuts, 344–345startup folder removed from, 358toggling in XP, 340–341
Start value, 1033–1034STARTMARKER tags, 945–946Startup
0x0000001E error, 1208hardware display order, 233–234MaxMpxCt event log, 1188–1189
INDEX 1265
Startup (cont.)programs running at, 318–319stopping tips, 204–205Windows 2000, 1167, 1179
Startup settings, System Properties Advanced tab,282–283
STATUS_QUOTA_EXCEEDED error, 212STOP 0x00000078 error, 1147STOP screen error, 1205Storage. See Remote Storage SystemStorage errors, 1211–1212Streams, alternate data, 744–748Style sheets, 893Styles, XP, 394–395Subnet masks
checking ownership of, 661overview of, 642–643RAS (Remote Access Server) and, 992–993
Subroutines, calling, 1076–1077SUBST command, 176, 1171–1172Super hidden files, 217–218Support Tools update, 131SVCHOST.EXE, 409–411SVCPACK.LOG, 119–120Switches
BOOT.INI, 165–169EXPLORER.EXE, 1041Ping, 659–660Windows 2000 installation, 80–82WSH.EXE, 1089–1090
SWITCH.INF file, 984–985Symbol files, 33SYSKEY.EXE, 956–957SYSOC.INF file, 283SysPrep clones, 93, 210SYSPREP.EXE file, 62SYSPREP.INF file, 93, 98System
code paging and, 907–908number of pages on, 200–201system tray icons, 390–391variables, 196–197
SYSTEM account, permissions, 954System applet, Control Panel
automatic reboots, 959boot delay, 137comments for Network Neighborhood, 470–471
crashes and, 959dir output format, 1061–1062executing .MSC files without extension, 304General tab information, 172–173, 254–255hardware profiles, 149kernel-only crash dumps, 445–446non-network hardware configuration, 156pagefile size, 908–909Startup and Recovery settings, 282–283system variables, 196temporary files, 195–196
System Event IDs, 295–296SYSTEM file, 2–3System File Checker (SFC)
caching all DLLs, 243–244forcing check of files, 220Windows 2000 and, 212–213
System information, 399–415applications/processes, 399DLL/API calls, 407–408environment variables, 412–415hotfixes installed by remote system, 412installation date, 403–404installation version, 404–406last start date, 403machine information, 400–402open files, 407–408SVCHOST.EXE and, 409–411Task Manager’s tiny footprint mode, 411time zone information, 406Windows NT machine role, 399
System is not fully installed error, 52–53System Key functionality, 957System log
crashes and, 959preventing print jobs from writing to, 923System Event IDs 54/64, 295
System Monitor, 247–249System Properties Advanced tab, 282–283System Registry hive, error message, 1209–1210System Restore
enabling/disabling, 288–290interface of, 295Windows XP installation and, 28
System32 directory, 1129–1130SYSTEMINFO utility, 401–402SYSTEM.INI file, 42
1266 INDEX
SYSTEM_LICENSE_VIOLATION error,BSOD, 1178
SYSTRAY.EXE, 941SYSVOL, 510–511, 1182
Tab keycompleting filenames, 1056–1057IE5 Help and, 868navigating command line, 1053
Tapes, backup, 451–452TAPI (Telephony API) 2.1, 232–233TAPISERV, 232–234Task Manager
accessing root of boot partition, 1136applications, viewing, 399Ctrl+Esc to start, 144–145disabling, 348–349high priority applications, 905–906killing stalled backups, 454processor affinity, 178–179stopping processes, 1163tiny footprint mode, 411
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
TASKINSTALL.EXE, 25TASKLIST.EXE, 1024TASKMAN.EXE, 144TCP/IP
database path, 679–680diagnostic utilities, 643–644disabling media-sense for, 661installing without network card, 639–640reinstalling, 656–658Terminal Services clients, 815tracing route of packets, 641–642verifying configuration, 513–514verifying setup, 640–641
TCP/IP ports, 517
TCP portslist of common, 649open, 500, 502–503
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol),660–661
Telephony API (TAPI) 2.1, 232–233Telnet
default client terminal type, 340plain-text passwords, 489–491server, 488–489
Temporary files, 195–196Temporary Internet Files
cookies, 1045excluding from user profile, 317–318IE hangs when accessing, 895
