Installing Windows 2000 Professional
by Paul Murphy, Michael Moncur
MCSE: Windows 2000 Exams in a Nutshell
- MCSE in a Nutshell: The Windows 2000 Exams
- Preface
- 1. About the MCSE Exams
- I. Windows 2000 Professional
- 2. Exam Overview
- 3. Study Guide
- Windows 2000 Basics
- Installing Windows 2000 Professional
- Configuring Windows 2000 Professional
- Managing Disk Storage
- Managing Network Components
- Administration and Security
- Optimization and Troubleshooting
- 4. Suggested Exercises
- 5. Practice Tests
- 6. Highlighter’s Index
- II. Windows 2000 Server
- 7. Exam Overview
- 8. Study Guide
- Windows 2000 Server Basics
- Installing Windows 2000 Server
- Managing Disk Storage
- Windows 2000 Active Directory
- Managing Network Components
- Administration and Security
- Optimization and Troubleshooting
- 9. Suggested Exercises
- 10. Practice Tests
- 11. Highlighter’s Index
- III. Active Directory
- 12. Exam Overview
- 13. Study Guide
- Introduction to Active Directory
- Installing Active Directory
- Configuring Active Directory
- DNS for Active Directory
- Directory Maintenance and Replication
- Remote Installation Service (RIS)
- Active Directory Security
- Active Directory Maintenance
- Troubleshooting Active Directory
- 14. Suggested Exercises
- 15. Practice Tests
- 16. Highlighter’s Index
- IV. Network Infrastructure
- 17. Exam Overview
- 18. Study Guide
- Network Protocols
- Managing TCP/IP
- IP Routing
- IP Security (IPSec)
- Hostname Resolution
- NetBIOS Name Resolution
- NetWare Connectivity
- DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
- Remote Access Server (RAS)
- NAT (Network Address Translation)
- Certificate Services
- Monitoring Network Performance
- 19. Suggested Exercises
- 20. Practice Tests
- 21. Highlighter’s Index
- V. Designing Active Directory
- 22. Exam Overview
- 23. Study Guide
- 24. Suggested Exercises
- 25. Practice Tests
- 26. Highlighter’s Index
- VI. Designing Network Infrastructure
- 27. Exam Overview
- 28. Study Guide
- Designing a Network Infrastructure
- Designing TCP/IP Networks
- Designing DHCP Services
- Designing Name Resolution Services
- Designing Internet Connectivity
- Designing Routing and Remote Access
- 29. Suggested Exercises
- 30. Practice Tests
- 31. Highlighter’s Index
- VII. Designing Security
- 32. Exam Overview
- 33. Study Guide
- Planning Network Security
- Designing Basic Security
- Encrypted Filesystem (EFS)
- Designing Auditing
- Securing Network Services
- Designing Secure Connectivity
- Planning IP Security
- 34. Suggested Exercises
- 35. Practice Tests
- 36. Highlighter’s Index
- Index
- Colophon
|
Item |
Minimum |
Recommended |
|---|---|---|
|
CPU |
Pentium 133 MHz |
Pentium 200 MHz or faster |
|
RAM |
32 MB |
64 MB or more |
|
Display |
VGA |
Super VGA, or better |
|
Hard disk |
SCSI or IDE; 650 MB of space required for OS |
2 GB or more |
|
CD-ROM |
SCSI or IDE (not required for network installations) |
12X speed or faster |
|
Network interface card |
Not required |
Any supported by NT; only required for network access |
- FAT (file allocation table)
Originally implemented by DOS; limited to 8-character file names with 3-character extensions; partitions up to 2 GB
- FAT32
Implemented by Windows 95 (OSR2 and later) and Windows 98; provides for more reliable storage and more efficient use of space; partitions up to 4 TB (terabytes)
- NTFS (NT filesystem)
Supported only by Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000; supports long filenames; partitions up to 16 EB (exabytes); fault tolerance, security, encryption (in Windows 2000), and compression
Hardware compatibility check:
winnt32 /checkupgradeonly
| From Windows 95/98: Preserves some settings |
| From Windows NT: Preserves Control Panel settings, network configuration, registry settings, Start menu contents, desktop layout, preferences for some utilities, security settings |
| Answer file: Specifies options for installation |
| Setup Manager: Creates answer files, SYSPREP files, remote installation scripts |
| Disk Duplication: System Preparation Tool (SYSPREP) creates generic system; may require reinstall; drive imaging requires third-party software |
| Remote Installation Services (RIS): Install remotely with floppy or boot image from central distribution |
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