MCSE EXAM REVIEW

WINDOWS 2000 PROFESSIONAL

This document has all of the special notes from chapters 1-8, I ran out of time to finish the entire

book. These special notes are a good reference guide and are helpful for a fast exam review.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Windows 2000

NOTE: Microsoft Window 2000 also support DirectX 7, which provides low-level application

APIs that give access to high-performance media acceleration on Microsoft Windows-based

computers.

NOTE: In a workgroup, a computer running Windows 2000 Server is called a stand-alone server.

NOTE: You can designate only a computer running Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000

Advanced Server, or Windows 2000 Datacenter as a domain controller. If all computers on the

network are running Windows 2000 Professional, the only type of network available is a

workgroup.

NOTE: Domain controllers don’t maintain a local security database. Therefore, local user

accounts aren’t available on domain controllers, and a user can’t log on locally to a domain

controller.

NOTE: In additional to the logon process, any time a user makes a connection to a computer,

that computer authenticates the user and returns an access token. This authentication process is

invisible to the user.

Chapter 2: Installing Windows 2000 Professional

NOTE: Microsoft supports only those devices that are listed on the HCL. If you have hardware

that isn’t on this list, contact the hardware manufacturer to determine whether a manufacturer-

supported Windows 2000 driver exists for the component.

NOTE: You can join a domain during installation or after installation.

NOTE: When you install Windows 2000 Server and join a workgroup, the computer is

added as a stand-alone server. A computer running Windows 2000 Server that isn’t a

member of a domain is called a stand-alone server.

NOTE: You won’t be prompted to enter modem dialing information during installation if a

modem isn’t attached to the computer on which you are installing Windows 2000 Professional.

NOTE: If your computer is configured with an El Torito-compatible CD-ROM drive, you

can install Windows 2000 without using the Setup disks. You can run the Setup program

by restarting the computer with the CD-ROM inserted into the CD-ROM drive and then

skip to step 4 in this practice. If you need to create the Setup disks, see Appendix B.

Page 40 in an installation exercise in the book.

NOTE: If you already have an operating system installed on the C partition you can choose

another partition. For the rest of the course, remember to replace c:\ with the appropriate

location for your Windows 2000 Professional installation.

If you have a version of Windows 2000 Professional already installed and you want to

replace it with a fresh install, press Esc. When prompted, select the appropriate partition

to install Windows 2000, press Enter, and follow the directions on the screen.

NOTE: If you decide to format the partition with the FAT file system, Windows 2000

provides the Convert command, with you can use to convert a partition to NTFS without

having to reformat the partition and lose all the information contained on the partition.

NOTE: If the partition is already formatted, Setup displays a Caution message indicating

that formatting this drive will delete al files on it. If you see this message, and this is the

partition where you want to install Windows 2000 Professional, ensure that this partition

option is selected and press Enter to format the drive.

IMPORTANT: If your computer supports booting from the CD-ROM drive and you

don’t remove the Windows 2000 Professional CD-ROM before Setup restarts the

computer, the computer might reboot from the Windows 2000 Professional CD-ROM.

This will cause Setup to start again from the beginning. If this happens, remove the

CD-ROM and then restart the computer.

NOTE: You can modify regional settings after you install Windows 2000 by using

Regional Settings in Control Panel.

IMPORTANT: If your computer is on a network, check with the network administrator

efore assigning a name to your computer. Throughout the rest of this self-paced training

kit, the practice sections will refer to Pro1. If you don’t name your computer Pro1,

everywhere the materials reference Pro1 you will have to substitute the name of your computer.

NOTE: If you have configured your computer for dual booting with another operating

system that can also adjust your clock for daylight saving time changes, enable this feature

for only one operating system. Enable this feature on the operating system you use most

frequently so that the daylight saving adjustment will occur only once.

IMPORTANT: If your computer supports booting from the CD-ROM drive and you don’t

remove the Windows 2000 Professional CD-ROM before Setup restarts the computer, the

computer might reboot from the Windows 2000 Professional CD-ROM. This will cause

Setup to start again from the beginning. If this happens, remove the CD-ROM and then

restart the computer.

NOTE: If the Found New Hardware wizard appears, read the information displayed,

and then click Finish.

NOTE: Once you have created or located a distribution server, you can use the over-the-

network installation method to install Windows 2000 concurrently on multiple computers.

NOTE: If you are installing Windows 2000 on a computer running Windows 95, Windows

98 or Windows NT, or an earlier version of Windows 2000, the Winnt32.exe program allows

you to specify up to eight locations for the distribution folders.

NOTE: The name W2000P is for a distribution folder structure containing the source files

for Windows 2000 Professional. You can use W2000S for Windows 2000 Server and

W2000AS for Windows 2000 Advanced Server. If you’re creating distribution folders

structures on more than one server, you can name them W2000P1, W2000P2, W2000P3,

W2000P4, and so on.

