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Symbols and Numbers ABM_GETTASKBARPOS message, 386 - (dashes), 78 ABN_STATECHANGE message, 386 $ (dollar sign) Access is Denied error, 1187–1188 creating shares, 150 ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) deleting files beginning with, 741 boot failures, 1175 hiding shares, 321 disabling/enabling, 90–91, 92 $OEM$ directories, 47–48, 89–90 hibernation mode, 1102–1103 % (percent sign) plug-and-play support, 5 batch file parameters, 1085–1087 shutting down vs. restarting PCs, 1112–1113 obtaining batch file’s PID, 1083 standby mode, 1105 operations on all networked computers, ACPI BIOS detection, disabling, 943–944 1078–1079 Acronyms, definitions of, 1027–1030 %% (percent signs), 1078 ACS (Admission Control Server), QoS, 664–665 %logonserver% variable, 1084–1085 Activate icon, Windows XP,290 %SystemRoot%, 186–187 Active Desktop %userdomain% variable, 310 enabling in IE 5.0, 894 %username% variable, 310 Recovery page and, 854 * (asterisk), 92 removing, 853 . (period), 1203–1204 Active Directory / (forward slash), 1091–1092 auditing, 605–607 : (colon), 320 backups, 569–570 :: (double colon), 1075–1076 circular logging, 605 @echo off command, 153 creating new sites, 541–543 \\?\, paths, 1160 defined, 5 ^ (caret), 1083 defragmenting, 572–575 _ (underscores), 78 DNS integration, 691–692 | (pipe character), 1083 garbage-collection period, 550 >> (double right angle brackets), 1064 listing printer, enabling/disabling, 930–931, 934–935 > (right angle bracket), 1063 log files, 604 (Euro symbol), 305, 1034–1035 naming conventions, 531 0x0000001E error, 1202, 1208 nonexistent domain, removing, 592–593 0x00000054 error, 1212 object searches, 597–599 3UPTIMES.ZIP,403 overview of, 529–530 “502 Proxy Error”, 1225 published printers, preventing removal, 935 restoring, 571–572 Abbreviations, acronyms, 1027–1030 searching, 614 ABM_GETSTATE message, 386 shared folders, 616

1229 1230 INDEX

Active Directory database file. See NTDS.DIT file ADMIN$ share, 125–126, 194 Active Directory Replication Monitor Administrative tools (REPLMON.EXE), 564–566 configuring on Start menu, 371–372 Active Directory Schema Manager snap-in, deleting volume, 755 1196–1197 Group Policy Editor and, 1192–1193 Active Directory Scripting Interface (ADSI), hiding on Start menu, 180–181 1090–1091 importing volume, 755–756 Active Directory sites locating Disk Administrator, 753–754 creating, 541–543 Administrator accounts intrasite replication, 551–553 network lockout of, 235 moving servers between, 547 renaming, 164 multiple server membership in, 546–547 Administrator passwords renaming, 545–546 changing in Recovery Console, 447–448 Active Directory Sites and Services snap-in, 291 changing remotely, 313 Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in recovering, 437–439 administering domain users, 324–325 setting during RIS installation, 979–980 delegating authority, 330–332 unattended installations and, 92 dial-in options, 338–339 Administrators errors, 291 .NET/XP pack selection, 1025 Everyone group permissions, 335–336 AT commands and, 145 Active Setup, IE 4.0 and, 869–870 configuring Administrative alerts, 231–232 ACTIVEDS.TLB, 291 default admin shares, 458 AD database file. See NTDS.DIT file executing batch file with WINAT,139 Adaptec 2940 SCSI controller, 1147 ownership of files and directories, 739 Add Network Place Wizard, 492–493 Administrators group Add Printer Wizard, 939–940 backup permissions, 452 Add/Remove Programs CD-ROM drive access, 145 DNS configuration for Windows 2000 domains, ownership of files and directories, 739 688–691 unattended installations, 43 entries missing from, 1166 ADMINPAK.MSI, 294–295, 1025 installing applications on Terminal Server, Admission Control Server (ACS), 664–665 819–820 ADSI (Active Directory Scripting Interface), installing DHCP Server service, 706 1090–1091 installing Remote Installation Services, 56 ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), uninstalling Active Desktop, 853 1003–1004 uninstalling hidden Windows components, 283 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. See uninstalling ISA Server 2000, 1219 ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power uninstalling MSN Messenger Service, 893 Interface) uninstalling service packs, 256 Advanced Power Management. See APM uninstalling task switcher, 25 (Advanced Power Management) uninstalling Windows 2000 service pack, Advanced RISC Computing (ARC), 174–175 124–125 Advanced startup menu, 1179 uninstalling Windows XP,110 Alerts Address Resolution Protocol. See ARP (Address Administrative, 231–232 Resolution Protocol) interactive, 912–913 ADDUSERS.EXE, 1204 low disk space on partitions, 163–164 .ADM files, 189 triggers and, 912 INDEX 1231

Alias, 202–203 scheduling, 139, 158–159 Allow Logon to Terminal Server, 850 stalled backup process and, 454 Alt+Tab, disabling/configuring, 316 ATAPI Real Mode CD-ROM driver, 1160 ANSI ATX case, 1112–1113 command line support, 1063 Auditing exporting Registry key, 434 Active Directory, 605–607 ANSI.NT file, 1063 base objects, 961 ANSI.SYS, 138 DHCP,713 APCOMPAT.EXE, 1124–1125 files/directories, 765–766, 956 APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing), 662, logon success/failure and, 327 720 printers, 917, 922 APIs, monitoring, 407–408 saving information from, 955 APM (Advanced Power Management) AUTOCHK.EXE, 1144 hibernation mode, 1102–1103 AutoComplete, Internet Explorer standby mode, 1105 backing up, 892 standby option on portables, 1188 turning off, 868–869 Application Compatibility program, 1125 AUTOEXEC.BAT file, 49, 141 Applications AUTOEXEC.NT file, 1121 16-bit errors, 905, 1121, 1153 AutoExNT service, 155–156 configuring for both NT and 95, 1031 AUTOEXNT utility, 155–156 Not Supported by Windows NT error, AUTOLOG.EXE, 182–183 1134–1135 AutoLogons, 182–183, 293 NT,1122 Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA), 662, priority, 905 720 starting every time Windows is started, AUTORUN.INF, 947 1128–1129 AUX.BAT files, 1127 stopping when user logs off, 1133–1134 viewing all on system, 399 Background, changing default, 141 APPS.INF file, 53–55 Backup Domain Controller. See BDC (Backup ARC (Advanced RISC Computing), 174–175 Domain Controller) ARIN Web site, 661 Backup Operators group ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) inability to backup Event Viewer files, 456 cache retention time and, 647–648 permissions, 452 disabling, 679 BackupRead( ) function, 747–748 overview of, 645–647 Backups. See also NT Backup routing and, 644–645 Active Directory, 569–570 ASCII text files, 919 DHCP database, 711–712 Assisted dial, RAS, 1001 EFS recovery key, 774 ASSOC.TXT command, 1068 master boot record, 734–736 Asterisk (*), 92 permissions for, 452 .ASX files, 945–946 strategy for, 449–450 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL), XP Pro v. XP Home Edition, 14 1003–1004 Balloon tips, disabling, 345–346 AT command BASICDC.INF files, 1182 non-administrator use of, 145 .BAT files not working, 1127–1128, 1168 defined, 1073 NT 4.0 vs. NT 3.51, 1068–1069 fixing files that have lost their associations, 1080 1232 INDEX

Batch files, 1073–1086 boot delays, 137–138 accessing on other machines, 1084 boot disks for MS-DOS network, 498–499 automating input, 1082–1083 boot disks for RIS, 60–61 calling from within another batch file, 1081 boot disks for XP,110 checking for and running files, 1082 boot partition access, 1136 color of command prompt window and, CD-ROM as boot device, 67–70 1082–1083 CHKDSK, stopping scheduled, 732 commands, 1073–1074 commands, running at boot time, 155–156 comments, 1075–1076 DNS service and, 703 converting Unicode file to text, 1081 duplicate entries on boot menu, 179 editors, 169, 1067–1068 error messages, 191–192 environment settings, 1079 inability to boot NT after uninstalling 98, 1164 /every switch and, 1150 multiple operating systems and, 790, 1119–1120 fonts installed from, 1032–1033 NTOSKRNL.EXE file, missing, 440 operating networked machines with, 1078–1079 overview of, 2–3 output to screen, stopping, 1081 remote booting, 459 parameters, 1085–1087 service stops booting, 1153–1154 PID of, 1083 verbose event messages and, 266–267 program output to NULL device, 1084 Windows 2000 boot drive, modifying, 281–282 Scheduler and, 1075 Windows 2000/Linux from NTLoader, 99–101 scheduling, 139, 158–159 BOOTCFG, 22–23, 138 searching for, 1079–1080 BOOTFIX.BIN files, 70 sending message from, 1084 BOOT.INI file subroutines, 1076–1077 alternate shell boot option, 286 using &logonserver% variable after logon, boot delay, decreasing, 137–138 1084–1085 boot menu, duplicate entries, 179 writing, 1073 boot menu, showing DOS, Windows 95, and BDC (Backup Domain Controller) NT,146 moving, 592 boot menu, timeout values, 151 promoting, 516 boot process and, 2–3 synchronizing, 524–525 Bootcfg and, 22–23 Beep, disabling, 256–257 corrupt memory, deallocating, 1152 Binary numbers, converting, 1039–1040 dual-boot environments, 87–88 BIOS, 949 finding, 1202–1203 Block Inheritance option, 633–634 forcing use of first processor only, 1114 Blue Screen of Death. See BSOD (Blue Screen of Intel address extensions, 1113 Death) kernel debut and, 1137–1139 BlueSave, 1158 long path names, 174–175 Boot menu mouse connection on COM port, disabling, 1098 changing timeout, 151 Msconfig and, 274–275 DOS, Windows 95 and NT,146 NTOSKRNL.EXE file, 440 duplicate entries, 179 switches, 165–169 Windows 98 and NT installation and, 44–45 Windows operating systems and, 39–40, 44–45, Boot process. See also Rebooting 219, 1164 alternate shell, starting with, 286 BOOTPART.ZIP,146 blue screen pauses, 1144 BOOTSECT.DOS file, 2–3 boot defragment in XP,792–793 BOWSER.LOG file, 487–488 INDEX 1233

Bridgehead servers, 557–558 CD AutoPlay, 941 Broadcast masks, 464 CD command, 1208–1209 Browse Masters CD-R (CD-Recordable) checking for domains, 518 clearing waiting files, 951 forcing browser election, 519 erasing files, 951 stopping remote, 518 using XP’s CD-burning feature, 949–950 Browsers CD-ROMs 502 Proxy error, 1225 access control, 145 Access is denied error, 1187–1188 ATAPI Real Mode driver, 1160 hiding machine from network, 459 auto-start when inserting, 947 offline, 858 bootable slipstreamed, 104, 129–131 restricting access to workgroups/domains, 245, CDROM.SYS error message, 1160 246 ERD Commander 2000 and, 258–260, BROWSTAT.EXE, 518, 519 442–445 BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) file systems read by NT,736 BlueSave and, 1158 unattended answer files and, 78 boot up pauses, 1144 USB connected, 108 DVDs causing, 1177 Windows 2000 bootable CD-ROM, information shown in, 1130–1133 67–70 receiving during setup, 1164 Windows 2000 MultiLanguage without startup error C0000135, 1169 English, 264 system crash error 0x00000054, 1212 Windows 2000 requirements and, 7 SYSTEM_LICENSE_VIOLATION error, Windows 2000 upgrades and, 1182 1178 CDFS (Compact Disk File System), 736 Windows 2000 crashes, 1200 CDROM.SYS error message, 1160 Bus mastering CDRWIN program, 67–70 disabling, 1109–1110 Certificates enabling, 1106–1107 certificate trust list, 617–619 Bus mouse, 97 EFS recovery, 762 Enterprise Certificate Authority, 620–621 C0000135 error (startup), 1169 IPSec and, 676–678 CAB files, 1039 requesting over Web, 621–622 Cache. See also DDL cache CHDIR command, 1208–1209 caching-only DNS server, 701–702 CheckPoint Firewall, 501 credential warning for logon, 329–330 Child domains, creating, 516–517 DNS cache pollution, 698 CHKDSK command local profiles, 333 NTFS 5.0 partition and, 775 CAL (Client Access License) problems running, 1163 losing, 850 stopping, 732, 737–738 transferring Terminal Services and, 832–833 timer modifications, 750–751 CALC.EXE, 359, 785 viewing information on screen, 794–795 Calculator application, 1040 CHKLNKS.EXE, 360–361 Caret (^), 1083 CHKNTFS.EXE, 738 Case, stopping Explorer from changing, 267 CIPHER.EXE, 761 CCM (Client Connection Manager), 817–818 Circular logs, 605 CCONNECT.EXE (Con-Current Connection Classic Start menu, XP,340–341 Limiter), 460 ClearType, enabling, 380 1234 INDEX

Clicks Command line Click Here to Begin message, 363 .INF file installation, 428 single/double, 257 access permissions, 732 Client Access License (CAL) ANSI support, 1063 losing, 850 applications, 399 transferring Terminal Services and, 832–833 Control Panel, running, 158 Client Connection Manager (CCM), 817–818 encryption/decryption, 761 Client Side Caching (CSC) folder, 1196 environment settings, 311 Clipboard FAT to NTFS conversion, 725 disabling redirection, 839 file/directory compression, 738 redirection problems, 850–851 files, copying, 439–440 Clipboard dialog box, disabling Microsoft Office, files, searching for, 1079–1080 269 font installations, 1032–1033 ClipBook server, 203–204 history configuration, 1068–1069 Cloning ISPs, 983 FAT32 partitions, 93 mount points, 772–773 operating systems, 61–62 MSI installation tool switches, 264–266 Close buttons, disabling, 343–344 NT Backup, 450–451 Cluster service, 291 passwords, 978–979 .CMD files, 1073 permissions, 739–740 CMD.EXE print jobs, 925 batch files, 1073 printers, 927–930 command extensions, 1052–1053 processes, stopping, 1064 command prompt configuration, 1050–1051 processes, viewing, 399 comparing COMMAND.COM with, 1049 RAM, 1100 removing NT from FAT partition, 33–34 Registry value/key, deleting, 422–423 sessions, 486 services, stopping/starting, 173–174, 179–180, starting NT in DOS Mode, 142 475–476 window titles, changing, 1056 share management, 476–477 CMDHERE.INF, 1054 shutdown, 277 CMDINFO utility, 116–117, 400–401 Start menu filenames and, 1150–1151 CMDLINES.TXT file system variables, 197 date format, 201–202 Terminal Services, controlling remotely, 838 unattended installation, 48 trace logs, 1023 unattended installations, 43 trust relationships, 575 Welcome message, 52 users, adding, 312–313 Colon (:), 320 Windows scripts, 1091–1092 Color workstations, locking, 213 compressed display, 358–359 XP activation, 25 Hi-Color icons, 385 Command Prompt Here, PowerToy, 1054 single-click view mode (files and folders), Command prompts, 1049–1072 389 CMD window title, 1056 color command, 1077–1088 CMD.EXE compared with COM ports COMMAND.COM, 1049 deleting COM1 file, 1127 AT command, 1068–1069 mouse connection, 1098 command extensions, 1052–1053 Command History, 1059 configuring, 1050–1051, 1052 INDEX 1235

