Windows XP Professional Resource Kit 3rd Edition
Install, configure, and support Windows XP Professional with definitive technical guidance from the Microsoft Windows team and two industry veterans. This official RESOURCE KIT has been fully updated and revised - with coverage of Windows XP Service Pack 2, featuring Advanced Security Technologies, along with new chapters on managing software updates, the Windows Firewall, and wireless networking. You’ll also find 120+ timesaving administrative tools and scripts - plus additional content and eBooks - on the CD. It’s everything you need to help maximize the performance and reliability of your business desktops - and help reduce ownership and support costs.
Get in-depth guidance on how to:
- Plan, customize, and troubleshoot your deployment
- Use Group Policy and IntelliMirror technologies to manage users and network resources
- Administer disks, file systems, devices, print services, and digital media
- Manage authentication, authorization, access control, and EFS
- Configure TCP/IP, IP addressing, name resolution, and remote networking services
- NEW - Configure wireless networking protocols and standards; apply best practices for support
- NEW - Implement the boot-time security feature and other Windows Firewall enhancements
- NEW - Design and deploy a software update management strategy
- Apply expert strategies to diagnose and resolve system problems faster
CD inside Resource Kit tools and eBooks inside!
CD features:
- 120+ tools and utilities for administering Windows-based clients and servers
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Automating and Customizing Installations eBook
- Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking, Second Edition eBook
- Microsoft Encyclopedia of Security eBook
- Fully searchable eBook of the complete RESOURCE KIT
CONTENTS:
Acknowledgments Introduction Deployment
- Chapter 1: Planning Deployments
- Chapter 2: Automating and Customizing Installations
- Chapter 3: Multilingual Solutions for Global Business
- Chapter 4: Supporting InstallationsDesktop Management
- Chapter 5: Managing Desktops
- Chapter 6: Managing Files and Folders
- Chapter 7: Supporting Mobile Users
- Chapter 8: Configuring Remote Desktop
- Chapter 9: Managing Devices
- Chapter 10: Managing Digital Media
- Chapter 11: Enabling Printing and Faxing
- Chapter 12: Disk Management
- Chapter 13: Working with File Systems
- Chapter 14: Backing Up and Restoring Data
- Chapter 15: Managing Software UpdatesSecurity
- Chapter 16: Understanding Logon and Authentication
- Chapter 17: Managing Authorization and Access Control
- Chapter 18: Using Encrypting File System
- Chapter 19: Implementing TCP/IP Security
- Chapter 20: Implementing Security for Mobile Computers
- Chapter 21: Wireless Networking
- Chapter 22: Implementing Windows FirewallNetworking
- Chapter 23: Connecting Clients to Windows Networks
- Chapter 24: Configuring IP Addressing and Name Resolution
- Chapter 25: Connecting Remote Offices
- Chapter 26: Configuring Telephony and ConferencingSystem Troubleshooting
- Chapter 27: Understanding Troubleshooting
- Chapter 28: Troubleshooting Disks and File Systems
- Chapter 29: Troubleshooting the Startup ProcessAppendixes
- System Files Reference
- User Rights
- Tools for Troubleshooting
- Differences with Windows XP Home Edition
- Differences with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
- Differences with Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
- Differences with Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Accessibility Tools
- Interoperability SolutionsGlossarySystem Requirements