NOTE: The $OEM$ subfolder is used to hold applications, drivers, or utilities you want

Setup to copy to the target computer.

NOTE: The OEMFILESPATH key is the answer file allows you to create the $OEM$

subfolder outside of the distribution folder.

Chapter 3: Using Microsoft Management Console and Task Scheduler

NOTE: Third-party vendors can design their administrative tools as snap-ins for use in the MMC.

NOTE: In Windows 2000 Server, the private folder containing the consoles you create are in the

My Administrative Tools folder. There is an Administrative Tools folder, but it holds some

preconfigured consoles for use with the MMC.

NOTE: By default, all new consoles are saved in Author mode.

Chapter 4: Using Windows Control Panel

TIP: To open the System Properties dialog box from the desktop, right-click My Computer, and

then click Properties.

IMPORTANT: You must use Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) or Accelerated

Graphics Port (AGP) devices when configuring multiple displays. You can only have a

maximum of 10 displays linked up.

NOTE: When applying new settings, be sure to click Set before clicking OK.

IMPORTANT: You must be logged on as a member of the Administrators group to set the

system failure options.

NOTE: Windows 2000 always writes to the same dump file, Memory.dmp. After a system

crash, you should rename the dump file so that it won’t be overwritten.

NOTE: If you select a hardware resource during manual installation, you might need to

configure the hardware device so that it can use the resource. For example, for a network

adapter to use IRQ5, you might have to set a jumper on the adapter and configure Windows

2000 so that it recognized that the adapter now uses IRQ5.

TIP: When you change a hardware resource, print the content of Device Manager. This will

provide you with a record of the hardware configuration. If you encounter problems, you can

use the printout to verify the hardware resource assignments.

NOTE: Changing the resource assignments for non-Plug and Play devices in Device Manager

doesn’t change the resources used by that device. You use Device Manager only to set device

configuration for the operating system. To change the resources used by a non-Plug and Play

device, consult the device documentation to see whether switches or jumpers must be

configured on the device.

NOTE: If you want to have your system use multiple languages, click the check box in front

of each language you want to support.

NOTE: The Installed Input Locales box shows which locales are currently installed on your

computer and the current keyboard layout. For example, if you are in the United States, you

will probably see the following: EN English Language = US

NOTE: Be careful not to change your keyboard layout.

NOTE: This is the dialog box that allows you to configure for multiple locales.

Chapter 5: Using the Registry

NOTE: Setup also installs a second Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Regedit.exe doesn’t have

a security menu or a read-only mode and doesn’t support REG_EXPANT_SZ or REG__

MULTI_SZ, so it is not recommended Registry Editor for Windows 2000.

CAUTION: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that

could require reinstallation of Windows 2000. When using Registry Editor to view data, save

a backup copy of the registry file before viewing, and click Read Only Mode on the Options

menu to prevent accidental updating or deleting of configuration data.

NOTE: If Add Value is unavailable, make sure Read Only Mode is not selected on the

Options menu. If you are having problems deselecting Read Only Mode, exit Registry Editor

and then restart it.

NOTE: You might experience a long delay while Registry Editor save the subtree.

Chapter 6: Managing Disks

NOTE: Removable storage devices contain primary partitions only. You can’t create extended

partitions, logical drives, or dynamic volumes on removable storage devices. You can’t mark a

primary partition on a removable storage device as active.

NOTE: The Windows 2000 system partition is the active partition that contains the hardware-

specific files required to load the operating system. The Windows 2000 boot partition is the

primary partition or logical drive where the operating system files are installed. The boot

partition and the system can be the same partition. However, the system partition must be

on the active partition, typically drive C, while the boot partition could be on another

primary partition or on any extended partition.

NOTE: The Windows 2000 Server products provide fault tolerance on dynamic disks.

Fault tolerance is the ability of a computer or operating system to respond to a catastrophic

event without loss of data. The Windows 2000 Server products provide mirrored volumes

and RAID-5 volumes that are fault tolerant. Windows 2000 Professional does not provide

fault tolerance.

CAUTION: Converting a dynamic disk to a basic disk causes all data to be lost.

NOTE: To have a domain requires that at least one computer running one of the Windows

2000 Server products be configured as a domain controller on your network.

NOTE: If the Upgrade Disk wizard starts automatically, click cancel. This might occur if your

computer contains a disk configured for basic storage that doesn’t contain the Windows 2000

boot partition.

CAUTION: If you are dual booting with another operating system, for example, Windows 95

or Windows 98 loaded on Drive C, these operating systems will no longer run. Only Windows

2000 can access a dynamic drive.

NOTE: If the System Settings Change dialog box appears, prompting you to restart your computer,

click Yes. After the computer restarts and you log on as Administrator, if you see this same System

Settings Change message box again prompting you to restart your computer, click No. Restarting

the computer again is not necessary.

NOTE: If your computer has more than one disk, the Upgrade Disk wizard might appear. If it

does not, click Cancel to close it.