date/time stamps, 1065–1066 Compact Disk File System (CDFS), 736 DIR output format, 1061–1062 COMPACT.EXE, 738 editor for command files, 1067–1068 Compatibility, 1119–1126 international versions of NT and, 1050 16-bit applications and, 1121, 1122 listing commands used in command session, DVD software, 1126 1059 games and, 1120 logging off, 323 multiboot environment and, 1119–1120 opening at current Explorer directory, SP2 and, 1123–1124 1054–1055 UNIX operating system and, 1120 opening at current Explorer drive, Windows 2000 software, 11–12 1070–1071 Windows operating systems and, 1124–1125 output, forcing into environment variable, Components Wizard dialog, 56 1055 Compressed files output, one screen at a time, 1062 copying, 789 output, redirecting to file, 1061, 1063–1064 Registry and, 428–429 shortcuts, 1058 Compressed folders starting Explorer from, 1060 copying, 789 Tab, enabling to complete filenames, 1058 offline folders losing compression, 1196 users, removing from group, 320 Windows 2000, 787–788 users, renaming, 320 Windows XP,1024 Command windows Computer Management snap-in changing colors of, 1077–1078 breaking mirror set, 809 configuring, 1052 converting basic disk to dynamic, 754–755 cutting/pasting information, 1060 creating mirror set, 809 enabling QuickEdit, 1053 creating RAID 5 set, 805–807 printing from, 931–932 deleting RAID 5 set, 807 scrollbar configuration, 1050 deleting volume, 755 switching to full-screen mode, 1058 enabling Telnet server, 488–489 COMMAND.COM file importing foreign volume, 755–756 ANSI support, 1063 locating Disk Administrator, 753 comparing with CMD.EXE, 1049 regenerating RAID 5 set, 808 errors with 16-bit programs, 1121 Computers loading ANSI.SYS, 138 adding/removing domain accounts, 473 mouse support, 1057 net send command and, 476 starting NT in DOS Mode, 142 OUs and, 98 Commands prompting for password after hibernation, batch files and, 1073–1075 979 expanding %SystemRoot%, 186–187 Windows 2000 requirements, 7 running at boot time, 155–156 Computers Near Me group, missing, scheduling, 138–139 1186–1187 server storage error message, 1139–1140 Con-Current Connection Limiter Comments (CCONNECT.EXE), 460 batch files and, 1075–1076 CON file, deleting, 1180 .REG files, 434 Con, prn directory, 1140 removing or editing, 284 CONFIG.NT file, 1063, 1121, 1134 setting for networked machines, 470–471 CONFIG.SYS file, 49, 1160 COMMON.ADM template, 189 Configuration file error message, 1129 1236 INDEX

Configure Server Wizard, disabling, 55–56 Crashes Connections automatic reboot following, 959 1394 network, 503 blue screen error (0x00000054), 1212 closing all network, 470 Crash Dump is disabled error, 1169 DOS machine to NT domain, 483–484 desktop disappearing after, 1128 failing after hiding shares, 321 Microsoft site for, 1213 locating in Registry, 484 what happens during, 959 mapping network drives and, 466 CSC (Client Side Caching) folder, 1196 modem, 467–468 CSCRIPT.EXE file, 1091–1092, 1092–1093 persistent, 329 Ctrl+Alt+Del server accounts and, 470 boot partition access and, 1136 turning on/off ghosting, 485–486 emergency shutdown, 1201 Content advisor password, resetting, 861, 868 Lock Workstation, 142–143 Context menus logon and, 192–193 desktop, adding items, 353, 394 logon date and time and, 327 domain users and, 324–325 NumLock, 185 encrypt/decrypt option, 396 password-reset-disk, 345 Move to Folder option, 396 passwords, disabling ability to change, 197 showing, 178 passwords, setting, 314 Start button and, 383 Ctrl+Esc, starting Task Manager, 144–145 Control Panel Customize This Folder, 253, 365–367 applets and, 158, 160–161 apps, removing, 146 Dashes (-), 78 Date/Time applet, 406–407 Data types, Registry, 424 Install/Remove Programs applet, 688 Datacenter LE (Windows Datacenter Server Net logon service, 184–185 Limited Edition), 914 Network applet, 1006–1007 Date network printers queue, 915 appending to file, 1065–1066 pagefiles and, 903 changing format, 201–202 programs, running from, 1129 viewing installation, 403–404 Registry keys and, 160–161 viewing last start, 403 Services applet, 222 Date/Time applet, Control Panel, 211 SP1 entry, 256 Dcdiag utility, 590–592 Start menu and, 364, 370–371 DCInstall section, 538–540 CONTROL.EXE, 158 DCOM (Distributed COM) properties, CONVERT command, 759 791–792 Cookies, removing, 1045 DCPROMO.EXE CoolSwitch, 316 Access is Denied error, 1187–1188 Counters, Performance Monitor, 911–912 creating child domains, 516–517 .CPL files creating forests, 536 applets associated with, 147–148 upgrading servers to domain controllers, removing app from Control Panel, 146 510–511, 538–540 running Control Panel applet from command DCs (Domain Controllers) line, 158 Administrator password and, 446–447 CPUs authenticating clients, 523–524, 603–604 number supported by NT,1097 configuring as Global Catalogs, 576–577 wait time, 904–905 demoting from, 594 INDEX 1237

DNS name registration and, 702–703 drives/folders views, 384 editing default policy, 1156–1157 Encrypt/Decrypt option, 396 event ID messages, 1197–1198 Explorer, 383–384 forcing clients to validate logons, 507–510 Font Smoothing configuration, 388 promoting to, 510–511 heap size, 1159 removing nonexistent, 594–597 hot keys, 385–386 servers, upgrading automatically, 538–540 Internet Explorer, 356 DDL cache logoff button, 368 disabling in Windows 2000, 220 logoff, saved changes at, 384 moving, 244 mapping network drive, 365 System File Checker and, 243–244 mouse snap-to, 391–392 DEBUG.EXE, 757–758 New menu, removing items, 374–375 Debugging kernel, 1137–1139 New menu, removing templates, 364 Debugging RAS connection script, 985 open windows, minimizing, 361 Debugging with NTDETECT.COM, 31 Open With, 365 Decryption, files, 760–761 OS version displayed, 270 DEFAULTIPSITELINKE, 543–544 Personalized Menus, 368–369 _DEFAULT.PIF file, 1079 right mouse button disabled, 362–363 DEFLTSV.INF security template, 831–832 Run history, 353–354 Defrag Commander 2000, 789 Scheduled Tasks icon, 371 Defrag Commander NE, 789 screensaver timeouts, 388 Defragmentation secure, 253–254 boot defragment in XP,792–793 single/double clicks, 257 DEFRAG.EXE, 794 skins, 394, 395 NTFS tools for, 726–727 styles, 394–395 of pagefiles, 751–752 Task Manager, 348–349 scheduling disk, 788–789 themes, 303, 374 DELDOC.BAT file, 350 thumbnails, 351 Delegation of Control Wizard, 332 wallpaper, 350 Delete confirmation, disabling, 190 Window Animation, 348 DELOLD utility, 1032 Windows style auto-raise, 392–393 DELPART.EXE, 729 XP remote, 842–843 DELTREE utility, 33 XP UI, 376–377 Desktop, 347–398. See also Recycle Bin; Shortcuts; Desktop applet, Control Panel, 385, 387 Start menu; Taskbar Desktop folders background image settings, 373–374 color, 358–359, 389 background pictures, 351–352 content hiding, 382–383 bitmapped images, 379–380 Copy to Folder option, 352 Briefcase, 372–373 customizing appearance, 365–367 cascading menus, 347 Move to Folder option, 396 ClearType, 380 removing customization, 391 Click here to begin message and, 363 Web content, 389–390 color, 389 Desktop icons Context menu, 353, 394 corrupted, 1157 crashes, 1128 Hi-Color, 385 dialog boxes while dragging windows, 387 hiding, 246–247 Documents window, 349–350 Inbox, 357, 392 1238 INDEX

Desktop icons (cont.) Dfs-V41-I386.EXE file, 797–798 Internet Explorer, 354, 857–858, 867 DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) moving, 365 address leases, 718–719, 721 My Briefcase, 363, 372 address reservations, 712–713 My Computer, 190, 361–362, 994–995 authorizing DHCP server, 714 Network Neighborhood, 355, 362 backing up database, 711–712 Recycle Bin, 348, 355 client configuration, 707–708 shared folder/drive, 381–382 compressing database, 708–709 size of, 315 configuring, 706–707 spacing of, 395 installing, 706 system tray, 390–391 IP addresses, finding, 709 thumbnail display, 351 logging, 722–723 DESKTOP.HTT file, 854 migrating to, 650–652 DESKTOP.INI file, 367 moving database, 709–710 Device drivers name hijacking, 720 ASCII print, 920 overview of, 705 ATAPI Real Mode CD-ROM, 1160 Registry settings, 713 boot process and, 2–3 relay agents, 710–711 Live!Ware, 1116 Remote Installation Services installation, 58 paging of, 907–908 restoring database, 712 plug-and-play, 88–89 DHCP Manager, 706–707 printers, 919, 932 DHCP scopes removing, 221–222 Automatic Private IP Addressing, 720 SCSI, 46 configuring, 717–718 unsigned, 89, 250–251 creating, 714–717 Device Manager errors when migrating with DHCPEXIM, 721 disabling system beep, 256–257 DHCPEXIM tool, 721 enabling Direct Memory Access, 1106–1107 Dial-in options, 338–339 IRQ sharing, 1111–1112 Dial-on-demand settings, RRAS, 1104 redirect LPT1, 940 Dial-Up Networking. See DUN (Dial-Up setting DVD region, 1107–1108 Networking) shortcut to directory/disk, 303 Dial-up options, 1003 working with PCI-based sound cards, 943–944 DIALER.EXE, 948 DEVICE.LOG, 996 Dialog boxes DEVMGMT.MSC, 303 mouse snap-to, 391–392 Dfs Administrator, 798 moving with keyboard, 1038–1039 Dfs (Distributed File System), 797–803 showing content when dragging windows, 387 child node, 801 Digital Dashboard, 877 defined, 5 Digital signatures, 973 directory junctions and, 770 DIR command, 1061–1062 downloading, 797 Direct Memory Access (DMA), 1106–1107, 1177 folders, 798 Directories installing, 797–798 access permissions, 731–732 multiple director delay, 482–483 auditing, 956 replica root volume, 801 color display, 358–359 root volume, 799–800 deleting con, prn, 1140 uninstalling, 798 mapping drive letters to, 176 Dfs Root Creation Wizard, 799–800 ownership of, 739 INDEX 1239

share protection, 748–749 space limits, 310 shortcuts to, 178 volume ID, 748 specifying when downloading files, 859 Windows 2000, 7 system profiles and, 337–338 Windows NT,36, 50, 729–730 system32 directory, 1129–1130 DISKSAVE.EXE, 735–736, 1142–1143 uncompressing/compressing, 726, 738 Display Control Panel applet Directory junctions, 770, 775 disabling, 321–322 Directory Management snap-in, 1156–1157 icon spacing on desktop, 395 Directory Restore mode, 614–615 Internet Explorer history, 875–876 DirectX, 944 Display delete confirmation dialog box, 190 Disconnect Start Menu option, 818–819 Distributed COM (DCOM) properties, Discover Wizard, WinINSTALL, 73 791–792 Disk Administrator Distributed File System. See Dfs (Distributed File deleting NTFS partitions, 729 System) locating, 753–754 Distribution point, RIS, 59–60 RAID volumes and, 766 DLL (Dynamic Link Library) files Disk Management snap-in checking versions on system, 1042–1043 breaking mirror set, 810 monitoring calls, 407–408 converting basic disk to dynamic, 754–755 moving cache, 244 creating mirror set, 809 setting icon for, 216 creating RAID 5 set, 805–807 DMA (Direct Memory Access), 1106–1107, deleting RAID 5 set, 807 1177 errors when accessing, 791–792 DMUNROOT.EXE, 754–755 importing foreign volume, 755–756 DNS (Domain Name Service). See also Dynamic overview of, 753–754 DNS regenerating RAID 5 set, 808 Active-Directory integrated, 691–692 upgrading using, 785 boot method, 703 Diskcopy command, 31 cache pollution, 698 Diskeeper 4.0 software, 751 caching-only servers, 701–702 DiskProbe utility, 734–735 client configuration, 684–685 Disks. See also Dynamic disks; Zip disks DCs re-registering DNS entries, 696–697 alert for low disk space, 163–164 domain configuration, 682–683 converting basic to dynamic, 754–755 Forwarder tab in DNS 5.0, 694–695 defragmentation, 788–789 installing, 681 deleting volume, 755 multi-server environments, 704 importing volume, 755–756 No More Endpoints error, 688 low-disk-check taskbar warning, 292 records, 683–684 maintenance message, 752 Registry location for DNS server entries, master boot record and, 734–736 687–688 partitioning, 99 round robin resolution, 696 quotas, 767–768 server IP address, 686–687 RAID volumes, 766 setting secondary DNS server as primary, RDISK error, 1144–1146 692–693 removable, 1185 suffix, setting primary, 700–701 RIS client, 60–61 Windows 2000 domains, 688–691 RIS installation, 64 Windows NT domains, 696 serial numbers, 734 WINS server and, 687 shortcut to, 178 zone transfer messages, 697 1240 INDEX

DNS Manager Down key, 1059 adding records, 683–684 Downgrades, 1176–1177 changing IP addresses, 686–687 Dr. Watson configuring DNS to use WINS server, 687 disabling, 150 configuring domains, 682–683 logs for, 1177–1178 DNS names Drag-and-drop printing, 918 added when creating domains, 533–534 Drive letters event logs and, 238–240 icon for, 240–242 GLOBAL.EXE and, 1181 mapping to directory, 176 NetBIOS names vs., 498 modifying boot/system, 281–282 promoting server to DC, 510–511 Driver-signing process, 250–251 stopping DCs from dynamically registering, DRIVER.CAB file, 119–120, 122 702–703 DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE, STOP Windows 2000, 507 screen error, 1205 DNSCMD.EXE, 703–704 Drivers. See Device drivers Documents menu, 349–350 Drives. See also CD-ROMs; Floppy drives; Dollar sign ($) Mapping network drives creating shares, 150 accessing, 439 deleting files beginning with, 741 command prompt in Explorer at, 1070–1071 hiding shares, 321 copying compressed files/folders to, 789 Domain controllers. See DCs (Domain controllers) default view, 384 Domain Name Service. See DNS (Domain Name deleting TESTDIR.TMP,1147–1148 Service) disconnecting network, 459 Domain Naming Master FSMO, 579, 587–588 hiding, 311 Domain Users group, 323–324, 1211 InfoTips display, 242–243 Domains letter associated with, 1095 Access is Denied error, 1187–1188 mapping, 486, 496, 1146 account information, 461 viewing local, 865 cached, 520 DRWTSN32.EXE, 1032 child domains, 516–517 DSKPROBE.EXE, 94–95 computer accounts, adding/removing, 473 DSUP.INF template, 974–975 computer accounts, list of, 511–513 DUMPEXAM.EXE, 1031–1032 DNS entries and, 533–534 DUMPFSMOS.CMD file, 588 overview of, 507 DUN (Dial-Up Networking) refresh interval for, 519–520 adding to Start menu, 375–376 removing nonexistent, 592–593 RAS connection script, 984–985 shared resources/accounts, 479–480 RAS (Remote Access Server) and, 999 stopping users from listing machines in, 246 DVDs switching to native mode, 610–611 DVD region count, 1108–1109 verifying creation, 513–514 setting DVD region, 1107–1108 Windows NT/2000/XP,14, 522–523, 526–527 Windows 2000 compatible software players, DontDisplayLastUserName setting, 89–90 1126 DOS. See MS-DOS Windows Media Player, 945 DOS FDISK command, 757–758 DWORD value DOSKEY.EXE, 1068–1069 browse election log files, 487 DOSNET.INF file, 51, 122 .INF file, 431 Double colon (::), 1075–1076 KCC time periods, 566 Double right angle brackets (>>), 1064 DWUP.INF template, 974–975 INDEX 1241

