This study guide covers all four required Windows 2000
MCSE exams, delivering an in-depth review of every Windows
2000-related topic professionals must master to earn
certification. More than a book, it's a complete,
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2000—starting today, and for years after you've
passed your exams!
Coverage includes planning for deployment, developing
security strategies, working with group policies and user
profiles; access control; installation/configuration;
Windows networking and resource sharing; configuring
hardware and disks; using the registry, monitoring
performance, optimization, troubleshooting, Active
Directory, DNS and DHCP planning, NetWare integration, and
much more. Plus you'll find tough exam questions in every
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I. WINDOWS 2000
PROFESSIONAL.
Introduction. 1. Installing Windows 2000 Professional. Performing Attended
Installations.
Study Break.
Performing Unattended Installations.
Installing with Remote
Installation Services. Installing with the System
Preparation Tool. Creating Unattended Answer Files. Study
Break.
Upgrading to Windows 2000 Professional.
Applying Update Packs.
Preparing Computers for Upgrade. Study Break.
Deploying Service Packs.
Study Break.
Troubleshooting Failed Installations.
Study Break.
2. Administering Windows 2000 Professional. Working with File and
Folder Access.
Working with File
Compression. Controlling File and Folder Permissions.
Optimizing File and Folder Access. Study Break.
Working with Shared Folder Access.
Working with Shared
Folders. Working with Web Server Resources. Study
Break.
Connecting to Print Devices.
Managing Printers and
Print Jobs. Controlling Printer Permissions. Connecting to
Internet Printers. Connecting to Local Print Devices. Study
Break.
Workingwith File Systems.
Converting File Systems.
Configuring File Systems. Study Break.
3. Working with Windows 2000 Professional
Devices. Working with Disk
Devices.
Working with DVD and
CD-ROM Devices. Working with Hard Disks. Working with
Volumes. Working with Removable Media Devices. Study
Break.
Working with Display Devices.
Configuring Multiple
Display Support. Working with Video Adapters. Study
Break.
Working with Mobile Computer Hardware.
Configuring Advanced Power
Management. Working with Card Services. Study Break.
Working with I/O Devices.
Working with Printers.
Working with Scanners. Working with Mice. Working with
Keyboards. Working with Smart Card Readers. Working with
Multimedia Devices. Working with Modems. Working with
Infrared Devices. Working with Wireless Devices. Working
with USB Devices. Study Break.
Updating Drivers.
Study Break.
Working with Multiple Processing Units.
Configuring Multiple
Processing Units. Monitoring Multiple Processing Units.
Study Break.
Working with Network Adapters.
Installing Network
Adapters. Configuring Network Adapters. Troubleshooting
Network Adapters. Study Break.
4. Optimizing Windows 2000 Professional. Working with Driver
Signing.
Managing Driver Signing.
Troubleshooting Driver Signing. Study Break.
Using Task Scheduler.
Configuring Task
Scheduler. Managing Task Scheduler. Troubleshooting Task
Scheduler. Study Break.
Working with Offline File Synchronization.
Managing Synchronization
of Offline Files. Troubleshooting Synchronization of
Offline Files. Study Break.
Optimizing the Desktop.
Working with Memory
Performance. Working with Processor Utilization. Working
with Disk Performance. Working with Network Performance.
Working with Application Performance. Study Break.
Managing Hardware Profiles.
Study Break.
Recovering Systems and Data.
Using Windows Backup.
Using Safe Mode. Using the Recovery Console. Study
Break.
5. Configuring Windows 2000 Professional. Working with User
Profiles.
Configuring User Profiles.
Managing User Profiles. Study Break.
Supporting Multiple Languages and Locations.
Enabling Multiple-Language
Support. Configuring Multiple-Language Support. Configuring
Local Settings. Configuring Multiple Locations. Study
Break.
Working with Windows Installer Packages.
Study Break.
Working with Desktop Settings.
Configuring Desktop
Settings. Troubleshooting Desktop Settings. Study
Break.
Working with Fax Support.
Configuring Fax Support.
Troubleshooting Fax Support. Study Break.
Working with Accessibility Services.
