Using Microsoft Windows 2000 ProfessionalQue Publishing, 2000 - 1506 pages Special Edition Using Windows 2000 Professional explores the synergy between Windows 2000 Professional and the corporate and Windows power users' desktop. Windows 2000 Professional is aimed directly at the power user who values the security, stability and networking capabilities of Windows 2000 alongside the ease and familiarity of the Windows 9x user interface. SE Using Windows 2000 covers upgrading from Windows 9x and Windows NT 4, working with the enhanced Windows 2000 interface, setting up Internet connections, configuring network security, working remotely, "Internetworking" with Windows 2000 Server, Windows 9x, Linux, Novell and Macintosh. Also includes extensive coverage of networking (including Virtual Private Networks) customizing the Windows interface and working with the Windows 2000 Registry. |
Contents
Introducing Windows 2000 Professional | 10 |
The Design and Architecture of Windows 2000 | 16 |
Introducing WINDOWS 2000 | 19 |
Getting Your Hardware and Software Ready for Windows 2000 97 | 29 |
What Is Not in Windows 2000 | 46 |
THE DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE | 54 |
Windows 9x in Light of NT | 68 |
Architecture Close Up | 74 |
Shopping for | 702 |
Instant Networking | 705 |
Installing Networking Wiring | 712 |
Using a Windows 2000 Network | 737 |
Adding Network Places | 757 |
Remote and Mobile Networking | 797 |
Connecting Your LAN to the Internet | 847 |
Remote and Mobile The Nuts and Bolts of | 849 |
Extensibility | 82 |
Protecting Against | 95 |
GETTING YOUR HARDWARE | 98 |
The Motherboard and CPU | 105 |
MonitorVideo Card Support | 112 |
Windows 2000Approved | 118 |
Installing Windows 2000 | 123 |
Choosing an Upgrade Path | 124 |
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Using the Windows 2000 Interface | 155 |
Parts of the Windows 2000 Screen | 161 |
Explorer | 180 |
Efficiently | 191 |
Organizing Your Work | 193 |
Managing Your Start Button Menus | 199 |
Using the Simple Supplied Applications | 245 |
Paint | 254 |
Editing an Image | 260 |
Sharing Data Between Applications | 287 |
Player 274 Creating Packages | 306 |
Supercharging | 316 |
Printing and Faxing with Windows 2000 | 319 |
Font Management | 361 |
Windows 2000 and the Internet | 391 |
Internet and TCPIP Connection Options | 393 |
Font Management 361 Local ISPs | 406 |
Building a Font Collection 378 Installing Multiple Modems | 414 |
Configuring a HighSpeed Web 463 | 421 |
World Wide Web | 431 |
Email | 465 |
Troubleshooting a New Internet Messages | 475 |
Connected While Traveling Abroad 429 Handling Digital IDs | 481 |
Customizing the Browser and Setting Usenet? Try a Mailing List | 495 |
Newgroups | 497 |
Newsgroup Safety | 507 |
Newsgroups | 513 |
Using NetMeeting | 515 |
Systems Requirements and Platform | 522 |
General Points About Connecting | 528 |
Internet Diagnosis Tools | 545 |
WebBased Utilities | 564 |
Pinging with | 574 |
Creating Web Pages | 575 |
FrontPage Express | 583 |
The Cutting Edge | 593 |
Marketing and Publishing Your | 599 |
Running | 605 |
Using Internet Information Services to Host a Web Site | 608 |
Reviewing Components of IIS | 613 |
Taking a Quick Tour | 622 |
Sharing Folders Through Explorer | 629 |
Security Issues for Internet Services | 636 |
Networking | 643 |
Overview of Windows 2000 Networking | 645 |
Network Adapters | 659 |
The Many Faces of Windows 2000 | 665 |
Planning Your Windows 2000 Pro Network | 677 |
Networking Mix and Match | 885 |
Troubleshooting 882 | 918 |
Top Speed from Your HighSpeed | 924 |
Network Security | 931 |
Your Lines of Defense | 938 |
Preparation for Recovery | 961 |
Troubleshooting Your Network | 977 |
Testing Network Throughput | 989 |
System Configuration and Customization | 993 |
Tweaking the GUI | 995 |
Tweak | 1011 |
Which Windows Are You Using? | 1017 |
Troubleshooting | 1023 |
Customizing via Control Panel Applets | 1027 |
Maintaining and Optimizing System | 1031 |
Phone and Modem Options | 1055 |
Power Options | 1063 |
Regional Options | 1069 |
Accessibility Mouse Settings 1034 | 1077 |
Performance | 1081 |
Date and Time | 1084 |
Using the System Applet | 1089 |
Using the Computer Management | 1095 |
Updating Device Drivers | 1102 |
Installing a | 1109 |
Running a Command File When | 1116 |
Troubleshooting | 1138 |
System Administration and System Maintenance 31 System Management and Configuration | 1143 |
Tools | 1145 |
Task Manager | 1147 |
Computer Management Tool | 1154 |
Microsoft Management Console | 1161 |
Protecting the Workstations System | 1168 |
Performance Monitor | 1176 |
Troubleshooting | 1187 |
Managing Users | 1193 |
Managing the Hard Disk | 1225 |
Adding a Serial Mouse to a Laptop Volumes | 1233 |
Managing the Hard Disk 1225 Hard Disk and System Troubleshooting | 1281 |
OS Mix and Match | 1291 |
The Windows 2000 Boot Loader | 1297 |
Professional | 1307 |
Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 | 1314 |
Macintosh and Windows | 1324 |
The Registry | 1331 |
Backing Up the Registry | 1339 |
Advanced Registry Editing with | 1350 |
Power | 1358 |
Windows Script Host | 1361 |
String Manipulation Functions | 1374 |
VBScript Objects | 1382 |
Using Windows Script Host | 1402 |
TMP and BAK Files | 1409 |
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Common terms and phrases
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