DXDIAG.EXE, 944 Encryption Dynamic disks command line, 761 checking name of group, 789 determining, 793 compatibility issues, 790 Internet Explorer Admin Kit and, inability to upgrade laptops, 785 871–872 XP Pro v. XP Home Edition, 14 overview of, 760–761 Dynamic DNS System Key functionality, 956–957 defined, 688 Terminal Services, 834–835 name hijacking, 720 Windows 2000, 247 turning off, 693 ENDMARKER tags, 945–946 Dynamic Link Library. See DLL (Dynamic Link English Windows 2000 CD-ROM, 264 Library) files Enterprise CA (Certificate Authority), 620–621 E-mail readers, reclaiming space from, 858 Environment tab, Terminal Server, 825 Easter Eggs Environment variables Excel 2000, 1043 %logonserver% variable not available after Excel 97, 1043 logon, 1084–1085 Internet Explorer, 864 changing from command line, 311 non-existent in XP,28 fixing batch files, 1079 Easy CD Creator, 130 forcing output of program into, 1055 echo command, 1082–1083, 1085–1087 Windows operating systems and, 412–415 echo off command, 1081 ERD Commander Editors. See also GPE (Group Policy Editor); bootable CD-ROM, 441–445 Policy editor (POLEDIT.EXE); changing passwords, 438 REGEDIT.EXE; REGEDT32.EXE installing, 258–260 batch/command files, 1067–1068 overview of, 1011–1013 batch files, 169 ERD (Emergency Repair Disk) HTML Source Editor check, 900–901 automating creation of, 1045–1046 Security Configuration Editor (SCE), configuration file error message, 1129 199–200 Windows operating systems and, 44, 146 EFS (Encrypted File System) Error Checking feature, 793–794 adding user as recovery agent, 762–763 ErrorControl value, 1033–1034 backing up local recovery key, 774 ESENTUTL.EXE, 574–575 defined, 5 Euro symbol ( ), 305, 1034–1035 determining file encryption, 793 EUROFIXI.EXE, 1034 enabling, 767 Event IDs overview of, 759 13507, 13552, 13555 messages, 1197–1198 requesting recovery certificate, 762 Event ID 3013, 1172–1173 restoring local recovery key, 775 Event ID 41, 1207–1208 XP Pro v. XP Home Edition, 14 RRAS and, 500 Election log files, browsing, 487–488 security, 975–978 Email notification, configuring sound, Event logs 268–269 corrupted in reboot, 1206 Emergency Repair Disk. See ERD (Emergency Crash Dump is disabled message, 1169 Repair Disk) error 1501, 1173 ENCPACK.EXE, 871–872 error 41, 1207–1208 Encrypted File System. See EFS (Encrypted event-log wrapping, 222–224 File System) FRS errors, 1189–1190 1242 INDEX

Event logs (cont.) Favorites guest access restrictions, 960–961 disabling IntelliMenus in, 900 installation software and, 162 icons for, 870 invalid IRPStackSize, 1180–1181 removing from Start menu, 367 MaxMpxCt, 1188–1189 FDISK, 728–729 viewing/clearing, 238–240, 953 Feature Guide document, XP,15 Event Viewer File Copy,Terminal Services, 841–842 alert for low disk space, 163–164 File extensions, 176–177 event log locations, 162 File Manager, 1011 inability to backup, 456 File Replication Service. See FRS (File Replication logon codes, 1039 Service) logon date and time, 327 Filenames. See also LFNs (long filenames); Naming viewing/clearing Security event log, 953 conventions viewing saved event logs, 238–240 appending date and time, 1065–1066 /every switch, 1150 enabling folder name completion, 251–252 Everyone group, permissions, 335–336 enabling Tab key to complete, 1056–1057 .EVT files, 162 long, 730–731 Excel 2000, 1043 maximum number of characters, 736–737 Excel 97, 1043 stopping Explorer from changing case of, ExcludeProfileDirs, 327–328, 339 267 .EXE files, 203, 287–288 WSH and, 1092 Executable permissions, 1158 Files. See also Compressed files; Encryption EXPLORER.EXE, 142, 1041, 1199 accessing on other machines, 1084 ExtendOEMPartition flag, 41 auditing, 956 Extract Wizard, 787–788 backing up, 453 EXTRACT.EXE, 1039 case of, 267 checking who last opened, 765–766 -f command, 1162 color used to display, 358–359 -f switch, 1064 compressing, 738 Failed to expand domain . . . error, 1213 Copy to Folder option, 352 Fast recovery, 446–447 date and time, 1065–1066 Fast user switching, 15–16, 914 deleting, 734, 1032 FAT partitions downloading to specified directory, 859 4GB limit (NT), 40–41 editor for, 1067–1068 cluster size, 742 encrypt/decrypt option to, 396 converting to NTFS, 725, 743 executable associations and, 1158 creating files on root of, 730 extensions, 215–217 disk maintenance message and, 752 in-use/open files, 407–408, 1148 Linux, 33–34 NT boot process and, 2–3 long filenames (NT), 730 offline, 228 maximum number of characters, 736–737 open/locked via network shares, 474–475 system/boot partition, 95 ownership of, 739, 751 Windows 98/NT with, 46 permissions, 439, 739–740, 955 Windows NT,32–34 redirecting output to, 1061 FAT32 partition Registry, 418 NT support, 728 share protections, 748–749 system/boot partition, 94–95 sharing, 23–24 INDEX 1243

Show Files, 382–383 Forgotten Password wizard, 20–22, 26, 345 super hidden, 217–219 Form information, 889–890 temporary, 195–196 Forward slash (/), 1091–1092 undeleting, 727–728 Forwarder DNS 5.0, configuring, 695–696 FILE.TXT file, 1081 Front Page Express, 1044 find command, 1079–1080 FRS (File Replication Service) Find tab, Windows Help, 1190–1191 child replica sets, 802–803 FINDFAST.EXE, 1146 event log errors, 1189–1190 Firewalls overview of, 601 creating domain trust, 517 saved event logs, 238–240 enabling IPSec traffic, 670–671 what it does not copy, 784 FireWire, 945 FSMO (Flexible Single-Master Operation) FIXACLS.EXE, 954–955 roles FIXPRNSV.EXE, 932 Domain Naming Master, 586–587 Flexible Single-Master Operation. See FSMO finding in domain/forest, 588–592 (Flexible Single-Master Operation) roles Infrastructure Master, 586–587 FlopLock service, 181 intrasite replication and, 553 Floppy drives PDC Emulator, 584–585 access control, 145, 181 RID Master, 580–588 hiding from users, 311 Schema Master, 582–584 FOLDER.HTT file, 270–271, 367 types of, 578–580 Folders. See also Compressed folders; Desktop FTP (File Transfer Protocol) folders automatic operation, 461 compression, 787–788 errors, accessing, 467 Customize this folder option, 253 failed logon, 457 default view, 384 mapping to server as drive, 486 folder associations, 1148–1149 name completion, 251–252 Games, compatibility issues, 1120 publishing shared, 616 Garbage-collection process, 550 roaming profiles and, 327–328 GC (Global Catalog) Show Files dialog box and, 270–271 configuring server as, 576–577 SIS parsing, 268 defining, 575–576 space used by, 740–741 passwords, 577–578 viewing other’s documents, 284 General tab, System Control Panel applet, Web view enabled, 855–856 172 Folders, offline Ghosted connections, turning on/off, available/not available setting, 225–226 485–486 defining, 224–225 GINA.DDLs, 326, 1191–1192 support for, 228 Global groups, listing, 475 FONT.REG file, 1032–1033 GLOBAL.EXE, 1181 Fonts goto command, 1075, 1077 installing, 1032–1033 GoTo menu, 325–326 smoothing, 388 GPE (Group Policy Editor) FOR command, 1066 disabling Windows Update, 285–286 FOR statements, 1055 unable to run under Administrative Tools, Foreign disks, importing, 755–756 1192–1193 Forests, domain, 536–537, 607–608 verbose event messages, 266 1244 INDEX

GPOs (Group Policy Objects) Hardware, 1095–1118. See also Device drivers; adding templates, 628 Drives; Keyboards; Memory; Modems; copying between domains, 636–637 Monitors; Mouse; Processors hiding desktop icons, 246–247 ACPI-enabled PCs, 1112–1113 IPSec and, 669 CPUs supported by NT,1097 OU level and, 637–638 dual screen installation, 1095 password options, 630 DVD region, 1107–1109 POL file conversion, 631 hibernation/standby mode, 1102–1103, 1105, restricting user browsing, 245 1110–1111 Graphics, in XP,297 hung installations and, 31 Gratuitous ARP,679 IntelliPoint 3.0 software installation, Group membership 1105–1106 displaying from Start menu, 312 IRQs, 1096–1097 finding information about, 312 network adapters, 1114–1115 operations based on, 309–310 Promise Ultra ATA/66 support, 1101–1102 Group Policies scanner cards, 1115 advanced Internet settings, 888–889 SCSI dives, 1101 folder redirection options, 597–599 Windows 2000 requirements, 7–8 forcing updates, 626 Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) GPOs and, 669 Windows 2000, 8 IPSec and, 668–669 Windows NT,1097 links, 632 Hardware profiles MSI files, 76–77 creating, 149 No Override and Block Inheritance options, disabling, 1100 633–634 modifying, 233–234 overview of, 623–626 non-network configurations, 156 policy information sets, 636 HCL (Hardware Compatibility List) printers, 934–935 Windows 2000, 8 scheduled tasks, access to, 340–341 Windows NT,1097 security groups and, 628–629 Heap, desktop, 1159 update times, 602 Help user/computer configuration, 634–635 AT command problem and, 1127 Windows Update, 271–272 Find tab, 1190–1191 XP Pro v. XP Home Edition, 14 Help and Support Center, 845–847 Group Policy Editor. See GPE (Group Policy IE5 Tab, 868 Editor) preventing resize of application window, Group Policy Objects. See GPOs (Group Policy 269–270 Objects) Hexadecimal numbers, 1039–1040 GROVELER.INI, 268 Hfnetchk utility, 133–134 Hibernation Hackers, password, 966 enabling, 1102–1103 HAL.DDL file passwords, 1104 boot process and, 3 VGA adapters and, 1110–1111 changing, 90–91 Hide all icons, desktop, 246–247 powering down NT on shutdown, 144 Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM), 777 selecting alternate, 78 HIMEM.SYS file, 49 INDEX 1245

History speaker icon, 941 command session, 1059 user group person, 607 Internet Explorer, 875, 875–876 Icons, Internet Explorer Windows NT,1–2 desktop location, 354 HIVEDEF.INF file, 55–56 favorites, 870 HIVESFT.INF file, 96–97 QuickLaunch toolbar, 856, 893 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 424 removing, 857–858 Hoaxes, virus warnings, 1035 repair tool, 867 Home directory files, 323 ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) Host (A) records, 683–684 disabled when ISA is installed, 1219 Host (A) records, DNS, 699–700 enabling, 1005–1008 Hot keys, displaying underlines, 385–386 overview of, 1104–1105 Hot-plugging ability, keyboards, 1110 ICW (Internet Connection Wizard), 882 Hotfixes IDE drives, 174–175 ensuring, 135–136 IEAK 6 (Internet Explorer Administration Kit 6) errors after installing service pack, 113–114 error, 897 expanding without installing, 118–119 IENOBAR.VBS, 873 QCHAIN.EXE, installing multiple, 131–132 Ifmember program, 309–310 reinstalling, 117–118 IIS (Internet Information Server), 14 remote installations of, 412 Images unattended installation and, 123–124 background for Active Desktop, 373–374 HSM (Hierarchical Storage Management), background for Explorer toolbars, 351–352 777 restricting users to bitmapped, 379–380 HTML Source Editor check, disabling in IE, saving in bitmap format, 899–900 900–901 show/hide on Web pages, 882 HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE error, 111 outbound requests via ISA, 1219–1220 Inbox icon outbound SSL requests via ISA, 1221 deleting/renaming, 357 XP product activation, 28 recreating, 392 HTTPS( HTTP over Secure Sockets Layer), 28 INF context menu, installing, 1151–1152 Inf corrupt message, 97–98 I/O Page Lock Limit, 211–212 .INF files I/O performance, 211–212 adding DWORD value from, 431 Icons. See also Desktop icons installing from command line, 428 corrupted after IE 4.0 installation, 1135–1136 overview of, 417 drive letters, 240–242 InfoTips, 207–208, 242–243 Inbox, deleting/renaming, 357 Infrastructure Master FSMO, 579, 586–587 Inbox, recreating, 392 Initialization of USER32.DLL error, 1159 InfoTips, 207–208, 242–243 Install/Remove Programs, Control Panel, 688 Map Network Drive, 1213 Installation. See also Unattended installation; Offline Files, 224 Windows 2000, installation removing dial-up networking icon from My ACPI and, 90–92 Computer, 994–995 cloning operating systems, 61–62 Scheduled Tasks, 298 correcting deactivated, 28 setting DDL files to use own, 216 disk space and, 99 shortcut, 176 evaluation vs. full-version, 404 1246 INDEX