Configuring Accessibility
Services. Troubleshooting Accessibility Services. Study
Break.
6. Networking Windows 2000 Professional. Working with TCP/IP.
Configuring TCP/IP.
Troubleshooting TCP/IP. Study Break.
Working with Dial-Up Networking.
Connecting via Dial-Up
Networking. Connecting via Virtual Private Networks (VPN).
Creating a Remote Access Server Connections. Creating
Internet Connections. Study Break.
Connecting to Shared Resources.
Study Break.
7. Securing Windows 2000 Professional. Encrypting Hard Disk
Data.
Study Break.
Working with Local Group Policy.
Implementing Local Group
Policy. Configuring Local Group Policy. Managing Local
Group Policy. Troubleshooting Local Group Policy. Study
Break.
Working with User Accounts.
Working with Local User
Accounts. Working with Auditing. Working with Account
Settings. Working with Account Policy. Working with Local
Users and Groups. Working with User Rights. Study
Break.
Authenticating Local Users.
Implementing Local User
Authentication. Configuring User Authentication and Local
User Accounts. Managing User Authentication.
Troubleshooting User Authentication and Local User
Accounts. Configuring Domain User Accounts. Troubleshoot
Domain User Accounts. Study Break.
Configuring Security.
Implementing User Rights.
Configuring User Rights. Managing User Rights.
Troubleshooting User Rights. Study Break.
II. WINDOWS 2000 SERVER.
Introduction. 8. Installing Windows 2000 Server. Performing Attended
Installations.
Study Break.
Performing Unattended Installations.
Creating Unattended Answer
Files. Working with Automated Installations. Study
Break.
Upgrading from Windows NT Server 4.0.
Study Break.
Deploying Service Packs.
Study Break.
Troubleshoot Failed Installations.
Study Break.
9. Administering Windows 2000 Server Resource
Access. Working with Network
Service Interoperability.
Installing Network
Services for Interoperability. Configuring Network Services
Interoperability. Study Break.
Working with Printer Access.
Monitoring Printer Access.
Configuring Printer Access. Troubleshooting Printer Access.
Controlling Printer Access. Study Break.
Working with File and Folder Access.
Administering File,
Folder, and Shared Folder Access. Administering Stand-Alone
Distributed File Systems. Administering Domain-Based
Distributed File Systems. Administering Local File and
Folder Security. Administering Access to Files and Folders
in a Share. Administering Access to Files and Folders in a
Web Site. Study Break.
Working with Web Site Access.
Monitoring Web Site
Access. Configuring Web Site Access. Troubleshooting Web
Site Access. Controlling Web Site Access. Study
Break.
10. Working with Windows 2000 Server Devices. Configuring Hardware
Devices.
Study Break.
Configuring Driver Signing.
Study Break.
Updating Device Drivers.
Study Break.
Troubleshooting Hardware Problems.
Study Break.
11. Optimizing Windows 2000 Server. Working with System
Resource Usage.
Monitoring System Resource
Usage. Optimizing System Resource Usage. Study Break.
Managing Processes.
Setting Priorities.
Starting Processes. Stopping Processes. Study Break.
Optimizing Hard Disk Performance.
Study Break.
Working with System State and User Data
Availability.
Managing System State and
User Data Availability. Optimizing System State and User
Data Availability. Study Break.
Recovering System and User Data.
Using Windows Backup.
Using Safe Mode. Using the Recovery Console. Study
Break.
12. Administering Windows 2000 Server
Storage. Working with User
Profiles.
Configuring User Profiles.
Managing User Profiles. Study Break.
Working with Hard Disks and Volumes.
Monitoring with Hard Disks
and Volumes. Configuring with Hard Disks and Volumes.
Troubleshooting with Hard Disks and Volumes. Study
Break.
Configuring Data Compression.
Study Break.
Working with Disk Quotas.
Monitoring Disk Quotas.
Configuring Disk Quotas. Study Break.
Recovering from Disk Failures.
Study Break.
13. Networking Windows 2000 Server. Working with Shared
Access.
Installing Shared Access.
Configuring Shared Access. Troubleshooting Shared Access.