Terminal Services. See TS (Terminal Services)Terminal Services Advanced Client, 827Terminal Services Manager, 1207Terminal Services MMC interface, 829–830Terminal Services Profile tab, 825Terminal Services Users, 825TESTDIR.TMP file, 1147–1148TGT (ticket-granting ticket), Kerberos, 970Themes, desktop, 303, 374Ticket-granting ticket (TGT), Kerberos, 970Time
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,
219TimeServ utility, 222, 504–505Tiny footprint mode, Task Manager, 411
INDEX 1267
Tipskilling during logging off, 207shortcuts, 234–235startup and, 162stopping for current user, 204–205XP balloons, 345–346
title command, 1056TLIST.EXE
killing stalled backups, 454locating in XP, 1024PIDs and, 1083stopping process from command line, 1064
Tombstone objects, 550Toolbars
background picture for IE, 351–352disabling/enabling flashing IE6, 895–896modifying background of IE, 862–863new, 252–253QuickLaunch buttons, 260starting IE without, 872–873
ToolTips, 343Trace logs, 1023TRACEDMP.EXE, 1023tracert command, 641–642TRANSFORM.MST file, 831Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
See TCP/IPTransmission Control Protocol (TCP), 660–661Trees, domain, 510–511, 535Trust relationships
administering, 515creating from command line, 575creating through firewalls, 517fixing broken, 526Kerberos, 537–538passwords, 520–521Windows 2000 upgrades and, 514, 524–525
TS (Terminal Services)Allow Logon to Terminal Server, 850clients, disconnecting from, 840–841clients, logging on, 826–827clients, sending message to, 821–822clients, with roaming profiles, 836Clipboard/printer redirection, 839connections, closing, 818–819connections, opening, 817–818enabling, 812–813
encryption, 834–835File Copy extension, 841–842installing applications, 819–820installing MMC interface, 829–830installing NT/9x-based clients, 813–814installing Office 97 SR2, 820installing Web interface, 827–829installing Windows for Workgoups, 815–816keyboard shortcuts, 836–837license server, 840locating machines running on, 822MetaFrame and, 824Microsoft Installer client and, 839–840mouse movement, 823overview of, 811password prompts, 837privileges, 831–832Remote Assistance, 844–849remote-control of sessions, 824–825Remote Desktop Connection, 843–844transferring CALs, 832–833user extensions, Windows 2000, 825–826user logon, 822–823, 833–834window/full screen viewing modes, 824
TweakUIAutoLogon, 182–183Click Here to Begin message, 363compressed file/directory color, 358–359defining, 1011IE shortcut icons, 1135–1136Inbox icon, 357, 392last username to log on, 193–194Recycle Bin, 347–348, 355–356Run history, 354shortcut arrows, 360Tab key, completing filenames, 1056–1057Window Animation, 348Windows 2000 and, 257
.TXT extension, 1032TXTSETUP.OEM file, 111TXTSETUP.SIF file
ACPI and, 92PCI-based sound cards and, 943–944Welcome message during setup, 51Windows 2000, installing with less than 64MB
of memory, 49Windows 2000 slipstreaming, 122
1268 INDEX
type command, 1081Type value, 1034
UDF (Uniqueness Database File), 38UDP ports, 502–503Ultra ATA/66 support, 1101–1102Unattended installations
Administrator password and, 92deleting Recycle Bin, 47–48directories under $OEM$, 89–90domain users as members of local Administrators
groups, 43license agreement and, 38mapping network drives, 48OU setting for computer, 98problems running programs during, 43–44unique items specification, 37–38unsigned drivers and, 89Windows 2000 hotfixes, 123–124Windows 2000 MultiLanguage, 101–103Windows NT, 36–37
UNATTEND.TXT filehotfix automatic installation, 123–124OU setting for computer, 98unattended installations of Windows NT, 36–37Welcome message, 51–52
UNC (Universal Naming Convention), 494–495,502, 1084
UNDELETE.EXE, 727–728Underscores (_), 78Undo file, Regclean utility, 1022–1023Unicode files, 1052, 1081–1082UNICODE.TXT file, 1082Uniform Resource Locators. See URLs (Uniform