Installation (cont.) recreating, 356 FAT32 partition conversion and, 93 security zone in, 879–880 HAL and, 90–91 show/hide images on Web pages, 882 INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE starting without toolbars, 872–873 error, 111 style sheets, 893 Not For Resale versions, 406 Temporary Internet files and, 895 NT version and, 405 title bar, 881–882 Recovery Console, 99 toolbar backgrounds, 862–863 reinstalling Windows, 111 Windows Update and, 871 upgrading to XP Pro, 109 Internet Explorer 4.0 viewing date, 403–404 Active Setup errors, 869–870 Windows 2000 Server, 47 checking previous version, 878–879 Windows Installer and, 107 corrupted icons, 1135–1136 Windows Update and, 106–107 desktop icon, 867 Installation Wizard, XP,109–110 search engines, default, 857 INSTSRV.EXE, 174 search engines, forcing selection of, 876 Intel extensions, physical addresses, 1113 secure Web pages and, 873–874 IntelliMenus, 900 Task Scheduler, 1168 IntelliMirror, 14 Internet Explorer 5.0 Internet. See also Web Active Desktop, 894 access control policy, 961–962 Admin Kit encryption, 871–872 default browser, 162–163 checking previous version, 878–879 modem connections, 467–468 content advisor password, 868 Temporary Internet Files folder, 317–318 downloading, 861 Internet Connection Sharing. See ICS (Internet Easter eggs in, 864 Connection Sharing) Help search problem, 868 Internet Connection Wizard (ICW), 882 icons for Favorites, 870 Internet Explorer. See also Active Desktop; installation error message, 894–895 QuickLaunch toolbar log file error when installing, 1171 advanced settings, 888–889 memory leakage, 877–878 animated logo, 863 Microsoft Passport-related errors, 899 AutoComplete URLs, 868–869, 892 printer problems, 873 browsing offline, 858 proxy settings, 866 default start page, 860 Repair tool, 867 E-mail readers, 858 secure Web pages and, 873–874 .EXE files, opening vs. downloading, 859 Service Pack 1, 881, 883–888 folders with Web view enabled, 855–856 Task Scheduler, 892, 1169 history, clearing, 861–862 Windows 2000 upgrades and, 878 history information, 875 Windows Desktop Update and, 897 HTML Source Editor check in, 900–901 Internet Explorer 5.01 International version, SP6a icon, 354, 857–858 installation, 1194 images, saving in bitmap format, 899–900 Internet Explorer 5.5, 877, 878 IntelliMenus, 900 Internet Explorer 6.0 keyboard commands, 854–855 downloading, 861 Kiosk mode, 890–891 flashing toolbars, 895–896 local drives, viewing, 865 icons for Favorites, 870 passwords, clearing saved, 889–890 IEAK 6 error message, 897 INDEX 1247

Microsoft Passport-related errors, 899 IPv6 addresses unsafe-file list, 897–898 availability of, 667 Internet Explorer Admin Kit (IE5DOM.EXE), header format, 655–656 871–872 overview of, 653–654 Internet Explorer Administration Kit 6 (IEAK 6) writing, 654–655 error, 897 IRPStackSize, 1180–1181, 1211–1212 Internet Explorer High Encryption Pack, 1194, IRQs (interrupt requests) 1195 devices sharing and, 1111–1112 Internet Information Server (IIS), 14 steering options, 942–943 Internet Security and Acceleration. See ISA using, 1096–1097 (Internet Security and Acceleration) ISA (Internet Security and Acceleration), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), 983 1215–1228 interrupt requests. See IRQs (interrupt requests) 502 Proxy Error, 1225 Intrasite replication clients, 1223, 1225–1226 interval of, 553 features of, 1215–1216 overview of, 551–553 firewall clients, 1227 RPC port for, 568–569 installing, 1217–1218 using, 559–560 Internet Connection Sharing disabled, 1219 Iomega Zip disks NNTP/POP/SMTP,1224–1225 ejecting NTFS-formatted, 786 outbound HTTP requests via, 1219–1220 filesystems used by, 742 outbound HTTP SSL requests via, 1221 IP addresses packet filters, 1221 configuring more than six, 648–649 RAM proxy cache and, 1227–1228 connecting network to Internet, 647 RAS automatic dialing, 1221–1223 DHCP clients, 709 uninstalling, 1219 DHCP leases, 718–772 username for dial-up entry, 1226 disabling APIPA, 662 ISPs (Internet Service Providers), dialing, 983 DNS server, 686–687 forwarding, 679 JETPACK.EXE, 708–709 MAC addresses and, 464–466 Junction utility, 775 mapping drives via, 496 JVM ( Java Virtual Machine), 288 WINS requests and, 504 IP Security Monitor (IPSECMON.EXE), KCC (Knowledge Consistency Checker) 671–674 disabling, 561–566 Ipconfig command, error, 501 monitoring, 560–561 IPSec replication with, 551–553 certificates for use by, 676–678 running of, 566 debugging for, 678 specifying bridgehead servers, 557–558 enabling, 668–669 KDC (Key Distribution Center), 969 firewall, 670–671 Kerberos overview of, 667 defined, 5 policies, managing/creating, 674–675 defining trusts, 537–538 policies, modifying, 675–676 distribution of shared key, 969 restarting policy agent, 678 KDC/client sharing long-term key, 970 troubleshooting, 671–674 overview of, 968 IPSECMON.EXE (IP Security Monitor), ticket lifetime, 970–971 671–674 trust between two domains in different forests, 597 1248 INDEX

Kernel Licenses Blue Screen of Death and, 1130–1131 losing CAL, 850 debugging, 1137–1139 Terminal Server errors and, 840–841 defining, 3 Terminal Services license server, 840 kernel-only crash dumps, 445–446 transferring CAL, 832–833 “KERNEL32.DSS failed” error, 1159 unattended NT installation, 38 Key Distribution Center (KDC), 969 LILO utility, 33–34 Keyboards Line Print Remote (LPR) queues, 937 commands for Internet Explorer, 854–855 Linkd utility, 775 default layout, 170–172 Linux hot plugging, 1110 booting from NTLoader, 99–101 moving dialogs/windows with, 1038–1039 installing NT and, 33–34 Natural Keyboard Pro driver update, 1116 Live!Ware drivers, 1116 navigating command line with, 1053 LM (LAN Manager), 615 table of shortcuts, 1030–1031 LMHOSTS file Terminal Services shortcuts, 836–837 client validation of logon, 508–510 Keys mapping to FTP server as drive, 486 Kerberos, 970–971 multiple logon servers, 514 Public Key Infrastructure, 972 NBSTAT -c command and, 1203–1204 secret, 973 LMReply (LAN Manager Replication), 601 Kill command, Resource Kit, 454–455 Load balancing, 504 Kiosk mode, Internet Explorer, 890–891 Local Security Policy snap-in, 23–24 Knowledge Consistency Checker. See KCC Location tracking, printers, 933–934 (Knowledge Consistency Checker) Locks KRBTGT account, 344 Administrator accounts, 235 Lock Computer option, 15 L2 (secondary) cache, 165 opportunist, 273–274, 731 Lan Manager challenge/response, 959–960 workstations, 142–143 LAN Manager Replication (LMReply), NT 4.0, 601 LockSmith software, 438 Language settings, storage of, 431–433 Logo, restoring IE, 863 LANs Logoff autodisconnect, 495–496, 500–501 applications stopping at, 1133–1134 proxy settings in IE 5.0, 866 buttons, 368 RAS connections, 990 closing Terminal Services connection, 818–819 Laptops from command prompt, 323 hibernation in Windows 2000, 1103 environment changes and, 384 inability to upgrade dynamic disks, 785 home directory files deleted at, 323 low/critical power alarms, 1044–1045 RAS connections and, 983 Standby option, 1188 remotely, 236–237 Last Known Good Config, 156–157 scripts, 161 LAYOUT.INF file, 120, 122 Start menu and, 388–389 LBRIDGE.CMD, 601 verbose event messages and, 266–267 LDP.EXE, 561–566 Logon. See also AutoLogons Leased lines, 985–986 %logonserver% variable, 1084–1085 LFNs (long filenames) Allow Logon to Terminal Server, 850 FAT partition and, 730 cache amounts and, 188 overview of, 731 Ctrl+Alt+Del and, 192 passing parameters to batch files, 1086–1087 FTP failure at, 457 INDEX 1249

keyboard layout and, 170–172 LPR (Line Print Remote) queues, 937 last logon name, 184, 193–194 LPT1 port Logon using Dial-up Networking, 326 errors when printing to, 921 NGINA.DLL cannot be found error, 1191–1192 printing from, 931–932 number of simultaneous, 186 redirecting, 940 preventing to servers, 184–185 processes during, 507–508 MAC address programs configured to run at, 188–189 IP addresses and, 464–466 to servers, 185 network adapter card and, 497 startup folders and, 318–319 Mail messages, 1038 to Terminal Services, 826–827, 833–834 Manual recovery, 446–447 time of, 326–327 Map Network Drive icon, 1213 timer for profiles, 195 MAPI32.DLL file, 1137 user/computer names, 206–207, 310 Mapping network drives users, limiting to one, 460 accessing files on other machines, 1084 variable processing, 233 controlling connections, 316–317, 466 verbose event messages and, 266–267 Explorer and, 365 warning messages and, 183–184 Failed to expand domain... error message, 1213 Logon screen prevention of, 319 Logon Using Dialup Networking, 987–988 unattended installations and, 48 losing, 499 using next available drive letter, 480 monitor power configuration, 209 via IP addresses, 496 Shutdown button, 140 Master Browser Logon scripts checking for domains, 518 contents of, 309 forcing browser election, 519 directory replication, 601 stopping remote, 518 hanging and looping, 1161 Maximize buttons, disabling, 343–344 making shell start before script finishes, 311 Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU), 467–468 stopping user from closing before completion, MAXMEM switch, 1152 326 MaxMpxCt event log, 1188–1189 Logon Using Dialup Networking, 987–988 MAX_PATH, 1160 Logs MBR (Master Boot Record) Active Directory, 604 backing up/restoring, 734–736 circular, 605 speeding recovery from corruption, 1142–1143 DHCP,713, 722–723 wiping, 755–756 Dr. Watson and, 1177–1178 Media-sense, disabling, 661 election log files, 487–488 Memory. See also Virtual memory GUI-mode, 96–97 checking amount of RAM, 1100 performance, 247–249 deallocating corrupt, 1152 Phone Dialer, 949 errors after installing new software, 1211–1212 PPP,1002 Intel physical address extensions and, 1113 Security log is full, 958 Internet Explorer 5 leaking, 877–878 trace logs, 1023 ISA Server cache options, 1227–1228 Windows 2000 installation and, 1168 kernel-only crash dumps and, 445–446 LOGTIME.EXE, 1066 STOP 0x00000078 error, 1147 Long filenames (LFNs), 730, 731 supported by Windows NT/2000, 1096 Loopback adapter installation, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 installation and, 48–49 484–485 Windows 2000 requirements, 7–8 1250 INDEX

MEMORY.DMP,445–446, 1179–1180 Modem applet, Control Panel MEMORY.EXE, 1100 configuring RAS to connect to leased line, Messaging names 985–986 adding/removing, 475 disabling modem speakers, 993–994 sending message with net send command, 476 Modems Messenger email, 846, 848 56 Kbps, 995 MetaFrame, purchasing, 824 DEVICE.LOG not capturing commands from, MicroAngelo program, 354 996 Microsoft dial-up connections, 996–997 Cluster service, 291 initialization string, 1118 Front Page Express, 1044 Internet connections, 467–468 Intellipoint 3.0 software, 1105–1106 speaker, disabling when dialing, 993–994 Internet Explorer High Encryption Pack, 1194, speaker volume, 1117–1118 1195 Monitors Java Virtual Machine, 288 multimonitor configuration, 1111, 1190 Passport, 899 power off for logon screen, 209 Web site of, 1210 XP Pro v. XP Home Edition, 14 Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN), 9, 899 |more command, 1062 Microsoft Installer. See Windows Installer Mount points Microsoft Management Console. See MMC adding, 771 (Microsoft Management Console) creating from command line, 772–773 Microsoft Office. See Office defining, 771 Minimize buttons, 343–344 removing, 772 Mirror set (RAID 1) MOUNTVOL.EXE, 772–773 breaking, 810 Mouse creating, 809 COM port connection, 1098 Mirrored partitions, 1172 configuring windows to come into focus with, Mixed-mode domains, 610–611 392 MMC (Microsoft Management Console) mouse snap-to, 391–392 administering domain users, 324–325 Natural Keyboard Pro driver update and, 1116 changing passwords, 980–981 non-support for programs using configuring Administrative alerts, 231–232 COMMAND.COM, 1057 custom configuration, 1015–1016 right button menu, 362–363 error messages from, 291 Move to Folder option, 396 listing computer accounts in domain, 511–513 MoveFile method, 1092 overview of, 1013–1014 Movetree utility, 607–608 preventing overwriting of security settings, MP3 files, 946–947 974–975 MPSA (Microsoft Personal Security Advisor), restricting access to, 631 981–982 shutting down or rebooting remotely, MS-DOS 236–237 boot menu and, 146 stopping connections to Windows Update, network boot disk, 498–499 271–272 NTFS partitions, 728 viewing/creating saved event logs, 238–240 printing incomplete pages, 938 MMC.EXE, 955, 1015–1016 Windows 98 and, 44 mode con cols-n command, 1052 Windows NT and, 32, 39–40, 142, 483–484 mode con lines=n command, 1052 WSH and, 1092 INDEX 1251

.MSC files, 304 My Briefcase Msconfig, 274–275 changing icon, 363 MSDN (Microsoft Developers Network), 9, 899 recreating icon, 372 MSGINA.DLL, 143 using, 372–373 MSI (Microsoft Installer) Client, 839–840 My Computer MSI (Microsoft Installer) files, 72–77 changing icon, 361–362 defining, 72 deleting icon, 190 legacy applications and, 72–76 logged-on username/machine name, 206–207 losing association when double-clicked, 1162 removing dial-up networking icon, 994–995 obtaining Windows Installer file, 129 removing Scheduled Tasks icon, 371 publishing, 76–77 My Documents MSIEXEC.EXE, 264–266, 1162 moving, 337 MSINFO32.EXE shortcut on desktop, 367–368 overview of, 1019–1020 My Network Places viewing machine information, 400 adding, 492–493 viewing resource usage by devices, 1099 Computers Near Me group and, 1186–1187 MSN Messenger Service, stopping, 893–894 enabling ICS, 1006–1007 .MSRCINCIDENT files, 846, 848 network browsing restriction, 245 MSSCE.EXE, 199 operator-assisted dial on RAS connections, 1001 MSTSC.EXE, 842–843 UNC shares, 494–495 MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit), 467–468 My Pictures folder MUISETUP.EXE, 101, 261 moving, 337 Mulitmaster replication, 548–549 welcome screen picture, 17–18 Multiboot environment, 1119–1120, 1122 MultiLanguage version. See Windows 2000 Name creation, 8.3 MultiLanguage version disabling on NTFS, 730 Multimedia, 941–951 disabling on VFAT,736 auto-starting CDs, 947 Name hijacking, 720 CD AutoPlay, 941 Naming conventions. See also filenames DirectX support, 944 Active Directory objects, 531 FireWire, 945 Administrator account, 164 music art, adding to MP3 files, 946–947 dynamic disk group, 789 PCI-based sound cards, 942–944 organization names, 139 Phone Dialer, 947–949 OS computers in multiboot scenario, 1122 playing DVDs, 945 sites, 545–546 random playing of music, 949 users from command prompt, 320 speaker icon missing from taskbar, 941 Native mode domains, 610–611 Windows Media Player error, 945–946 Native Structured Storage (NSS), 773–774 Windows Media XP bonus pack, 947 Natural Keyboard Pro driver, 1116 XP’s CD-burning feature, 949–951 NAV (Norton AntiVirus) Autoprotect, 502 Multiple UNC Provider (MUP), 482–483 NBTSTAT command, 468–469, 1203–1204 Multiprocessor system, 1176–1177 NCADMIN.EXE, 498–499 MUP (Multiple UNC Provider), 482–483 net accounts command, 472–473 Music. See also CD-R (CD-Recordable) net computer command, 473 adding art to MP3 files, 946–947 net config server command, 473–474 randomly playing classical, 949 net config workstation command, 474 Windows Media Player and, 945–946 net continue command, 474 1252 INDEX

net file command, 474–475 suffixes of, 493–494 net group command, 475 Windows 2000, 513–514, 540–541, 575 net localgroup command NET.CMD file, 1161 performing actions on local groups, 475 NETDIAG.EXE, 495, 671–674 removing user from group, 320 NETDOM.EXE, 512–513, 613 unattended installations, 43 NET.EXE command, 472–480 Net logon service, stopping, 184–185 NETLOGON.CHG, 525 net name command, 475 Netscape Navigator, 860 net pause command, 475 Netsh utility, 501 net print command, 476, 925 netstat command, 500, 502–503 net send command, 476, 1084 Network adapter cards net session command, 476 load balancing, 504 net share command, 125–126, 476–477 MAC addresses, 497 net start command Network and Dial-up Connections decreasing shut down or reboot time, 153 configuring Internet Connection Sharing, 1008 next available drive letter and, 480 enabling Internet Connection Sharing, overview of, 476–477 1005–1006 starting services from command line, 173–174 protocol binding order, 462–463 Telnet server and, 489 Network applet, Control Panel net statistics command, 326, 477 configuring client to use DHCP,707–708 net stop command configuring client to use DNS, 684–685 decreasing shut down or reboot time, 153 configuring RAS server, 994 overview of, 477 installing DHCP Server service, 706 stopping services from command line, 173–174 IP address of DNS server, 686–687 net time command, 477–478 uninstalling Dfs, 798 net use command Network bindings, protocols, 462–463 accessing files on other machines, 1084 Network cards. See NICs (network interface cards) logon scripts and, 309 Network Client Administrator mapping to FTP server, 486 connecting DOS machine to NT domain, next available drive letter and, 480 483–484 overview of, 478 installing NT over network, 34–36 net user command using network card not shown with, 41–43 adding users, 312 Network Connection Wizard, 996–997 changing passwords, 313, 314 Network connections, to shares, 151 deleting users, 319 Network Install tab, adding, 53–55 determining user group, 312 Network interface cards. See NICs (network overview of, 478–479 interface cards) net view command, 479–480 Network Monitor, 504 Net Watch utility, 459 Network Neighborhood NET.BAT file, 1161 comments for, 470–471 NetBEUI, 499 icon, 355, 362 NetBIOS names installing Dfs, 797–798 comparing DNS names with, 498 Network shares enabling over TCP/IP,526–527 connecting/disconnecting, 478 identifying domains with, 507 creating, 150 logon and, 507–508 listing open/locked files, 474–475 multiple, 471–472 Network sniffers, 966 INDEX 1253