Study Break.
Working with Virtual Private Networks.
Installing Virtual Private
Networks. Configuring Virtual Private Networks.
Troubleshooting Virtual Private Networks. Study
Break.
Working with Network Protocols.
Installing Network
Protocols. Configuring Network Protocols. Troubleshooting
Network Protocols. Study Break.
Working with Network Services.
Installing Network
Services. Configuring Network Services. Study Break.
Working with Remote Access.
Configuring Remote Access.
Monitoring Remote Access. Troubleshooting Remote Access.
Configuring Inbound Connections. Creating Remote Access
Policy. Configuring Remote Access Profiles. Study
Break.
Working with Terminal Services.
Installing Terminal
Services. Configuring Terminal Services. Monitoring
Terminal Services. Troubleshooting Terminal Services.
Remotely Administering Servers. Configuring Application
Sharing. Configuring Applications. Study Break.
Working with Network Adapters.
Installing Network
Adapters. Configuring Network Adapters. Troubleshooting
Network Adapters. Study Break.
14. Securing Windows 2000 Server. Encrypting Hard Disk
Data.
Study Break.
Working with Windows 2000 Policies.
Implementing Windows 2000
Policies. Configuring Windows 2000 Policies. Managing
Windows 2000 Policies. Troubleshooting Windows 2000
Policies. Study Break.
Working with Auditing.
Implementing Auditing.
Configuring Auditing. Managing Auditing. Troubleshooting
Auditing. Study Break.
Working with Local Accounts.
Implementing local
Accounts. Configuring Local Accounts. Managing Local
Accounts. Troubleshooting Local Accounts. Study
Break.
Working with Account Policy.
Implementing Account
Policy. Configuring Account Policy. Managing Account
Policy. Troubleshooting Account Policy. Study Break.
Using the Security Configuration Tool Set.
Implementing Security.
Configuring Security. Managing Security. Troubleshooting
Security. Study Break.
III. WINDOWS 2000 NETWORK
INFRASTRUCTURES.
Introduction. 15. Administering Domain Name Services. Working with DNS.
Installing the DNS Server
Service. Configuring the DNS Server Service. Configuring a
Root Name Server. Configuring Zones. Configuring a
Caching-Only Server. Configuring DNS Clients. Testing the
DNS Server Service. Implementing a Delegated Zone for DNS.
Manually Create DNS Resource Records. Managing DNS.
Monitoring DNS. Troubleshoot DNS. Study Break.
16. Administering the Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol. Working with DHCP.
Installing the DHCP Server
Service. Configuring the DHCP Server Service. Working with
DHCP Scopes. Configuring DNS Integration. Authorizing a
DHCP Server in Active Directory. Managing DHCP. Monitoring
DHCP. Troubleshooting DHCP. Study Break.
17. Administering Remote Access. Working with Remote
Access.
Configuring Remote Access.
Configuring Inbound Connections. Creating Remote Access
Policy. Configuring Remote Access Profiles. Configuring
Virtual Private Networks. Configuring Multilink
Connections. Configuring DHCP Integration. Managing Remote
Access. Monitoring Remote Access. Troubleshooting Remote
Access. Study Break.
Configuring Remote Access Security.
Configuring Authentication
Protocols. Configuring Encryption Protocols. Creating
Remote Access Security Policy. Study Break.
18. Administering Network Protocols. Working with Network
Protocols.
Installing Network
Protocols. Configuring Network Protocols. Working with
TCP/IP. Installing NWLink. Configuring Network Bindings.
Configuring TCP/IP Packet Filters. Troubleshooting Network
Protocols. Study Break.
Working with Network Protocol Security.
Configuring Network
Protocol Security. Troubleshooting Network Protocol
Security. Study Break.
Working with Network Traffic.
Managing Network Traffic.
Monitoring Network Traffic. Study Break.
Working with IPSec.
Configuring IPSec.
Troubleshooting IPSec. Enabling IPSec. Configuring IPSec
for Transport Mode. Configuring IPSec for Tunnel Mode.
Customizing IPSec Policies and Rules. Managing IPSec.
Monitoring IPSec. Study Break.
