Microsoft MCSE readiness review Book

!LOCKS command, DUMPEXAM command, 431, 432
!MEMUSAGE command, DUMPEXAM command, 431, 432
!PROCESS command, DUMPEXAM command, 431, 432
!VM command, DUMPEXAM command, 431, 432
% Disk time counter, 319
% Processor Time counter, 318, 323, 324
% Total Processor Time counter, 318, 327, 328, 339, 340
/B switch
    server-based installation, 42, 49-54, 57, 58, 60
    upgrading to Windows NT Workstation 4.0, 117, 118, 121-24
/I:INF_FILE switch, 42
/O switch, 43, 49-52
/OX switch, 43
    server-based installation, 49, 50
    upgrading to Windows NT Workstation 4.0, 117, 118
/S switch, 42
/T:DRIVE_LETTER switch, 42
/U switch, 51, 52, 65, 66
/U:ANSWER_FILE switch, 43
/UDF:ID switch, 43
/X switch, 42
    server-based installation, 49-52
    upgrading to Windows NT Workstation 4.0, 117, 118

A

access control list, 19, 20
access failure, troubleshooting, 347, 405-10
access token, 408
Account Information dialog box, 151, 152
Active Directory, 237-40
adapter card drivers, installation and configuration, 83
Adapters tab, Network program, 205, 207-12
Add & Read permission, 180
Add permission, 180
Add Printer Wizard, 140, 191, 193, 194, 196
Add/Remove Programs function, Control Panel, 87, 88
Address Resolution Protocol, 247
Administrator privileges, 297, 298
Administrator user account, 141
Advanced RISC Computing Specification pathname, 38, 91, 92
answer files, 7, 8
    automated installation, 130-36
    configuration, 9, 10
    creating, 5, 6, 39
    defined, 3, 8, 13, 14
    reconfiguring, 391, 392
    /U switch, 51, 52, 65, 66
application base priorities, 281, 282, 291-98
application directory, 407, 408
application failure, troubleshooting, 345-47, 395-402
Application Log, Event Viewer, 401, 402
applications
    device drivers, 373, 374
    on various operating systems, 271-98
Applications tab, Task Manager, 295, 296, 303
application-termination messages, 395, 399, 400
ARC. See Advanced RISC Computing Specification pathname
ARP. See Address Resolution Protocol
ATTRIB command, 171, 172
automated installation, 129-36
Available bytes counter, 317
Average Disk Queue Length counter, 319, 339, 340
Average Disk sec/Transfer counter, 319

B

backup, 145, 146, 414
backup device, installation and configuration, 87, 88
base priority level, 293-98, 327, 328
bindery emulation environment, 237-40
Bindings tab, Network program, 205, 207-12
Boost settings, 104
boot floppies
    server-based installation, 42, 43, 49, 50
    upgrading to Windows NT Workstation 4.0, 115-24
BOOT.INI file, 350
    deleting, 79, 80
    dual-boot system, 63-70
    installing, 38
    missing or corrupted, 350
    removing a partition, 75-8
boot process, steps, 349-50
boot process failure
    incorrect configuration changes, 345, 351-52
    missing or corrupted files, 345, 350-51
    troubleshooting, 345, 346, 349-66
BOOTSECT.DOS file
    functions, 79, 80, 350
    missing or corrupted, 350, 359, 360, 365, 366
boot sequence steps, 349-50
BOOT.SYS file, 79, 80
bottlenecks, troubleshooting, 301, 317-28, 345-432
bus configuration, optimization, 341, 342
bus-mastering DMA, 332, 341, 342