Networks NT Backup, 449–456 connecting to Internet, 647 backing up files from remote storage, 777 creating shares, 150 backup types supported by, 449 mapping drives during installation, 48 command line operation, 450–451 NT installation over, 34–36 erasing tape, 451–452 ports, 916 killing stalled backup process, 454–455 printer access, 466–467 options, 450 printer queues, 915 permissions, 452 restricting users to local workgroups/domains, preventing backup of open files, 453 245 rdisk option, 440–441 Save Password in dial-up, 991 Registry backup, 452 sending message to all users, 458 scheduling backups, 453 New menu software, 455–456 removing item from, 374–375 strategy, 449–450 removing template from, 364 NT File Replication System (NTFRS), 785 new view command, 1078 NT LAN Manager (NTLM), 489, 597 Newsgroups NT Virtual DOS Machine (NTVDM) subsystem, Outlook Express as default news reader, 205 1161 puzzling acronyms/abbreviations in, 1038 NTBACKUP.EXE. See NT Backup NGINA.DLL error, 1191–1192 NTBOOTDD.SYS file NICs (network interface cards) boot process, 2–3 assigning multiple IP addresses, 652–653 overview of, 447 network adapter task offloading, 1114–1115 recovery from MBR corruption, 1142–1143 Windows 2000 and, 104 NTCONFIG.POL, 626–627 Windows NT 4.0 and, 41–43 NTDETECT.CHK file, 31 NLTEST.EXT utility, 525 NTDETECT.COM file NNTP,enabling for ISA server, 1224–1225 boot process, 2–3 No More Endpoints error message, 688 detecting hardware during installation, 31 No Override option, 633–634 NTDiskedit utility, 733–734 NODRIVES setting, 311 NTDS.DIT file NonPagedPoolSize, 1147 defragmenting, 572–575 NORMAL.TXT,744–745 moving, 611–612 Norton AntiVirus (NAV) Autoprotect, 502 size of, 612–613 Norton Internet Securities 2000, 1189 NTDSUTIL.EXE Not For Resale versions, Windows NT,406 Directory Restore mode, 614–615 Notebooks, 501 FSMO role holders, 588–590 Notepad nonexistent DCs, 594–597 modifying BOOT.INI, 23 nonexistent domains, 592–593 saving files without .TXT extension, 1032 NTFRS (NT File Replication System), 785 word-wrap, 195 NTFS partitions writing batch files, 1073 4GB FAT limit and, 40–41 NOTSSID.INFO security template, 831–832 Application not supported by Windows NT NOWELCOM.REG file, 52 error, 1134–1135 NOW.EXE, 1066 canceling scheduled conversion, 759 NSLOOKUP,486 cluster size, 742–743 NSS (Native Structured Storage), 773–774 compression, 726, 749–750 NSS2DOC.EXE, 773–774 converting to NTFS 5.0, 749 1254 INDEX

NTFS partitions (cont.) Office 2000 defragmentation tool, 726–727 Clipboard dialog box, 269 deleting, 728–729 installing IE 5 SP1, 881 disk maintenance message, 752 installing on Terminal Services, 830–831 drive restoration, 733–734 installing on Windows 2000, 1179 FAT conversion to, 725, 743 Office 97, installing on Terminal Server, 820 file/directory protection, 738–739 Office XP,errors when installing, 434–435 files, deleting, 741 Offline, browsing, 858 files, from outside NT,1011–1013 Offline folders Linux installation and, 34 available/not available settings, 225–226 maximum disk size, 729–730 defining, 224–225 maximum number of characters, 736–737 losing compression, 1196 missing spaces, 744–748 shared, 226–227 name creation, 730 support for, 228 offline folders losing compression, 1196 Online information performance of, 744 ADMINPAK.MSI Windows Installer, 295 reading from DOS, 728 back ups, 453, 455–456 reading version 5.0 from NT 4.0, 748 DelOld utility, 1032 shortcut tracking, 280 Dfs, 797 system/boot, 95 Dynamic DNS, 688 Windows 98 installation and, 46 Euro symbol, 1034–1035 Windows NT installation and, 33, 34, 46 Excel 2000, 1044 NTFSCHK utility, 775 game compatibility, 1120 NTLDR file hfnetchk utility, 133–134 boot process, 2–3 Internet Explorer, 354, 861 fixing errors, 437 Java Virtual Machine, 288 recovery from MBR corruption, Linux documentation project, 34 1142–1143 LockSmith software, 438 NTLM (NT LAN Manager), 489, 597 machine security checks, 981–982 NTLoader, booting to Linux with, 99–101 MetaFrame, 824 NTOSKRNL.EXE file, 2–3, 440 MicroAngelo program, 354 NTVDM (NT Virtual DOS Machine) Microsoft Management Console, 1013 subsystem, 1161 Microsoft PowerToys, 29 nul command, 1084 Microsoft troubleshooting Web site, 1210 NUL file, 1180 network sniffers, 966 NULL device, 1084 NTFS defragmentation, 726–727 Numbers pagefile defragmentation, 751–752 converting binary to hexadecimal, policy information, 636 1039–1040 printer drivers, 932 enabling NumLock automatically, 185 Q numbers, 113 RAM, 1100 ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) Regclean utility, 1022 Data Sources applet, 238 SavillTech, 400 migrating data sources, 1047 security identifiers, 210, 963, 975–978 OEM versions/of NT/2000, 1042 security-related mailing lists, 964–965 OEMINFO.INI file, 254–255 Service Pack 1, 119 OEMSETUP.INF file, 43 ShutdownPlus, 161 INDEX 1255

SP2 support tools, 131 Page size, printers, 923 Stardock, 395 Page table entries (PTEs) subnet ownership, 661 dual monitor installation running out of, 1190 time synchronization sources, 296 increasing number of, 200–201 tracking printing page counts, 922 PageDefrag utility, 751 TweakUI, 257 PagedPoolSize, 1139–1140 undeleting locally deleted files, 727–728 Pagefiles virus warnings, 1035 changing size, 908–909 Windows 2000, software compatibility, 11 changing size remotely, 909–911 Windows 2000, software DVD players, 1126 clearing at shutdown, 958 Windows Installer file, 129 creating larger than 4GB on one volume, Windows Media XP bonus pack, 947 286–287 Windows NT,HCL, 1097 moving, 903 Windows NT,history, 2 settings not retained in Windows 2000, Windows NT,security, 953 1195–1196 Windows Scripting Host, 1089, 1090 size and location of, 904 Windows Update Web site, 9–10 PAGEFILE.SYS, 1184 Windows XP,screensaver, 29 Paint icon, 351 Windows XP,task switcher, 294 Parallel devices, errors when printing to, 921 Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) Parameters, passing to batch files, 1085–1087 Data Sources applet, 238 Partitions. See also FAT partitions; NTFS partitions migrating data sources, 1047 alert for low disk space, 163–164 Open files, 176 creating on Adaptec 2940 SCSI controller, 1147 Open GL Text Saver, 149 Passport-related errors, 899 Open With menu, 365 PASSPROP.EXE, 235 Operations Master, error message, 1196–1197 Password Change Notification message, 335–336 Opportunist locking, 273–274, 731 Password sniffers, 966 Organizational units. See OU (Organizational Passwords. See also Administrator passwords units) changing expiration message time period, 462 Organizations, names of, 140 changing from command line, 978–979 OS (Operating Systems). See also by individual changing interval for trust relationships, 521 names changing user, 314 cloning, 61–62 changing without logging onto domain, 335–336 disabling OS2 subsystem, 157 character length error message, 982 displaying version on desktop, 270 clearing saved, from IE, 889–890 OU (Organizational units) creating password-reset-disk, 345 creating, 603 disabling ability to change, 197 GPOs settings, 637–638 disabling Save Password in dial-up networking, moving multiple users between, 617 991 Outlook 98, log file error when installing, 1171 disabling Terminal Services prompt for, 837 Outlook Express disabling trust relationship, 520–521 as default news reader, 205 enabling/disabling hibernation, 1104 printer problems, 873 enabling minimum age policy, 1198–1199 Ownership, files and directories, 739, 751 enabling plain-text with Telnet server, 489–491 hackers, 966 Packet filters, 1221 prompting for when computer goes off standby, /PAE switch, 1113 979 1256 INDEX

Passwords (cont.) Performance Logs and Alerts protection from hackers/crackers, 966 configuring alerts to trigger applications, pushed to PDC FSMO over WANs, 601–602 912 resetting Content Advisor, 861, 868 configuring program to run interactively, resetting machine account, 613 912–913 resolving error message, 1155–1156 creating sequentially numbered performance setting hint, 18–20 logs, 247–249 setting options via GPOs, 630 Performance Monitor turning off ability to have blank, 1156 assessing processor performance, 904–905 users changing only when prompted, 980–981 enabling/disabling disk counters, 911–912 using reset disk with, 20–22 not listing all possible objects/counters, 911 using XP welcome screen with, 16–17 viewing processes, 906–907 Pasting, in command window, 1060 Period (.), 1203–1204 Path names Permissions in BOOT.INI file, 174–175 accessing network printer, 466–467 longer than 255 characters, 1160 backup, 452 Path statement, adding, 141 changing Everyone group settings, 335–336 Pathping, 497–498 changing on directories, 731–732 PCI-based sound cards, 942–944 command line changes to, 732 PDC Emulator FSMO command line views of, 739–740 changing, 584–585 copying files and keeping, 955 overview of, 579–580 copying files and lost, 439–440 preventing pushed passwords over WANs, delegating manually, 330–331 601–602 delegating using wizard, 331–332 PDC (Primary Domain Controller) error when mapping network drives, 1213 promoting Backup Domain Controller to, 516 printer, 920 synchronization, 524–525 restoring default, 954–955 Percent sign (%) setting on files/directories on NTFS partition, obtaining currently running batch file’s PID, 738–739 1083 PERMS.EXE, 739–740 passing parameters to batch file, 1085–1087 Persistent connections, 329 performing operations on every machine, Personalized Menus, 368–369 1078–1079 Phone and Modem applet, Control Panel, PERFMON.EXE 1117–1118 for sequentially numbered performance logs, Phone Dialer 247–249 using, 947–948 viewing last start date, 403 viewing log of calls, 949 Performance, 903–914. See also Pagefiles; Phonebook entries, RAS, 988 Performance Monitor PIDs (process identifiers), 1083 of applications, 905–906 Ping, switches, 659–660 assessing processor, 904–905 Pipe character (|), 1083 configuring alerts to trigger applications, 912 PKI (Public Key Infrastructure), 972 configuring program to run interactively, Plug-and-play drivers, 88–89 912–913 Plus! pack stopping paging of NT system code/drivers, availability for XP,1024 907–908 compressed folders, 787–788 users complaining of slow server response, 904 Point-to-Point (PPP) protocol, 1002 INDEX 1257

POLEDIT.EXE. See Policy editor Printers, 915–940 (POLEDIT.EXE) Active Directory and, 930–931, 935 Policy agent, IPSec, 678 Add Printer Wizard exception error, Policy editor (POLEDIT.EXE) 939–940 folder replication, preventing, 328 ASCII text files and, 919 GoTo menu, removing, 325–326 auditing printed pages, 922 installing on workstations, 189 command line operation of, 927–930 last logon name, preventing display of, 184 custom page size for, 923 logon warning message, 183–184 drag-and-drop printing, 918 mapping/disconnecting network drives, drivers, 919, 932 preventing, 319 IE5.5/Outlook Express problems and, Shutdown button, removing, 140 873 Task Manager, removing, 349 link to, 936–937 POP3, 1224–1225 location tracking, 933–934 Ports. See also LPT1 port LPR queues and, 937 changing, 279 MS-DOS and, 938 deleting network ports, 916 net print command and, 476 determining open, 502–503 network access and, 466–467 disabling mouse connection, 1098 network queue for, 915, 924–925 network printer queue and, 924–925 parallel device errors, 921 TCP/IP trust relationships and, 517 pop-up messages, 916 TCP ports in use, 500 print jobs, configured for after work used by XP,28 hours, 916 POSIX subsystem, 157 print jobs, managing from command Power Options applet, Control Panel, 979, line, 925 1102–1104 print jobs, preventing from writing to PowerDVD, 1126 System log, 923 PPP (Point-to-Point) protocol, 1002 print spool location, 917 Pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access group, Printer Operators Group, 921–922 1211 redirection from Terminal Services, 839 Preboot Execution Environment (PXE), Registry default for, 920–921 504 security settings, 920 Primary DNS suffix, 700–701 Send To context option and, 926 Primary Domain Controller (PDC) separator page, 918 promoting BDC to, 516 Web administration of, 933 synchronizing, 524–525 Web installation of, 938–939 Print Auditing, 917 PRINTUI.DLL dynamic link library, 927 Print spool, 917 Priority of running applications, 905–906 Print Spooler service, 132 Process identifiers (PIDs), 1083 Printer applet, Control Panel Processes custom page size, 923 killing orphaned, 1157–1158 pop-up message, 916 setting to use certain processor, 178–179 print separator pages, 918 stopping from Command line, 1064 printing to ASCII text files, 919–920 stopping on remote machine, 197–199 Printer Operators group, 921–922 viewing open files on, 407–408 Printer panel, Start menu, 180 viewing system, 400–401 Printer Settings applet, Start menu, 369–370 Processor affinity, 178–179 1258 INDEX