Resource Locators)Uniqueness Database File (UDF), 38Universal Naming Convention (UNC), 494–495,
502, 1084Universal Serial Bus. See USB (Universal Serial
Bus)UNIX services, 1120Up key, 1059Update sequence numbers (USNs), 548–549UPDATE.EXE file
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,
974–975SP1 and, 128testing, 79trust relationships, 514Windows NT, timeout resetting, 219Windows NT, unattended upgrade, 97–98
Upgrades, to Windows XPactivating, 27interim build, 26–27Pro vs. Home Edition, 14–15upgrade paths, 29–30Windows 2000, 15Windows 98, 15, 109Windows Me, 109
UPNs (user principal names), 577–578UPS, mouse connections, 1098URLs (Uniform Resource Locators)
IE AutoComplete and, 868–869, 892misleading, 1045–1046shortcuts with space character, 1046–1047
USB (Universal Serial Bus)CD-ROM drives and, 108power errors when connecting to USB hub,
1111Windows NT/2000 support for, 1099
User Accounts applet, Control Panel, 17–18User Accounts applet, Control Panel, 18–20User accounts, modifying, 472–473User Manager
auditing files, 765–766deleting users, 319
INDEX 1269
User Manager (cont.)renaming Administrator account, 164Windows 2000 and, 323
User mode programs, 3User principal names (UPNs), 577–578USER.DMP, 1031–1032USERKEY.PSW file, 21Username, ISA Server, 1226Users
command line additions, 312–313deleting, 319dial-in permission, 1009disk space, limiting, 310failing to log on at server, 185groups, 312, 320hiding drives from, 311logged on, 310, 459, 468–469logged on via Terminal Server, 822–823logon, limiting to one, 460mapping/connecting network drives, 319passwords, 335–336, 966persistent connections, 329printer access, 466–467privileges granted to, 831–832renaming, 320scheduled processes, 340–341screen resolutions, 312sending messages to, 458, 476SID for, 314–315slow server response complaints, 904temporary Internet files, excluding, 317–318Windows 2000, 333–335
USNs (update sequence numbers), 548–549Utility Manager, 271
Variables, order of processing, 233Verbose messages, 266–267VER.DLL file, 1135VFAT, 736VGA adapters, 1110–1111Views, Web, 855–856Virtual memory, 3, 4Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), 501, 559Virus warnings, real or hoax, 1035Volume IDs, 748Volumes
deleting, 755importing foreign, 755–756
pagefile size and, 286–287partition size, 784–785
VPNs (Virtual Private Networks), 501, 559
W32Time (Windows Time Service), 229–231Wallpaper
displaying anywhere on screen, 350restricting to bitmapped images, 379–380stretching across screen, 387
WANs, preventing pushed passwords over,601–602
Warning logon message, 183–184Web. See also Internet
administering printers, 933enabling Web content for folders, 389–390installing printer, 938–939Terminal Services Web interface, 827–829
Web pagesIE connection problems, 873–874Norton Internet Securities 2000 and, 1189showing/hiding images on, 882
Web siteskeyboard shortcut to, 855misleading URLs, 1045–1046
Welcome screenclear type, 344displaying, 15–17pictures, 17–18Security dialog box, 15using, 16–17welcome message, 51–52
WFP (Windows File Protection Service), 119WHOAMI.EXE, 310WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs),
250Win Info, XP, 290Win key
disabling, 187, 271shortcuts, 1030
WINAT utility, 139Window Animation, 348Windows
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,
913–914Certification Service installation, 621–622cloning, 62compatibility with NT/95/98, 1124–1125compressed folders, 787–788converting NT 4.0 POL file to, 631crashing on demand, 1200Datacenter Server, 6–7DDL cache, 220delegating authority, 330–332desktop themes, 374dial-up connections, 996–997DNS configuration, 688–691DNS names, 507domain creation, 513–514domain users, 324–325DVD players, 1126event-log wrapping, 222–224features of, 5FireWire support, 945hardware requirements, 7–8, 1115InfoTips, 242local users, 333–335memory supported by, 1096NetBIOS names and, 540–541network connections, 484new features, 298ODBD Data Sources applet, 238Office 2000 installation on, 1179overview of, 5–7pagefile settings, 1195–1196Professional, 6, 220–221, 228, 523–524RAS connections, 1000–1001reboots, 8–9Recovery Console, 1172Regedit version, 430Registry, last key accessed, 430Resource Kit utility, 222Security dialog box, 292server type, 47Setup error, 1187