19. Administering Windows Internet Naming
Service. Working with WINS.
Installing WINS.
Configuring WINS. Troubleshooting WINS. Managing WINS.
Monitoring WINS. Study Break.
Configuring WINS Replication.
Study Break.
Configure NetBIOS Name Resolution.
Study Break.
20. Administering IP Routing. Working with IP
Routing.
Installing IP Routing.
Configuring IP Routing. Updating Routing Tables.
Implementing Demand-Dial Routing. Managing IP Routing and
Routing Protocols. Monitoring IP Routing and Routing
Protocols. Troubleshooting IP Routing. Study Break.
Working with Network Address Translation.
Installing Internet
Connection Sharing. Installing NAT. Configuring NAT.
Configuring NAT Interfaces. Troubleshooting NAT. Study
Break.
21. Administering Certificate Services. Working with Certificate
Authority.
Installing Certificate
Authority. Configuring Certificate Authority. Issuing
Certificates. Revoking Certificates. Removing Recovery
Keys. Troubleshooting Certificate Authority. Study
Break.
IV. WINDOWS 2000 DIRECTORY
SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURES.
Introduction. 22. Administering Active Directory. Working with Active
Directory.
Installing Active
Directory Components. Configuring Active Directory
Components. Creating Sites. Creating Subnets. Creating Site
Links. Creating Site Link Bridges. Creating Connection
Objects. Creating Global Catalog Servers. Moving Server
Objects between Sites. Transferring Operations Master
Roles. Verifying Active Directory Installations.
Implementing an Organizational Unit. Troubleshooting Active
Directory Components. Study Break.
Backing Up and Restoring Active Directory.
Performing an
Authoritative Restore. Recovering from a System Failure.
Study Break.
23. Administering DNS for Active Directory. Working with DNS for
Active Directory.
Installing DNS for Active
Directory. Configuring DNS for Active Directory.
Integrating Active and Non-Active Directory DNS Zones.
Configuring Zones for Dynamic Updates. Managing DNS for
Active Directory. Monitoring DNS for Active Directory.
Troubleshooting DNS for Active Directory. Study
Break.
24. Managing Change and Configuration. Working with Group
Policy.
Implementing Group Policy.
Creating Group Policy Objects. Linking Existing Group
Policy Objects. Delegating Administrative Control.
Modifying Group Policy Inheritance. Filtering Group Policy
Settings. Modifying Group Policy. Troubleshooting Group
Policy. Study Break.
Administering User Environments Using Group Policy.
Managing User
Environments. Controlling User Environments with
Administrative Templates. Assigning Script Policies.
Troubleshooting User Environments. Study Break.
Administering Software Using Group Policy.
Deploying Software.
Maintaining Software. Configuring Deployment Options.
Troubleshooting Deployment Problems. Study Break.
Managing Network Configuration Using Group Policy.
Study Break.
Deploying Windows 2000 Using Remote Installation
Services.
Installing Images on RIS
Clients. Creating RIS Boot Disks. Configuring RIS Options.
Troubleshooting RIS Problems. Managing Images for Remote
Installations. Study Break.
Configuring RIS Security.
Authorizing a RIS Server.
Granting Creation Rights. Pre-stage RIS Clients for
Security and Load Balancing. Study Break.
25. Optimizing Active Directory Components. Managing Active Directory
Objects.
Moving Active Directory
Objects. Publishing Resources. Locating Objects. Working
with Accounts. Controlling Access. Delegating
Administrative Control. Study Break.
Managing Active Directory Performance.
Working with Domain
Controller Performance. Working with Active Directory
Components. Study Break.
Managing Active Directory Replication.
Managing Intersite
Replication. Managing Intrasite Replication.
Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication. Study
Break.
26. Securing Active Directory. Working with Directory
Services Security.
Configuring Directory
Services Security. Applying Security Policies Using Group
Policy. Using Security Configuration and Analysis and
Security Templates. Implementing Audit Policy.
Troubleshooting Directory Services Security. Study
Break.
Working with Security Events.
Monitoring Security
Events. Analyzing Security Events. Study Break.
Appendix A: Answers.