Processors QFECHECK utility, 135–136 64-bit, 1115 QoS (Quality of Service) computer waiting time and, 904–905 account used for, 666–667 forcing machine to use first, 1114 Admission Control Server and, 664–665 multiprocessor systems and, 1176–1177 configuring, 665–666 supported by Windows, 1115 overview of, 662–663 Profiles packet scheduler and, 663–664 directory for stored, 337–338 QuickEdit, 1053, 1060 errors when exporting, 1140–1141 QuickLaunch toolbar logon timer for, 195 creating new toolbar, 252–253 preventing saved changes at logoff, 384 icons, 856, 893 when not saved to server, 321 minimizing open Windows, 361 PROGMAN.EXE, 142 shortcuts, 260 Program Compatibility Wizard, 27 Show Desktop/View Channels and, 856–857 Program Manager, 142 Quotas, disks Programs new entry, 769–770 changing run mode, 280–281 per-volume/user, 767–768 configuring to run at logon, 188–189 viewing current entries, 768–769 creating aliases, 202–203 DLL/API calls, 408–409 RAID (Redundant Arry of Inexpensive Disks), file extension association with, 176–177, 805–810 214–216 breaking mirror set (RAID 1), 810 Open With option, 365 creating mirror set (RAID 1), 809 outputting into environment variable, 1055 creating RAID 5 set, 805–807 running as another user, 1020–1021 deleting RAID 5 set, 807 scheduling, 158–159 levels supported, 805 Start menu scrolling of, 244–245 pagefile size, 908–909 Windows versions and, 1124–1125 regenerating RAID 5 set, 808 Promise Ultra ATA/66 support, 1101–1102 updating disk volume, 766 Promise Ultra IDE card, 1165 RAM Protected Storage System Provider key, 1140–1141 checking amount, 1100 Protocol bindings, 462–463 ISA Server cache options and, 1227–1228 PROTOCOL.INI file, 42 RAS (Remote Access Server) PSTAT.EXE, 1100 authentication retry/timeout settings, 991–992 PTEs (page table entries), 200–201, 1190 connection scripts, 984–985 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), 972 defined, 983 Publishing MSI files, 76–77 dial-in permissions, 1009 Publishing shared folders, 616 dial-up networking information, 999 PULIST.EXE program, 1163 dialing out on local resources, 986–987 PVIEW.EXE Internet Connection Sharing, 1004–1008 killing an orphaned process, 1158 ISA dialing out via, 1221–1223 stopping process from Task Manager, 1163 ISPs, dialing from command line, 983 viewing last start date, 403 leased line connections, 985–986 PXE (Preboot Execution Environment), 504 local LAN connections, 990 logoff, preventing closing at, 983 Q numbers, 113 Logon Using Dialup Networking, 987–988 QCHAIN.EXE, 131–132 number of rings before answering, 989 INDEX 1259

operator-assisted dialing, 1001 disabling file delete confirmation, 190 phonebook entries/settings, 988 icons, 355 RASMAN.DLL error message, 997–998 location of files stored in, 1041 restricting callers to viewing own machine, 994 recreating, 355–356 Save Password in dial-up networking, 991 repairing corrupted, 1041–1042 subnet mask incorrect, 992–993 Redirectors, multiple, 482–483 viewing entire network, 987 Redundant Arry of Inexpensive Disks. See RAID Windows 2000, disabling NT 4.0 servers on, 998 (Redundant Arry of Inexpensive Disks) Windows 2000, incoming connections, Refresh interval, 519–520 1000–1001 .REG files RASMAN.DLL error message, 997–998 applying, 427 rasusers command, 1009 comments, 434 RC (Recovery Console) deleting key/all values from, 433 Administrator password, 447–448 excluding Temporary Internet Files folder, 317 CD/CHDIR commands, 1208–1209 Regback utility, 452 installing, 85, 441–442 Regclean utility, 433, 1022–1023 mirror in Windows 2000 and, 1172 REGEDIT.EXE mirrored system drive and, 99 auditing Registry changes, 423 PAGEFILE.SYS and, 1184 batch/command file editing, 1067–1068 passwords, not promoting for, 1206 determining Registry changes, 422 service startup, 1154 REGEDT32.EXE vs., 421 SET command, 1205–1206 Registry editing with, 418 rdisk/s command, 452, 1200–1201 Windows 2000 and, 430 RDISK.EXE, 440, 1144–1146 Windows XP and, 1023 RDISKS.JS file, 1045–1046, 1200–1201 REGEDT32.EXE RDN (relative distinguished name), 616–617 OS2/POSIX subsystems, 157 RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol), 13 pagefile size, 909–911 RDR.SYS, 487 REGEDIT.EXE vs, 421 Readiness Analyzer Wizard, 79 Registry editing with, 418 Rebooting. See also Boot process restricting remote access to Registry, 421 automatically after crash, 959 Windows XP and, 1023 at certain time, 152 REG.EXE decreasing time, 153–154, 202 backing up Registry, 452 event log error message, 1206 Registry values, 422 functions requiring, 8–9 service pack version, 115 remotely, 236–237 user SID, 314–315 Recent File List, Front Page Express, 1044 REGINI.EXE file, 187 Records, DNS, 683–684 Regional applet, Control Panel Recovery date format, 201 Manual vs. Fast, 446–447 language selection, 262–263 page in Active Desktop, 854 time switches, 190–191 settings in System Properties Advanced tab, Registration, Windows 2000, 232 282–283 Registry, 417–436 Recovery Console. See RC (Recovery Console) accessing remotely, 421 Recycle Bin ANSI format of keys, 434 deleting file without it going to, 734 auditing changes, 423 deleting/renaming, 347–348 automating updates, 425–426 1260 INDEX

Registry (cont.) Remote Assistance backing up, 452 accepting request, 848 command line management of keys/values, defining, 844 422–423 enabling, 844–845 compressing, 428–429 enabling unsolicited, 849 data types available in, 424 initiating unsolicited, 849 default printers, 920–921 sending request, 845–847 determining changes to, 422 XP Pro v. Home Edition, 14 DHCP log settings, 713 Remote-boot, NT,459 DNS servers and, 687–688 Remote Control tab, Terminal Server, 825 errors when installing Office XP,434–435 Remote Desktop files, 418 enable/disable, 851 Group Policy update times, 602 XP Pro v. XP Home Edition, 14 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 424 Remote Desktop Connection, 843–844 .INF file and, 428, 431 Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), 13 invalid entries, 424 Remote Installation Services. See RIS (Remote language settings, 431–433 Installation Services) Line Print Remote queues, 937 Remote machines maximum size, 419–420, 427–428 currently logged on users, 468–469 orphaned shares, 763–764 enabling XP desktop, 842–843 overview of, 417–418 folder redirection options, 597–599 pagefile size, 909–911 hotfixes, 412 .REG file and, 427, 433, 434 logging off, rebooting or shutting down, RegClen utility, 433 236–237 REGEDIT.EXE vs. REGEDT32.EXE, network services and, 472 421 pagefile size, 909–911 Registry editor, accessing, 419 Registry size and, 427–428 Remote Desktop and, 851 restricting Registry access, 421 replication tuning and, 556–557 stopping processes on, 197–198 schema modifications, 610 Terminal Server sessions, 824–825, 838 SP1 and, 128 Remote Procedure Calls. See RPCs (Remote tools, 429–430 Procedure Calls) Windows 2000 and, 430, 484 Remote Storage System, 776–783 Registry editor. See REGEDIT.EXE; configuring, 779–780 REGEDT32.EXE correcting indicator, 776–777 Registry keys defining, 777 ANSI format, 434 disabling for a volume, 782–783 command line management of, 422–423 forcing scan, 781 crashes and, 959 installing, 778–779 updating, 160–161 telling which files have been removed to, Zip disks and, 208–209 781–782 Relative distinguished name (RDN), 616–617 Remove software list, 150 Relative identifier (RID) Master FSMO, 579, REMOVE_WIN.INI file, 187 580–582 REMREYCL.INF, 47–48 REM statements, 1075–1076 rename command, 1082 Remote Access Server. See RAS (Remote Repair tool, Internet Explorer, 867 Access Server) Reparse points, 770 INDEX 1261

Replication RPCs (Remote Procedure Calls) Dfs child replica sets, 802–803 server communication via, 480–481 forcing for two DCs in one site, 553–554 service pack error messages, 125–126 interval for DCs in one site, 555 setting port for intrasite replication, 568–569 intrasite, 551–553, 559–560 RPINGC32.EXE, 480–481 logon scripts, 601 RPINGS.EXE, 480–481 multimaster, 548–549 RRAS (Routing and Remote Access Server) RPC port and, 568–569 30020 event IDs, 500 tombstone objects, 550 defined, 983 tools, 566–568 enabling PPP logging, 1002 tuning, 556–557 ignoring dial-on-demand settings, 1104 REPLMON.EXE (Active Directory Replication RSAENH.DLL file, 871–872 Monitor), 564–566 RSoP (resultant set of policy), 636 Resolution, screen display, 1141–1142 Run history, clearing, 353–354 RestrictAnonymousRegistry setting, 526 Run mode, changing from Start menu, 280–281 Resultant set of policy (RSoP), 636 RUNAS.EXE, 285, 1020–1021 REXEC, 491–492 RID (relative identifier) Master FSMO, 579, Safe mode variables, 448 580–582 SAS (Secure Attention Sequence), 292 Right angle bracket (>), 1063, 1064 Scandisk, 793 Right-Click menu. See Context menus SCE (Security Configuration Editor), 199–200 Ring topology, 551–553 SC.EXE, 1175 RIS (Remote Installation Services) SCHANNEL.DLL file, 871–872, 1194 Administrator password and, 979–980 Schedule Task wizard, 299–300 bootable client disk, 60–61 Scheduled Tasks configuring options, 62–63 blocking user access to, 340–341 distribution point for, 59–60 deleting, 302 excluding folders, 268 executing immediately, 302 installing, 56–59, 64 icon, 298, 371 MSI and, 72 moving/copying between machines, 301 new image, 65–66 notification of missed, 302 SIS service and disk space and, 105–106 running in background, 304 Windows SP1 and, 126 Scheduler RISETUP.EXE, 126 backups, 453 RKILLSRV.EXE service, 197–198 batch files execution, 1075 Roaming profiles AT command, 158–159, 1127–1128, deleted files/folders reappearing when using, 333 1168–1169 disabling locally cached, 333 commands, 138–139 excluding folders from, 327–328 locating, 298–299 home directory files and, 323 remotely changing Administrator passwords, not saved to server, 321 313 Terminal Services clients and, 836 removing from IE 5.0, 892 Root Hints tab in DNS 5.0, 695–696 removing/modifying 72-hour timeframe, 293, Round robin, DNS, 696 294 Routing, 644–645 scheduling tasks, 299–300 Routing and Remote Access Server. See RRAS SOON command, 1168–1169 (Routing and Remote Access Server) Scheduling. See also Scheduler 1262 INDEX

Schema Security, 953–982. See also Kerberos; Passwords; allowing modifications to, 608–610 Permissions; SIDs (security identifiers) defining, 534 auditing base objects, 961 Schema Master FSMO, 582–584, 589 configuring system to stop when log is SCHEMA.INI file, 534 full, 958 SCHTASKS.EXE, 305–307 crashes and, 959 SCMAPPER.SYS file, 1115 digital signatures, 973 SCOPY utility event IDs, 975–978 backing up Registry, 452 groups, 628–629 copying files, 440, 955 guest access restrictions, 960–961 keeping permissions, 955 IE zones, 879–880 locating, 1022 Internet access control policy, 961–962 moving shares/contents, 177–178 LanManager challenge/response and, .SCR extension. See Screensavers (.SCR extension) 959–960 Screen last logon name, preventing display of, 184 batch files outputting command to, 1081 mailing lists, 964–965 full-screen mode, 1058 pagefile, clearing at shutdown, 958 installing dual, 1095 printers, 920 resolution, 312, 1141–1142 Public Key Infrastructure, 972 wallpaper, 350, 387 secret keys, 973 XP logon and, 499 Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in, ScreenSaver tab, Desktop Control Panel 966–967 applet, 209 Security dialog box title and, 292 Screensavers (.SCR extension) Security event log, 953 configuring default before logon, 148 System Key functionality of SP3, 956–957 configuring default to be Open GL Text Saver, tab, 23 149 Terminal Services, 831–832, 834–835 interval for, 194 Web sites for checking machine’s, 981–982 shortcut, 356 Windows 2000 upgrades and, 974–975 slow server response and, 904 Windows NT and, 953 timeout for password-protected, 388 workgroup file sharing and, 23–24 Windows XP and, 29 Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in, Scripts, running at shutdown time, 161 966–967 SCRNSAVE.EXE, 148 Security Configuration Editor (SCE), 199–200 Scrollbar, configuring, 1050 Security dialog box, 15, 292 SC_SCREENSAVE message, 213 Security identifiers. See SIDs (security identifiers) SCSI drives Send To context option, 926 Adaptec 2940 controller, 1147 Separator page, printers, 918 drivers, 46 Serial numbers, disks, 734 paths in BOOT.INI file, 174–175 Server Manager Windows NT and, 1101 configuring Administrative alerts, 232 Seagate Software folder, 73 deleting orphaned shares, 764 Search engines, IE 4.0, 857, 876 Server Message Block (SMB) clients, 273 SECEDIT.EXE file, 199 Servers Secret keys, 973 bridgehead, 557–558 Secure Attention Sequence (SAS), 292 configuring as Global Catalog, 576–577 Secure Desktop, 253–254 global groups on, 475 INDEX 1263

multiple sites and, 546–547 QCHAIN.EXE, 131–132 promoting to domain controllers, 510–511 reapplying, 114 RPCs and, 480 reinstalling, 117–118 service information, 477 showing installation of, 115–116 service modifications, 473–474 Windows Update Catalog and, 135 slow response of, 904 Service packs, Windows 2000, 119–128 storage to process command, 1139–1140 Service packs, Windows 2000 user accounts, 470 bootable CD-ROM, 129–131 Windows 2000 installation and, 47 location of, 123 Service Pack 1 overview of, 119–121 IE 5.0 restrictions with, 883–888 Print Spooler service, 132 obtaining, 119 QCHAIN.EXE, 131–132 Office 2000 problems, 881 reapplying, 114 password character length, 982 RPC error message, 125–126 Registry updated to show installation, 128 slipstreaming, 121–122, 126–128 RPC error when installing, 125–126 SP2 Support Tools, 131 slipstreaming, 126–128 unattended installation, 123–124 Windows 2000 High Encryption Pack uninstalling, 124–125, 256 installation, 1195 Windows Installer file, 129 Windows Installer file and, 129 Service (SRV) records, DNS, 688 Service Pack 2 Services compatibility issues and, 1123–1124 changing ports used, 279 slipstreaming, 126–128 changing startup order, 155 Support Tools update, 131 configuring to automatically restart if stopped, Service Pack 3 1174–1175 fast reboot, 202 deleting, 174 System Key functionality, 956–957 increasing time for shut down, 273 Service Pack 4 modifying startup of, 1153–1154 fast reboot, 202 pausing from command line, 475–476 promoting BDC to PDC, 516 remotely managing network, 471 roaming profile and, 327 scheduling commands, 138–139 showing installation of, 115–116 starting/stopping from command line, 173–174, Service Pack 5 179–180 fast reboot, 202 starting with net start command, 477 TCP retransmission timeout, 660–661 stopping specified, 477 Service Pack 6 terminating orphaned process, 1157–1158 fast reboot, 202 Services applet, Control Panel installing, 117–118 creating program alias, 203–204 Service Pack 6a, 1194 executing batch file with WINAT,139 Service Pack 7, 128–129 modifying startup of services, 1153–1154 Service packs, 113–136 Services for UNIX 2.0, 1120 checking version of, 114–117 Sessions, listing/disconnecting, 476 expanding, 118 Sessions tab, Terminal Server, 825 hotfix error message, 113–114 SET command, Recovery Console, 197, hotfixes, 135–136 1205–1206 identifying missing, 133–134 set term command, 340 Q numbers and, 113 SETPRFDC.EXE file, 509–510 1264 INDEX