software compatibility, 11–12system beep, 256–257System File Checker, 212–213, 243–244system files, protected, 220System Properties General tab, 172, 254–255Telnet server, 488–489Terminal Services, 825–826Time service for, 229timeouts, 219trust relationships, 514–515TweakUI, 257updating, 9–11User Manager and, 323versions of, 9
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
corporate, 106–107detecting, 871disabling, 285–286getting updates, 9–10preventing user connections, 271–272Service Pack 1, 119
Windows Update Catalog, 135Windows XP. See also Upgrades, to Windows XP
activating, 25, 27administrator pack for, 294–295, 1025balloon tips, 345–346boot defragment, 792–793bootable disks, 110Bootcfg, 22–23CD-burning feature, 949–951Classic Start mode, 341–343ClearType, 380
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Windows XP (cont.)Comments, 284compressed folders, 1024correcting deactivated installation, 28determining activation of, 290Easter eggs, 28fast user switching, 15–16, 914graphic resolution, 297installing from within Windows 95, 109–110JVM in, 288low-disk-check taskbar warning, 292Microsoft PowerToys for, 29new features, 298overview of, 13password hints, 18–20password reset disk, 20–22password-reset disk, 345Plus! pack, 1024product keys, 27remote desktop, 842–843Security dialog box, 15, 292Security tab for files/folders, 23service packs, 113System Restore, 288–290, 295task switcher, 25, 294taskbar, grouping buttons, 377–379taskbar, locking/unlocking, 379TLIST.EXE, 1024ToolTips, 343UI, 376–377unattended installations, 108uninstalling, 110Welcome screen, 15–18Windows Tour prompt, 296–297workgroup file sharing/security, 23–24
Windows XP Home Editioncompared with Professional, 14–15comparing with XP Pro, 14–15upgrade paths, 29–30
Windows XP Professionalcompared with Home Edition, 13, 14–15upgrade paths, 29–30upgrading Windows Me/98 to, 109
WINDOWS.ADM, 189Windows.NET, administrator pack, 1025WINFILE.EXE, 1155WinInfo, 404
WinINSTALL LE, 72–73WINMSD.EXE
checking RAM, 1100checking service pack version, 115viewing resource usage by device, 1099
WINNT32.EXE file, 46, 79, 80–82WINNT.ADM, 189WINNT.SIF file, 27WINS
configuring DNS to use, 687controlling IP addresses, 504forcing clients to validate a logon, 508–510
WINSRV.DLL, 1170Winzip, 1039WMP (Windows Media Player), 945–946WMPLAYER.EXE error, 945–946WNetEnumCached Passwords error, 1137Word Wrap, 195WordPerfect 8, 1207Workgroups
file sharing/security, 23–24preventing listing machines in local, 246
Workstationsduplicate SIDs and, 209–210locking from command line, 213modifying services, 474Policy editor, installing, 189service information, 477synchronizing time with server, 457–458
World Wide Web. WebWOW (Windows On Windows) subsystem,
1161WRKILL.EXE, 198WSCRIPT.EXE file
as default scripting engine, 1092–1093running from command line, 1091–1092
WSH (Windows Scripting Host), 1089–1093ADSI and, 1090–1091command line operation of, 1091–1092DOS commands, 1092downloading, 1089information on, 1090installing, 1089–1090renaming files, 1092setting default scripting engine, 1092–1093warning logon message, 184
WSH.EXE, 1089–1090
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X-Windows-style auto-raise,392–393
X.500 protocol, 532XCOPY utility
copying files with, 440directory for stored profiles, 337–338Registry backup, 452
ZAP files, 85–87Zip disks
controlling who can eject, 208–209ejecting NTFS-formatted, 786file systems used by, 742folder compression and, 787–788
Zone transfers, DNS, 697
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