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WINDOWS 2000
CONFIGURATION WIZARDS
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Contributors
Brian M. Collins (MCNE, CNI, MCSE, MCT, CTT) is a technical trainer for
Network Appliance Inc., a premier provider of Network Attached Storage,
as well as a consultant and trainer through his own company, Collins
Network Engineering. Brian is an 18-year veteran of technology industries
and has worked as a network engineer, trainer, software developer and
consultant for government, Fortune 500 companies, and small business.
His hobbies include hiking, golf, and operating systems. Brian lives in the
redwood forest of Boulder Creek, California, 30 miles from California's
Silicon Valley.
Stace Cunningham (CCNA, MCSE, CLSE, COS/2E, CLSI, COS/2I, CLSA,
MCPS, A+) is a Systems Engineer with SDC Consulting located in Biloxi,
MS. SDC Consulting specializes in the design, engineering, and installation
of networks.
Stace has participated as a Technical Contributor for the IIS 3.0 exam, SMS
1.2 exam, Proxy Server 1.0 exam, Exchange Server 5.0 and 5.5 exams, Proxy
Server 2.0 exam, IIS 4.0 exam, IEAK exam, and the revised Windows 95 exam.
In addition, he has coauthored or technical edited 19 books published by
Microsoft Press, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, and Syngress Media.
He was an instrumental force in the design and engineering of a 1700
node Windows NT network that is located in over 20 buildings at Keesler
Air Force Base, Mississippi. He also assisted in the design and implemen-
tation of a 10,000 node Windows NT network also located at Keesler Air
Force Base and received a quality initiative award for his remarkable con-
tribution to the project.
His wife Martha and daughter Marissa are very supportive of the time
he spends on the network of computers and routers located in his house.
Without their love and support he would not be able to accomplish the
goals he has set for himself.
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Martin Weiss (MCSE, MCP+I, CCNA, CNA, CIBS, A+, Network+, i-Net+) is a
Senior Information Management Specialist with ACS Government
Solutions Group, which is a recognized leading company in providing
broad-based information technology solutions for client organizations.
Marty lives in New England and can be contacted via e-mail at cas-
[email protected].
Technical Editor
Paul Shields (MCSE) currently works as a network engineer for a major
telecommunications company. He has been working with, supporting, and
writing about Windows NT for the last five years. His current projects
revolve around the design and implementation of enterprise-class servers
in a mixed platform environment. He is also working on the roll-out of
Windows 2000 to the corporate desktop. Paul can be contacted at
[email protected].
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Contents
Part I Installing Windows 2000 1
CHAPTER 1 Preinstallation 3
Introduction 4
Before You Begin 4
Upgrading versus New Installation 6
Hardware Requirements 7
Hardware and Software Compatibility 8
Hard Disk Partitioning 10
Choosing a File System 10
Licensing 11
Per Seat Licensing 11
Per Server Licensing 11
Determining Advanced Setup Needs 12
Domain or Workgroup? 12
Choosing Components 12
Networking 13
Final Preparations 16
Summary 16
CHAPTER 2 Windows 2000 Setup Wizard 19
Introduction 20
Before You Begin 20
The Purpose of this Wizard 20
Information Needed to Work with this Wizard 20
The Initial Installation Process 21
Windows 2000 Server Setup Wizard 23
Summary 26
PART 2 Configuring Windows 2000 27
CHAPTER 3 Windows 2000 Configure Your Server Wizard 29
Introduction 30
Before You Begin 30
The Purpose of this Wizard 30
Information Needed to Work with this Wizard 31
Windows 2000 Configure Your Server Wizard 31
Configure Your Server Program Overview 37
Summary 38
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