Setup keyboard, 1030–1031 disk maintenance message, 752 My Documents, 367–368 error when running Windows 2000, QuickLaunch toolbar, 260 1187 screen tip for, 234 failing after reformatting system/boot screensavers, 356–357 partition, 93–94 shortcut arrow, 360, 397 Setup Manager Wizard, 71 shut down time and, 154 SETUPAPI.LOG file, 97 space character in, 1046–1047 SETUP.EXE file Start menu, 345, 375–376 ISA Server 2000, 1217–1218 Terminal Services, 836–837 Terminal Services, 814, 815–816 Win key, 1030 Windows 98, 44 Show Files dialog box, 270–271, 382–383 SETUP.LOG file, 1145 Shutdown SETUPMGR.EXE file, 37 ACPI-enabled PCs and, 1112–1113 SETUP.TXT file, 8 automatically killing hung processes, 207 SETX.EXE, 311, 1085 button, 140 SFC (System File Checker) clearing pagefile, 958 caching all DLLs, 243–244 command line management of, 277 forcing check of files, 220 decreasing time for, 153–154 Windows 2000 and, 212–213 emergency, 1201 SFC.EXE, 212–213 increasing time until, 273 SHADOW command-line utility, 838 remote, 236–237 Shares scripts at, 161 default Administration, 458 verbose event messages and, 266–267 hiding, 321 Windows NT power down, 143–144 icon, 381–382 without going to each machine, 469–470 managing from command line, 476–477 Shutdown Event Tracker moving from one machine to another, adding events to, 277–279 177–178 command line management of, 277 orphaned, 763–764 enabling/disabling, 277 protecting, 748–749 options, 279 publishing shared folders, 616 overview of, 275–276 Windows 2000 and, 913–914 SHUTDOWN.EXE SHDOCVW.DLL file, 897–898 command line shutdown description, Shells 277 classic, 298 configuring reboot for certain time, 152 starting before finish of logon script, 311 decreasing shutdown time, 153–154 Shift key, autologon, 293 scripts at shutdown, 161 Shortcuts shutting down multiple machines, 469–470 broken, 280 shutting down/rebooting locally or remotely, command prompt creation of, 1058 236–237 dead, 360 ShutdownPlus, 161 Device Manager, 303 SIDs (security identifiers) Dial Up Networking, 375–376 determining for users, 314–315 directory/disk, 178 overview of, 962–963 Explorer, 152–153 Terminal Services Users, 825 icons associated with, 176 workstations and, 209–210 INDEX 1265

Signature verification tool, 250–251 Speakers SIGVERIF.EXE, 250–251 disabling modem when dialing, 993–994 Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP), modem volume and, 1117–1118 559–560, 1224–1225 taskbar icon for, 941 Single-click view mode, file/folder color, SPI_GETWORKAREA value set, 386 389 SPUNINSTL.EXE, 124 SIS (Single Instance Store) SRV (service) records, DNS, 688 disk space and, 105–106 SRVANY.EXE Resource Kit utility, 438 RIS and, 59 SRVINFO.EXE, 403 stopping from parsing folder, 268 SRVINSTW tool, 222 SITAUTORUN.EXE, 1217–1218 SRVMGR.EXE, 232 Site links St. Bernard Software’s Open File Manager, 453 configuring over VPNs, 559 Staging area, 949–950 creating bridges, 558–559 Standby mode creating new, 543–544 enabling/disabling passwords, 1104 disabling transitivity, 544–545 operating in, 1105 Sites. See also Active Directory sites; Web sites portable computers and, 1188 defined, 568 STOP screen error, 1205 names, 568 VGA adapters and, 1110–1111 Skins, 394, 395 Stardock, 395 SLEEP.EXE, 158–159, 1175 Start command, long filenames and, 1150–1151 Slipstreaming Start menu bootable CD-ROM, 129–130 Administrative tools and, 180–181, 371–372 from downloaded files, 126–128 alphabetical order, 351 overview of, 126–128 context menu disabled, 383 RIS errors, 126 Control Panel added to, 364 using, 121–122 Control Panel, cascading, 370–371 Small office/home office (SOHO), 1104–1105 Dial Up Networking added to, 375–376 SMARTDRV.EXE file, 49 Favorites removed from, 367 SMB (Server Message Block) clients, 273 item groups, 312 Smileys, meanings of, 1036–1037 items under line, 141 SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol), logoff and, 388–389 559–560, 1224–1225 most recent documents, 305 Software opening multiple items, 1048 for backups, 453, 455–456 Printers panel added to, 180 compatibility, 11 Printers Settings applet added to, 369–370 inability to install, 1134 program scrolling disabled, 244–245 memory/storage space errors after installing, programs running at logon time, 188–189 1211–1212 shortcuts, 344–345 SOHO (small office/home office), 1104–1105 startup folder removed from, 358 SOON command toggling in XP,340–341 as alternative to AT command, 1163 Start value, 1033–1034 changing Administrator passwords, 313 STARTMARKER tags, 945–946 not working properly, 1168 Startup SOON.EXE, 159 0x0000001E error, 1208 Sound cards, PCI-based, 942–944 hardware display order, 233–234 Space character, shortcuts and, 1046–1047 MaxMpxCt event log, 1188–1189 1266 INDEX

Startup (cont.) crashes and, 959 programs running at, 318–319 dir output format, 1061–1062 stopping tips, 204–205 executing .MSC files without extension, 304 Windows 2000, 1167, 1179 General tab information, 172–173, 254–255 Startup settings, System Properties Advanced tab, hardware profiles, 149 282–283 kernel-only crash dumps, 445–446 STATUS_QUOTA_EXCEEDED error, 212 non-network hardware configuration, 156 STOP 0x00000078 error, 1147 pagefile size, 908–909 STOP screen error, 1205 Startup and Recovery settings, 282–283 Storage. See Remote Storage System system variables, 196 Storage errors, 1211–1212 temporary files, 195–196 Streams, alternate data, 744–748 System Event IDs, 295–296 Style sheets, 893 SYSTEM file, 2–3 Styles, XP,394–395 System File Checker (SFC) Subnet masks caching all DLLs, 243–244 checking ownership of, 661 forcing check of files, 220 overview of, 642–643 Windows 2000 and, 212–213 RAS (Remote Access Server) and, 992–993 System information, 399–415 Subroutines, calling, 1076–1077 applications/processes, 399 SUBST command, 176, 1171–1172 DLL/API calls, 407–408 Super hidden files, 217–218 environment variables, 412–415 Support Tools update, 131 hotfixes installed by remote system, 412 SVCHOST.EXE, 409–411 installation date, 403–404 SVCPACK.LOG, 119–120 installation version, 404–406 Switches last start date, 403 BOOT.INI, 165–169 machine information, 400–402 EXPLORER.EXE, 1041 open files, 407–408 Ping, 659–660 SVCHOST.EXE and, 409–411 Windows 2000 installation, 80–82 Task Manager’s tiny footprint mode, 411 WSH.EXE, 1089–1090 time zone information, 406 SWITCH.INF file, 984–985 Windows NT machine role, 399 Symbol files, 33 System is not fully installed error, 52–53 SYSKEY.EXE, 956–957 System Key functionality, 957 SYSOC.INF file, 283 System log SysPrep clones, 93, 210 crashes and, 959 SYSPREP.EXE file, 62 preventing print jobs from writing to, 923 SYSPREP.INF file, 93, 98 System Event IDs 54/64, 295 System System Monitor, 247–249 code paging and, 907–908 System Properties Advanced tab, 282–283 number of pages on, 200–201 System Registry hive, error message, 1209–1210 system tray icons, 390–391 System Restore variables, 196–197 enabling/disabling, 288–290 SYSTEM account, permissions, 954 interface of, 295 System applet, Control Panel Windows XP installation and, 28 automatic reboots, 959 System32 directory, 1129–1130 boot delay, 137 SYSTEMINFO utility, 401–402 comments for Network Neighborhood, 470–471 SYSTEM.INI file, 42 INDEX 1267

SYSTEM_LICENSE_VIOLATION error, TCP ports BSOD, 1178 list of common, 649 SYSTRAY.EXE, 941 open, 500, 502–503 SYSVOL, 510–511, 1182 TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), 660–661 Tab key Telephony API (TAPI) 2.1, 232–233 completing filenames, 1056–1057 Telnet IE5 Help and, 868 default client terminal type, 340 navigating command line, 1053 plain-text passwords, 489–491 Tapes, backup, 451–452 server, 488–489 TAPI (Telephony API) 2.1, 232–233 Temporary files, 195–196 TAPISERV, 232–234 Temporary Internet Files Task Manager cookies, 1045 accessing root of boot partition, 1136 excluding from user profile, 317–318 applications, viewing, 399 IE hangs when accessing, 895 Ctrl+Esc to start, 144–145 Terminal Services. See TS (Terminal Services) disabling, 348–349 Terminal Services Advanced Client, 827 high priority applications, 905–906 Terminal Services Manager, 1207 killing stalled backups, 454 Terminal Services MMC interface, 829–830 processor affinity, 178–179 Terminal Services Profile tab, 825 stopping processes, 1163 Terminal Services Users, 825 tiny footprint mode, 411 TESTDIR.TMP file, 1147–1148 Task Scheduler. See Scheduler TGT (ticket-granting ticket), Kerberos, 970 Task switcher, Windows XP,25, 294 Themes, desktop, 303, 374 Taskbar Ticket-granting ticket (TGT), Kerberos, 970 application flashing and, 376 Time autohide, 386 24 and 12 hour modes, 190–191 grouping buttons, 377–379 appending time stamp to files, 1065 increasing room on, 364 ARP cache and, 647–648 locking/unlocking, 379 laptop low/critical power alarms, 1044–1045 moving, 362 last logon, 326–327 putting in separate process from desktop, 381 removing colon from time formats, 320 recovering, 440 shut down, 273 TASKINSTALL.EXE, 25 synchronization sources, 296 TASKLIST.EXE, 1024 synchronizing computer, 478 TASKMAN.EXE, 144 synchronizing workstation with server, TCP/IP 457–458 database path, 679–680 Time zone information, 211, 406–407 diagnostic utilities, 643–644 Timeout disabling media-sense for, 661 Event ID 3013 and, 1172–1173 installing without network card, 639–640 LAN connections, 495–496 reinstalling, 656–658 password-protected screensavers, 388 Terminal Services clients, 815 TCP retransmission, 660–661 tracing route of packets, 641–642 upgrades from NT 4.0 to Windows 2000, verifying configuration, 513–514 219 verifying setup, 640–641 TimeServ utility, 222, 504–505 TCP/IP ports, 517 Tiny footprint mode, Task Manager, 411 1268 INDEX

Tips encryption, 834–835 killing during logging off, 207 File Copy extension, 841–842 shortcuts, 234–235 installing applications, 819–820 startup and, 162 installing MMC interface, 829–830 stopping for current user, 204–205 installing NT/9x-based clients, 813–814 XP balloons, 345–346 installing Office 97 SR2, 820 title command, 1056 installing Web interface, 827–829 TLIST.EXE installing Windows for Workgoups, 815–816 killing stalled backups, 454 keyboard shortcuts, 836–837 locating in XP,1024 license server, 840 PIDs and, 1083 locating machines running on, 822 stopping process from command line, 1064 MetaFrame and, 824 Tombstone objects, 550 Microsoft Installer client and, 839–840 Toolbars mouse movement, 823 background picture for IE, 351–352 overview of, 811 disabling/enabling flashing IE6, 895–896 password prompts, 837 modifying background of IE, 862–863 privileges, 831–832 new, 252–253 Remote Assistance, 844–849 QuickLaunch buttons, 260 remote-control of sessions, 824–825 starting IE without, 872–873 Remote Desktop Connection, 843–844 ToolTips, 343 transferring CALs, 832–833 Trace logs, 1023 user extensions, Windows 2000, 825–826 TRACEDMP.EXE, 1023 user logon, 822–823, 833–834 tracert command, 641–642 window/full screen viewing modes, 824 TRANSFORM.MST file, 831 TweakUI Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. AutoLogon, 182–183 See TCP/IP Click Here to Begin message, 363 Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), 660–661 compressed file/directory color, 358–359 Trees, domain, 510–511, 535 defining, 1011 Trust relationships IE shortcut icons, 1135–1136 administering, 515 Inbox icon, 357, 392 creating from command line, 575 last username to log on, 193–194 creating through firewalls, 517 Recycle Bin, 347–348, 355–356 fixing broken, 526 Run history, 354 Kerberos, 537–538 shortcut arrows, 360 passwords, 520–521 Tab key, completing filenames, 1056–1057 Windows 2000 upgrades and, 514, 524–525 Window Animation, 348 TS (Terminal Services) Windows 2000 and, 257 Allow Logon to Terminal Server, 850 .TXT extension, 1032 clients, disconnecting from, 840–841 TXTSETUP.OEM file, 111 clients, logging on, 826–827 TXTSETUP.SIF file clients, sending message to, 821–822 ACPI and, 92 clients, with roaming profiles, 836 PCI-based sound cards and, 943–944 Clipboard/printer redirection, 839 Welcome message during setup, 51 connections, closing, 818–819 Windows 2000, installing with less than 64MB connections, opening, 817–818 of memory, 49 enabling, 812–813 Windows 2000 slipstreaming, 122 INDEX 1269

type command, 1081 UPDATE.MSI file, 129 Type value, 1034 Updates automating Registry, 425–426 UDF (Uniqueness Database File), 38 configuring Group Policy, 602 UDP ports, 502–503 Windows 2000, 9–11 Ultra ATA/66 support, 1101–1102 Upgrades, to Windows 2000 Unattended installations 128-bit encryption, 247 Administrator password and, 92 CD-ROM for, 1182 deleting Recycle Bin, 47–48 client authentication, 603 directories under $OEM$, 89–90 dual-boot environment, 87–88 domain users as members of local Administrators full edition, 1182 groups, 43 IE 5.5, downgrading to 5.0, 878 license agreement and, 38 inability to upgrade laptops to dynamic disk, 785 mapping network drives, 48 multiprocessor systems, 1176–1177 OU setting for computer, 98 paths for, 87 problems running programs during, 43–44 security settings, preventing overwriting of, unique items specification, 37–38 974–975 unsigned drivers and, 89 SP1 and, 128 Windows 2000 hotfixes, 123–124 testing, 79 Windows 2000 MultiLanguage, 101–103 trust relationships, 514 Windows NT,36–37 Windows NT,timeout resetting, 219 UNATTEND.TXT file Windows NT,unattended upgrade, 97–98 hotfix automatic installation, 123–124 Upgrades, to Windows XP OU setting for computer, 98 activating, 27 unattended installations of Windows NT,36–37 interim build, 26–27 Welcome message, 51–52 Pro vs. Home Edition, 14–15 UNC (Universal Naming Convention), 494–495, upgrade paths, 29–30 502, 1084 Windows 2000, 15 UNDELETE.EXE, 727–728 Windows 98, 15, 109 Underscores (_), 78 Windows Me, 109 Undo file, Regclean utility, 1022–1023 UPNs (user principal names), 577–578 Unicode files, 1052, 1081–1082 UPS, mouse connections, 1098 UNICODE.TXT file, 1082 URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) Uniform Resource Locators. See URLs (Uniform IE AutoComplete and, 868–869, 892 Resource Locators) misleading, 1045–1046 Uniqueness Database File (UDF), 38 shortcuts with space character, 1046–1047 Universal Naming Convention (UNC), 494–495, USB (Universal Serial Bus) 502, 1084 CD-ROM drives and, 108 Universal Serial Bus. See USB (Universal Serial power errors when connecting to USB hub, Bus) 1111 UNIX services, 1120 Windows NT/2000 support for, 1099 Up key, 1059 User Accounts applet, Control Panel, 17–18 Update sequence numbers (USNs), 548–549 User Accounts applet, Control Panel, 18–20 UPDATE.EXE file User accounts, modifying, 472–473 RIS server images and, 126 User Manager service packs/hotfixes, 118–119 auditing files, 765–766 Windows 2000 service packs, 120 deleting users, 319 1270 INDEX

