Windows NTfor advanced users

Matthew Cookhttp://escarpment.net/

Contents Windows NT Basics Installing Windows Configuring Windows System Policies Managing File Systems

Contents … Managing Disk Partitions Windows Networking Applications Permissions Security Troubleshooting

Windows NT Basics Main differences between ‘9x and NT Main differences between versions of

Windows NT Architecture

Main differences between ‘9x & NT

Networking Set up Disc space Product Support

Stability Architecture Security Archaic software

Main differences between versions of Windows NT

Windows 3.51 Optimisation Concurrent

Connections

Out of the box Macintosh Support UPS Support

Architecture

Installing Windows Hardware requirements Migration from other Operating

Systems File system Types Server Role Process

Hardware Requirements

NT WorkstationIntel

486/33+ Processor 12Mb RAM 110Mb Hard Disc

NT ServerIntel

486/33+ Processor 16Mb RAM 125Mb Hard Disc

Migration from other Operating Systems

Migration is possible from Windows NT 3.5 and NT 3.51

Migration is not possible from ‘9x Fresh install is always preferable Dual Booting

File System Types FAT FAT 32 HPFS NTFS Maximum boot partition sizes

Server Role Primary Domain Controller (PDC) Backup Domain Controller (BDC) Member Server

Process Boot from CDROM Boot from Floppies Boot from Network Share Use of winnt.exe winnt32.exe Setup flags /ox and /b

Configuring Windows Registry Hardware Support System Properties Users

Registry Regedit.exe Regedt32.exe Local Keys Remote Keys Searching

Hardware Support Hardware profiles for a system that

has different hardware frequently NT does not support Plug and Play NT does not support USB NT not designed for laptops

System Properties System Control panel Environmental variables Performance User profiles

Users Using User Manager Creating users Creating groups The administrator account Profiles

System Policies Restriction of options in control panel Customisation of the desktop Control of network login

Managing File Systems Supported Systems Using Disk Administrator Converting FAT to NTFS using

convert x: /fs:ntfs

Managing Disk Partitions Partitions on a disk Marking Partitions active Fault Tolerance Assigning Drive Letters Boot.ini

Windows Networking Configuring Network Services Optimising Network Services Command line commands Lmhosts and hosts Troubleshooting

Applications Running 16bit and 32bit applications Task Manager Using start to protect programs

Permissions Setting permissions on files Setting permission on the registry

Security Service Packs Post Service Pack Hotfixes Technical Forum L0pht Crack

Troubleshooting Boot Process ERD using rdisk.exe Event Viewer Performance Monitor WinMSD