IMPORTANT: If you mounted your volume on a drive other than Drive C, click that drive instead.

Chapter 7: Installing and configuring Network Protocols

CAUTION: IP communications can fail if duplicate IP addresses exist on a network. Therefore,

you should always check with the network administrator to obtain a valid static IP address.

NOTE: Windows 2000 Professional doesn’t include the DHCP Service. Only the Windows 2000

Server products provide the DHCP Service.

NOTE: Windows 2000 also includes an Automatic Private IP Addressing feature that provides DHCP

clients with limited network functionality if a DHCP server is unavailable during startup.

NOTE: Windows 98 also supports Automatic Private IP Addressing.

NOTE: this subkey includes the globally unique identifier (GUID) for the computer’s LAN adapter.

TIP: Type ipconfig/all|more to prevent the ipconfig output from scrolling off the screen; to scroll

down and view the additional output, press the Spacebar.

NOTE: Typically, if you ping the remote host (step 5) and the ping command is successful, steps

1 through 4 are successful by default. If the ping command isn’t successful, ping the IP address of

another remote host

before completing the entire diagnostic process because the current host might be turned off.

NOTE: As you complete the exercises in this practice, you will use the Command Prompt and

Network Connections windows frequently. For the sake of efficiency, you will open the windows

one time and then minimize and restore them as necessary.

IMPORTANT: Be careful when manually entering IP configuration settings, especially numeric

addresses. The most frequent cause of TCP/IP connection problems is incorrectly entered IP

address information.

NOTE: Each network adapter card bound to NWLink in a computer requires a frame type and

network number.

NOTE: A connection between two computers that use different frame types is possible if the

NetWare server is acting as a router. However, this is inefficient and could result in a slow connection.

NOTE: On Ethernet networks, the standard frame type for NetWare 2.2 and NetWare 3.11 is

802.3. For NetWare 3.12 and later, the default is 802.2.

NOTE: If an adapter uses multiple packet types, you can specify the network number for each

packet type by adding corresponding values in the Network Number entry.

NOTE: If a computer has multiple network adapter cards bound to NWLink, and if you want

each one to use a different frame type, configure each network adapter card to use the Manual

Frame Type Detection option. You must also specify a frame type, network number, and internal

network number for each network adapter card.

NOTE: You must install the DLC protocol on the print server for the print device. Computers

sending print jobs to the print server don’t require DLC.

NOTE: For the AppleTalk protocol to function properly, a computer running Windows 2000

Server configured with Windows 2000 Server for Macintosh must be available on the network.

NOTE: Only an experienced network administrator who is familiar with the requirements of the

network software should attempt to change binding settings.

Chapter 8: Using the DNS Service

NOTE: The DNS Service is not available in Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional. You must

have a computer running one of the Windows 2000 Server products to use Microsoft’s DNS

Service.

NOTE: For more information on DNS, see RFC 1034 and RFC 1035. A Request for comment

(RFC) is published document on a standard, protocol, or other information pertaining to the

operation of the Internet. To read the text of these RFCs, use your Web browser to search for

“RFC 1034” and “RFC 1035”.

NOTE: The term domain, in the context of DNS, is not related to domain as used in Microsoft

Windows 2000’s directory services based on Active Directory technology. A Windows 2000

domain is a grouping of computers and devices that are administered as a unit.

NOTE: The host name doesn’t have to be the same as the computer name. By default, TCP/IP

setup uses the computer name for the host name, replacing illegal characters, such as the underscore

(_), with a hyphen (-). For the accepted domain naming conventions, see RFC 1035.

NOTE: Use Unicode characters only if all servers running the DNS Service in your environment

support Unicode. For more information on the Unicode character set, read RFC 2044 by

searching for “RFC 2044” with your Web browser.

NOTE: The zone that provided the query results specifies the TTL. The default value is 60

minutes.

NOTE: Shorter TTL values help ensure that data about the domain name space is more current

across the network. Shorter TTL values do increase the load on name servers, however. A

long TTL value decreases the time required to resolve information. However, if a change does

occur, the client will not receive the updated information until the TTL expires and a new query

to that portion of the domain name space is resolved.

NOTE: If you are on a network, ask your network administrator for the IP address of a DNS

server you can use and type that address in the Preferred DNS Server box. If you aren’t on a

network or if you do not have a DNS Server on your network, you can typ0e 192.168.1.203

as the Preferred DNS Server IP Address.

NOTE: If you are on a network, ask your network administrator for the IP address of a second

DNS server you can use and type the address in the Alternate DNS Server box. If you are

not on a network or if you don’t have a DNS Server on your network, you can type

192.168.1.205 as the Alternate DNS Server IP address.

TIP If you’re going to configure several computer running Windows 2000 Professional as

DNS clients, configure some of the clients to use the alternate name server as the preferred

name server. This reduces the load on the primary server.