User Manager (cont.) pagefile size and, 286–287 renaming Administrator account, 164 partition size, 784–785 Windows 2000 and, 323 VPNs (Virtual Private Networks), 501, 559 User mode programs, 3 User principal names (UPNs), 577–578 W32Time (Windows Time Service), 229–231 USER.DMP,1031–1032 Wallpaper USERKEY.PSW file, 21 displaying anywhere on screen, 350 Username, ISA Server, 1226 restricting to bitmapped images, 379–380 Users stretching across screen, 387 command line additions, 312–313 WANs, preventing pushed passwords over, deleting, 319 601–602 dial-in permission, 1009 Warning logon message, 183–184 disk space, limiting, 310 Web. See also Internet failing to log on at server, 185 administering printers, 933 groups, 312, 320 enabling Web content for folders, 389–390 hiding drives from, 311 installing printer, 938–939 logged on, 310, 459, 468–469 Terminal Services Web interface, 827–829 logged on via Terminal Server, 822–823 Web pages logon, limiting to one, 460 IE connection problems, 873–874 mapping/connecting network drives, 319 Norton Internet Securities 2000 and, 1189 passwords, 335–336, 966 showing/hiding images on, 882 persistent connections, 329 Web sites printer access, 466–467 keyboard shortcut to, 855 privileges granted to, 831–832 misleading URLs, 1045–1046 renaming, 320 Welcome screen scheduled processes, 340–341 clear type, 344 screen resolutions, 312 displaying, 15–17 sending messages to, 458, 476 pictures, 17–18 SID for, 314–315 Security dialog box, 15 slow server response complaints, 904 using, 16–17 temporary Internet files, excluding, 317–318 welcome message, 51–52 Windows 2000, 333–335 WFP (Windows File Protection Service), 119 USNs (update sequence numbers), 548–549 WHOAMI.EXE, 310 Utility Manager, 271 WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs), 250 Variables, order of processing, 233 Win Info, XP,290 Verbose messages, 266–267 Win key VER.DLL file, 1135 disabling, 187, 271 VFAT,736 shortcuts, 1030 VGA adapters, 1110–1111 WINAT utility, 139 Views, Web, 855–856 Window Animation, 348 Virtual memory, 3, 4 Windows Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), 501, 559 minimizing all open, 361 Virus warnings, real or hoax, 1035 moving with keyboard, 1038–1039 Volume IDs, 748 showing dialog box content when dragging, Volumes 387 deleting, 755 switching Terminal Services between full importing foreign, 755–756 screen and, 824 INDEX 1271

Windows 2000 software compatibility, 11–12 administering NT 4.0 domain from, 522 system beep, 256–257 ADMINPAK.MSI and, 294–295 System File Checker, 212–213, 243–244 Advanced menu on Startup, 1179 system files, protected, 220 Advanced Server, 6 System Properties General tab, 172, 254–255 boot/system drive letter, 281–282 Telnet server, 488–489 browsing shares on Me/98 machines, Terminal Services, 825–826 913–914 Time service for, 229 Certification Service installation, 621–622 timeouts, 219 cloning, 62 trust relationships, 514–515 compatibility with NT/95/98, 1124–1125 TweakUI, 257 compressed folders, 787–788 updating, 9–11 converting NT 4.0 POL file to, 631 User Manager and, 323 crashing on demand, 1200 versions of, 9 Datacenter Server, 6–7 Windows 2000, installation DDL cache, 220 0x0000001E exception error, 1202 delegating authority, 330–332 bootable CD-ROM for, 67–70 desktop themes, 374 Configure Server Wizard, 55–56 dial-up connections, 996–997 configuring, 82–85 DNS configuration, 688–691 deploying applications via ZAP files, 85–87 DNS names, 507 directories under $OEM$, 89–90 domain creation, 513–514 diskspace when using RIS, 105–106 domain users, 324–325 DontDisplayLastUserName setting, 89–90 DVD players, 1126 dual-booting with Linux, 99–101 event-log wrapping, 222–224 dynamic disks and, 93–95 features of, 5 GUI phase of, 77 FireWire support, 945 HAL, specifying alternate, 78 hardware requirements, 7–8, 1115 INf corrupt message, 97–98 InfoTips, 242 memory requirements and, 48–49 local users, 333–335 mouse, non-detection of, 97 memory supported by, 1096 MSI file and, 72–77 NetBIOS names and, 540–541 MultiLanguage version, 101–103 network connections, 484 network card selection, 104–105 new features, 298 plug-and-play drivers, 88–89 ODBD Data Sources applet, 238 problems, 1166, 1167–1168 Office 2000 installation on, 1179 Recovery Console, 99 overview of, 5–7 registration, 232 pagefile settings, 1195–1196 Setup Manager, 71 Professional, 6, 220–221, 228, 523–524 slipstreaming errors, 104 RAS connections, 1000–1001 startup disks, 50 reboots, 8–9 switches available for, 80–82 Recovery Console, 1172 testing for upgrade to, 79 Regedit version, 430 troubleshooting, 1168 Registry, last key accessed, 430 underscores/dashes in computer Resource Kit utility, 222 names, 78 Security dialog box, 292 unsigned drivers and, 89 server type, 47 verbose logging in GUI-mode setup, Setup error, 1187 96–97 1272 INDEX

Windows 2000 MultiLanguage version icon size, 315 language of menus/dialog boxes, 262–263 mapped connections list, 316–317 overview of, 260–262 mapping network drives, 365 unattended installation of, 101–103 network shares, connecting to, 151 uninstalling, 264 network shares, creating, 150 using without English CD-ROM, 264 program file extensions and, 176–177 Windows 2000 Remote Installation Services. See Program Manager, 142 RIS (Remote Installation Services) running as Administrator, 285 Windows 2000 Scheduler. See Scheduler shortcut to directory/disk, 178 Windows 2000 Service packs. See Service packs, single/double click, 257 Windows 2000 starting from command prompt, 1060 Windows 2000 System File Checker. See SFC starting with specific drive, 152–153 (System File Checker) stopping/starting, 383–384 Windows 2000 upgrades. See Upgrades, to system32 directory and, 1129–1130 Windows 2000 user browsing restrictions, 245 Windows 2002, 23 viewing other’s documents, 284 Windows 95 Windows File Protection Service (WFP), 119 boot menu, 146 Windows for Workgoups, 815–816 cloning, 61 Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL), removing from NT system, 39–40 250 Windows 2000 compatibility, 1124–1125 Windows Installer Windows NT compatibility, 1031 command-line options, 264–266 Windows XP installation from, 109–110 getting, 129 Windows 98 overview of, 72 browsing Windows 2000 shares, 913–914 sending product’s CD key, 107–108 cloning, 61 Windows Me filesystems, 46 browsing shares on Windows 2000, 913–914 inability to boot NT after uninstalling, 1164 upgrading to XP,15, 109 installing after NT installation, 44 Windows Installer and, 107 logging on to Windows 2000 domain, 1204 Windows Media Player (WMP), 945–946 upgrading to XP,15, 109 Windows Media XP bonus pack, 947 Windows 2000 compatibility, 1124–1125 Windows Messenger, 846, 848 Windows Datacenter Server Limited Edition Windows NT. See also NT Backup (Datacenter LE), 914 applications, 1031, 1122 Windows Desktop Update, 897 boot menu and, 146 Windows Explorer boot process, 2–3 Administrative tools, hiding, 180–181 CD-ROM file systems supported, 736 background pictures, 351–352 cloning, 61–62 command prompt at current directory, CPUs supported, 1097 1054–1055 disk size for, 729–730 command prompt at current drive, 1070–1071 DNS resolution of valid domains, 696 desktop crash and, 1128 DOS machines and, 483–484 file extensions of known file types, 217 DOS mode, 142 file permissions, 439–440 DOS on boot menu, 146 filename case, 267 DOS, removing, 39–40 folder space, 740–741 Hardware Compatibility List, 1097 GoTo menu, 325–326 history of, 1–2 INDEX 1273

inability to boot after uninstalling Windows 98, domain, administering from Windows 2000, 1164 522 installation date, 403–404 domain, joining from Windows XP/2000 installation software, 140 clients, 526–527 installation version, 404–406 mappings applications to MMC snap-ins, international versions, 1050 1016–1019 kernel, 3 Service Pack 7 and, 128–129 L2 cache installed, 165 Task Scheduler, 299 last start date, 403 unattended upgrades to Windows 2000, long filenames on FAT partition, 730 97–98 machine role, 399 Windows NT 4.0 installation memory supported by, 1096 DOS installation, 32 organization name, changing, 140 file systems, 46 paging NT system code/drivers, 907–908 following Windows 2000 installation, 44–45 path statements, 141 hardware detection, 31 powering down on shutdown, 143–144 network-based installation, 34–36 remote-boot, 459 network cards, 41–43 SCSI and, 1101 Network Install tab, 53–55 security information, 953 Windows On Windows (WOW) subsystem, startup tips, 162 1161 system information, 399 Windows operating systems upgrading to Windows 2000, 219 dual-boot environments, 87–88 upgrading to XP,15 environment variables, 412–415 virtual memory, 4 Windows Scripting Host. See WSH (Windows Windows 2000 compatibility, 1124–1125 Scripting Host) Windows 95, removing, 39–40 Windows Security dialog box. See Security dialog Windows 98, installing with, 44–45 box Windows NT installation Windows Time Service (W32Time), 229–231 bootable CD-ROM for, 67–70 Windows Tour prompt, 296–297 disk duplication, 36 Windows Update DOS installation following, 32 corporate, 106–107 drive selection, 31 detecting, 871 installation disks, 50 disabling, 285–286 Linux and, 33–34 getting updates, 9–10 NTFS partition, 40–41 preventing user connections, 271–272 removing NT from FAT partition, 32–33 Service Pack 1, 119 removing NT from NTFS partition, 33 Windows Update Catalog, 135 removing Windows 95/DOS, 39–40 Windows XP. See also Upgrades, to Windows XP SCSI drivers, 46 activating, 25, 27 System is not full installed error, 52–53 administrator pack for, 294–295, 1025 Welcome to Windows NT screen, 51–52 balloon tips, 345–346 Windows 98 installation following, 44 boot defragment, 792–793 Windows NT 3.51, 1068–1069 bootable disks, 110 Windows NT 4.0 Bootcfg, 22–23 authenticating Windows 2000 Professional CD-burning feature, 949–951 clients, 523–524 Classic Start mode, 341–343 AT command, 1068–1069 ClearType, 380 1274 INDEX

Windows XP (cont.) WinINSTALL LE, 72–73 Comments, 284 WINMSD.EXE compressed folders, 1024 checking RAM, 1100 correcting deactivated installation, 28 checking service pack version, 115 determining activation of, 290 viewing resource usage by device, 1099 Easter eggs, 28 WINNT32.EXE file, 46, 79, 80–82 fast user switching, 15–16, 914 WINNT.ADM, 189 graphic resolution, 297 WINNT.SIF file, 27 installing from within Windows 95, 109–110 WINS JVM in, 288 configuring DNS to use, 687 low-disk-check taskbar warning, 292 controlling IP addresses, 504 Microsoft PowerToys for, 29 forcing clients to validate a logon, 508–510 new features, 298 WINSRV.DLL, 1170 overview of, 13 Winzip, 1039 password hints, 18–20 WMP (Windows Media Player), 945–946 password reset disk, 20–22 WMPLAYER.EXE error, 945–946 password-reset disk, 345 WNetEnumCached Passwords error, 1137 Plus! pack, 1024 Word Wrap, 195 product keys, 27 WordPerfect 8, 1207 remote desktop, 842–843 Workgroups Security dialog box, 15, 292 file sharing/security, 23–24 Security tab for files/folders, 23 preventing listing machines in local, 246 service packs, 113 Workstations System Restore, 288–290, 295 duplicate SIDs and, 209–210 task switcher, 25, 294 locking from command line, 213 taskbar, grouping buttons, 377–379 modifying services, 474 taskbar, locking/unlocking, 379 Policy editor, installing, 189 TLIST.EXE, 1024 service information, 477 ToolTips, 343 synchronizing time with server, 457–458 UI, 376–377 World Wide Web. Web unattended installations, 108 WOW (Windows On Windows) subsystem, uninstalling, 110 1161 Welcome screen, 15–18 WRKILL.EXE, 198 Windows Tour prompt, 296–297 WSCRIPT.EXE file workgroup file sharing/security, 23–24 as default scripting engine, 1092–1093 Windows XP Home Edition running from command line, 1091–1092 compared with Professional, 14–15 WSH (Windows Scripting Host), 1089–1093 comparing with XP Pro, 14–15 ADSI and, 1090–1091 upgrade paths, 29–30 command line operation of, 1091–1092 Windows XP Professional DOS commands, 1092 compared with Home Edition, 13, 14–15 downloading, 1089 upgrade paths, 29–30 information on, 1090 upgrading Windows Me/98 to, 109 installing, 1089–1090 WINDOWS.ADM, 189 renaming files, 1092 Windows.NET,administrator pack, 1025 setting default scripting engine, 1092–1093 WINFILE.EXE, 1155 warning logon message, 184 WinInfo, 404 WSH.EXE, 1089–1090 INDEX 1275

X-Windows-style auto-raise, ZAP files, 85–87 392–393 Zip disks X.500 protocol, 532 controlling who can eject, 208–209 XCOPY utility ejecting NTFS-formatted, 786 copying files with, 440 file systems used by, 742 directory for stored profiles, 337–338 folder compression and, 787–788 Registry backup, 452 Zone transfers, DNS, 697