C

cache object, 304, 322
callback security, 260, 263, 264
CD-ROM drive, requirements for Windows NT Workstation, 41, 45-8, 53-60
Change permission, 22, 169, 180, 183-86
Change Permission permission, 179
Client Services for NetWare, 230, 233-42
communication protocols, network print server configuration, 195, 196
computer name
    customizing, 9-12
    two versions of Windows NT coexisting, 63, 65, 66
CONFIG.SYS file, modifying, 387, 388, 391, 392
configuration
    answer files, 9, 10
    boot process failure, 351-2
    with Control Panel, 95-104
    desktop, 84
    device drivers, 83-92, 102, 104, 191-8, 361-4
    Dial-Up Networking, 202, 259-70
    domains, 99, 100
    dual-boot system, 1, 27, 29, 30, 38, 63-70
    file systems, 1, 27, 29, 30
    hardware, 38, 83-92
    hardware profiles, 201, 215
    incorrect configuration changes, 351-2
    on Intel platform, 37, 41-3
        on Pentium-based computers, 53-60
        on Windows NT Workstation 3.51 computers, 45-52
    IP addresses, 202, 215
    modems, 99, 100
    with MS-DOS, 55-8, 67-70, 75, 76
    network components, 205-12
    paging file size, 101, 102
    Peer Web Services, 203, 209, 210, 273-8
    printers, 140, 192-8
    RAS, 201, 202, 215
    RAS server, 260, 265, 266
    Registry. See Registry
    removing Windows NT Workstation, 73-80
    server-based installation, customizing, 127-36
    switches, 42-3, 49-54
    TCP/IP, 202, 207, 208, 211, 212, 245-56
    thread priority, 103, 104
    uniqueness data files, 10, 134, 136
    user environment, 159-66
    user profiles, 201, 215
connectivity, 201-3
    Dial-Up Networking, 202, 259-70
    FTP, 246, 273, 277, 278
    Gopher, 273, 277, 278
    hardware profiles, 201, 215, 219-22
    IP addresses, 202, 215, 245, 249-54
    mapping network drives, 201, 215, 217, 218, 387, 388, 407, 408
    NetWare, 202, 229-42
    network components, 205-12
    NWLink, 202, 229, 235, 236
    Peer Web Services, 203, 209, 210, 273-8
    Remote Access Service, 201, 202, 215, 219-24, 259, 260, 265, 266, 276, 347, 406, 409, 410
    TCP/IP, 202, 207, 208, 211, 212, 225, 226, 245-56
    user access failure, troubleshooting, 347, 405-10
    user profiles, 140, 157-66, 201, 215
    World Wide Web, 273, 277, 278
Control Panel, 38, 83-92
    applications
        Add/Remove Programs function, 87, 88
        debugging, 423
        Devices application, 87, 88, 101-4
        Display program, 84
        Keyboard program, 85
        Modems application, 99, 100
        Mouse program, 85
        Multimedia program, 84
        Network application, 83, 87, 88, 101-4
        Network program, 201, 205, 207-12
        Ports application, 99, 100
        SCSI Adapters application, 83, 87, 88, 99, 100
        Server application, 101-4
        Services application, 101-4
        System application, 87, 88
        Tape Devices application, 84, 87, 88
        Telephony application, 99, 100
        UPS application, 84, 89, 90
    configuring NT Workstation, 95-104
        adding a path, 97, 98
        connectivity, 201-78
        domains, 99, 100
        dump files, 423-32
        modems, 99, 100
        paging file size, 101, 102
        thread priority, 103, 104
    hardware installation and configuration, 83-92
        display drivers, 84
        keyboard drivers, 84
        mouse drivers, 84
        multimedia devices, 84
        network adapter drivers, 83, 87, 88, 208
        printers, 140, 191-98
        SCSI device drivers, 38, 83, 91, 92, 361, 362
Control Panel (continud)
    hardware installation and configuration (continued)
        tape device drivers, 84, 87, 88, 361, 362
        UPS, 84, 89, 90
CONVERT utility, 76, 111, 112
copying files, with NTFS permissions, 140, 181
counters, 305, 310, 313, 314
    disk counters, 319, 322
    memory counters, 317, 321, 322
    processor counters, 318, 325, 326
CPU, monitoring, 307, 308
Creator Owner group, 175, 176
CSNW. See Client Services for NetWare
Current Disk Queue Length counter, 319

