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One last area we need to investigate is how to disable EFS. Quite simply, if not managed properly, EFS could become more of a headache than anything else. Though you might think it would be as simple as changing a checkbox somewhere, unfortunately that’s not the case. It isn’t that hard anyhow, but you need […]

Both printers and print servers have properties. To view the properties of a print server, you would simply choose File – Server Properties from the Printers Folder. Configurable elements here include 4 tabs: Forms, Ports, Drivers and Advanced. The Forms tab allows you to define paper sizes and types. Ports allows you to see a […]

Managing Web Resources While Windows 2000 Server install IIS by default on a clean installation, Windows 2000 Professional only installs IIS (now called Internet Information Services in Professional as well) if Peer Web Services was previously installed on the machine (meaning an upgrade from 95, 98 or NT running PWS). However, if it was not […]

Mobile Computer Hardware Windows 2000 obviously provides support for mobile computing. In this section we’ll explore mobile hardware profiles, APM, ACPI, and other power related options.  Windows 2000 still supports the use of hardware profiles to control which hardware drivers and services are loaded when Windows 2000 boots, such as when you are either on […]

Performance A familiar tool still exists in Windows 2000 for monitoring performance, although it now carries a new name. The Performance tool is actually a combination of two different MMC snap-ins: System Monitor, and Performance Logs and Alerts. Combined, they essentially form Performance Monitor from NT 4.  Performance Monitor Logs and Alerts allows you to […]

Many applications are now distributed with setup.msi files. However, you can also create your own msi packages using a variety of software packages. The Windows 2000 CD provides a Veritas repackaging application, WinInstall LE, which can be used to create msi-based application packages.  If you have Windows 2000 Active Directory installed, packages can be distributed […]

Policies Policies form the basis on environment and security configuration in Windows 2000. In very broad terms, two types of policies exist – Local Policy (which is set on an individual computer) and Group Policy (which can be applied to multiple computers and users according to settings in Active Directory). Without Active Directory, only Local […]

Managing Domain Users and Groups Local users and groups exist only in the SAM of a local Windows 2000 system, and can only be used for access on the system on which they exist. As such, local accounts are not practical for use in a large environment, due to their distributed administrative nature. As such, […]

TCP/IP utilities Windows 2000 provides a wide range of utilities for use in a managing, configuring, and troubleshooting the TCP/IP environment. I have listed the TCP/IP-related utilities below, along with an outline of their uses and some important switches.  Ping – A simple diagnostic utility that verifies connectivity with a remote computer.  Pathping – An […]

Configuring Remote Access Connections Remote access connections in Windows 2000 Professional are configured using the Make New Connection Wizard in the Network and Dial-Up Connections program window. The wizard provides 5 choices, as outlined below: The first two choices are self explanatory, as both involve creating dial-up connections. You should note that if you choose […]

Subnetting Like it or not, you’ll need to understand subnetting and TCP/IP principals in order to be successful on the 70-240 exam. For all intents and purposes, TCP/IP is considered to be assumed knowledge based on its importance as a protocol. While you might not get many questions relating to subnetting on the Professional portion […]

Note that the option for an Active Directory-integrated zone is unavailable since Active Directory has not yet been set up. Choosing a standard primary would be our only real option, since a secondary requires a primary to exist. This primary zone can later be changed to AD-integrated as we’ll see in a bit. The zone […]