MCSE : Security Specialist
RIS: Remote Installation Services
1.
Hardware Requirements for installing Windows 2000 Prof. Or
Server:
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Hardware component |
Windows 2000 Professional |
Windows 2000 Server/ Advanced Server
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Processor
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Pentium/133MHz
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Pentium/133MHz
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Memory
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64MB
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256MB
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HD
space |
640MB
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1GB
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Display
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VGA
or better |
VGA
or better |
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Network card |
Optional
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Optional (Required if you are installing over the
network).
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CD
ROM Drive |
Required
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Required (unless loading from network)
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2. In Windows
2000, if Passwords Must Meet Complexity Requirements” setting is
enabled; the password should contain at least one character from
minimum 3 of the following 4 categories.
1. Lower case
alphabetic characters
2. Upper case
alphabetic characters
3. Numbers
4. Special
characters
3. The standard Windows 2000 NTFS permissions
that can be applied to files are given below:
1.
Read: View the file's contents, attributes.
2.
Read& execute: Users can read and execute the file
3.
Write: Write, or append data to the file, view files
attributes
4.
Modify: Users can read, write, execute, and/or delete the
file
5.
Full Control: Users will have full control on the file. They
can change the file permissions and take ownership of the file.
4. A Group
Policy implemented on the local computer is known as "Local Group
Policy". Local Group Policy files and folders are stored in the
%systemroot%\System32\GroupPolicy folder.
5. Permissions:
1.
User and Group share permissions are additive. The least
restrictive permission will be the users effective permission. One
exception to this is "No Access". If a group has "No Access" to a
share, then a user, who is member of the group will not have access
to the share; even if the user is give "Full Control". No Access
takes precedence over others.
2.
Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer can be used
for assigning Share and NTFS permissions.
6. If you want
your computer to become a member of a domain, the computer should be
connected over the network to the domain controller. Also,
administrator privileges (that you need to supply login and
password) are required for join a computer in the domain. A Windows
2000 computer can be made to join a domain at a latter time after
installation.
7. Upgrade to
Windows 2000:
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Windows 95/98, Windows NT 3.51, Windows NT 4.0 WS can be upgraded to
Windows 2000 Professional. You can’t upgrade Windows 3.1 and Windows
for workgroups to Windows 2000 Professional. If you need to install
2000 Prof. on Windows 3.x, you need to upgrade to Windows 95/98 or
NT first, and then upgrade to 2000 Prof. It is easier to do a clean
install of Windows 2000 on Windows 3.x machines.
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When you want to upgrade you existing OS to Windows 2000, you need
to ensure that you have software upgrade packs available. Some
applications that run on previous versions of Windows may not run on
Windows 2000. Effectively, you not only need to buy the upgrade to
the OS, but also, the upgrades to the applications. An example is
Adaptec’s Easy CD creator version 3.x runs on Windows 98, but does
not run on Windows 2000 Prof. You need to buy next version (4.x) to
work on Windows 2000 OS.
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You need to ensure the following before the upgrade:
1.
The hardware is adequate for upgrading to Windows 2000
Professional
2.
Also, check the hardware, software adequacy by running
Winnt32.exe / checkupgradeonly. Note that the switch
“checkupgradeonly” will output a report on the adequacy of hardware
and software. It will also report, if any applications need upgrade
packs. Upgrade packs must be obtained from respective application
vendors, if available. If the software upgrade pack is not installed
for any application, the application may become unusable.
3.
While preparing for dual boot with Windows 2000 Professional,
note the following points:
1.
Windows 2000 must be installed on a separate volume. If a
separate volume is not available, repartition the hard disk
suitably, and reformat. You also need to take suitable backup.
2.
If you want to have dual boot between Windows NT 4 and
Windows 2000 as the only operating systems, ensure that Service Pack
4 is installed on Windows NT 4. This is required since Windows 2000
upgrades the NTFS to NTFS 5. NT4 requires Service Pack 4 to read and
write to NTFS 5.
3.
You must install Windows 2000 only after installing MS-DOS or
Windows 95 to prevent MS-DOS or Windows 95.
8. Control
Panel:
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You can use Regional Options to support additional languages on your
computer. With the support of additional languages, you will be able
to edit documents written in those languages. You can also set
locale specific to any region using this Option.
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You use Scanners and Cameras to install device drivers for a new
scanner or a digital camera. Once the Camera or Scanner is
installed, you can use the Imaging application to initiate the
transfer of images from your scanner or camera to your Windows 2000
computer. You can access the Imaging application through Start ->
Programs -> Accessories -> Imaging.
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Add/ Remove Hardware is used to install new hardware.
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An
accessibility option is used to configure the keyboard, display, and
mouse options on a computer to accommodate the users who are
physically handicapped.
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The Add/ Remove Programs is used to install / uninstall 3rd party
software. This is also used for installing / uninstalling Windows
2000 optional components.
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The system applet in the Control panel has five tabs.
1.
General
2.
Network Identification
3.
Hardware
4.
User Profiles
5.
Advanced
The Hardware tab
allows us to
1.
Install, uninstall, repair, unplug, eject, and configure the
hardware
2.
Driver Signing: Here you can indicate as to how to handle
files that are not digitally signed. A digital signature is a tag
that is imprinted on a file, digitally.
3.
Device manager is tool that enables you to access the
hardware devices installed in your computer, to configure, manage,
and troubleshoot the same.
4.
The Hardware tab also allows us to add a hardware profile to
the computer. A hardware profile is a set of devices and their
settings that Windows 2000 starts when we boot the computer.
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Virtual memory size can be set by accessing Control Panel -> System
-> Advanced tab. Total virtual memory available to your computer can
be set by changing the available paging file size. Advanced tab is
also used for setting the “Application” priority. By selecting the
“Application” button, foreground programs are given more processor
resources than the background programs.
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You can use Start up and Recovery options in the Advanced tab of
System applet to set the operating system that gets loaded by
default, the time duration in seconds that the list of operating
systems is displayed, etc.
9. Computer’s
name or its workgroup or the domain membership can be changed using
the Network Identification tab in the System Properties dialog box.
You need to reboot your computer for the change to become effective.
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