D

DCOM. See Distributed Component Object Model
debugging information, 423-32
DEC, 236
DECnet, 195, 196
default gateway, 245, 252, 253
default local user profile, changing, 159, 160
default printer, 397, 398
default tree, 237, 238
default user accounts, 141, 142
default user profile, 140, 159-66
Delete permission, 179
device bus, upgrading, 342
device drivers. See also individual device drivers
    emergency repair process, 361-4
    installation and configuration, 83-92, 102, 104, 191-8, 361-4
    Registry, 419, 420
    troubleshooting, 373, 374, 379, 380
device information files, 2, 13, 14, 391, 392
Devices application, Control Panel, 87, 88, 101-4
Device setting tab, Printer Properties window, 192
DHCP. See Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server service
Dial-Up Networking, installation and configuration, 202, 259-70
Dial-Up Networking Monitor, 406, 409, 410
difference file, 7, 8
direct memory access, 331, 332
directory
    shared, 171, 172, 387, 388
    upgrading to Windows NT Workstation, 4.0, 115, 116, 119-24
directory database, 208
Directory Service Manager for NetWare, 231
disk bottlenecks, troubleshooting, 319, 322-4, 373-6, 379-82
Disk Bytes/sec counter, 319
disk channel, reconfiguring, 333-8
disk controller, 32
disk counters, 319, 322
disk I/O speed, optimizing, 341, 342
disk performance, optimization, 331-2
DiskSave utility, 353-62
display drivers, installation and configuration, 84
Distributed Component Object Model, 233-6, 241, 242, 286
DLC protocol, 195, 196
DMA. See direct memory access
DNS. See Domain Name System
Domain Name System, 246, 275, 276
domains
    automated installation, 130-2
    configuration, 99, 100
    primary domain controller, 143, 149, 150
    roaming user profile, 140, 157, 161, 162, 219, 220, 223, 224
    User Manager for Domains, 143-6, 151-4
domain user account, 142, 145, 146
DOS 6.22 FDISK, 33, 34, 75, 76
DSMN. See Directory Service Manager for NetWare
dual-boot computers
    applications installation, 67, 68
    computer name, 65, 66
    configuration, 1, 27, 29, 30, 38, 63-70
    file system, 1, 27, 29, 30
    installation, 38, 63-70
    operating system choice, 69, 70
    removing Windows NT Workstation, 75, 76
    troubleshooting, 365, 366
DUMPCHK utility, 423, 429, 430
DUMPEXAM utility, 423, 425-32
dump files, 347, 423-32
DUMPFLOP utility, 423, 425-30
DUMPSPAN utility, 429, 430
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server service, 202, 245, 249-52

E

EIDE backup tape drive, installation and configuration, 87, 88
emergency repair disk
    creating, 351
    Registry and, 414
emergency repair process, 351
    boot process failure, 345, 346
    BOOTSECT.DOS file, 359, 360, 365, 366
    device drivers, 361-4
    NTDETECT.COM file, 355, 356
    NTLDR file, 353, 354
    NTOSKRNL.EXE file, 357, 358
EMM386.EXE, 387-90
encryption, 260, 269
environment subsystem, 281, 283
environment variables, 98
error messages
    boot process failure, 349-66
    extended memory error message, 387, 388
    installation failure, 389, 390
    shared directory, 391, 392
Ethernet
    NetWare and, 235, 236
    TCP/IP, 253-6
    troubleshooting, 387, 388
Events, 307
Event Viewer, 307, 308
    Application Log, 401, 402
    boot process failure, 345, 347
    dump files, 427, 428
    function, 418, 420
    logs, 395
    RAS, 406
    System Log, 401, 402
Everyone group, 175, 176, 183, 184, 409, 410
Execute command, Windows NT, 294
Execute permission, 179
extended memory, 391, 392
extended memory error message, 387, 388

F

FAT. See file allocation table
    configuration, 29-32
    converting to NTFS partition, 76
    FDISK, 76
    moving and copying files, 181, 187, 188
    permissions, 181, 187, 188
    removing Windows NT partition, 73, 74, 76
    removing Windows NT Workstation, 38, 74
    security, 30-2
FAT partition, 34
FAT32, 29-32
FAT32 partition, 76
fault tolerance, 332-4
FDISK utility, 33, 34, 75, 76
file allocation table, 1, 27
File and Print Service Manager for NetWare, 231, 233-6, 241, 242
file compression, 27, 31, 32
file-level permissions, NTFS, 179, 180, 185-8
filenames, moving a folder, 187, 188
file sharing, 34
file systems, 1, 2
    configuration, 27-34
    dual-boot computers, 1, 27, 29, 30
    RISC-based computers, 27
file transfer, intranet, 277, 278
File Transfer Protocol, 246, 273, 277, 278
filtering, RAS, 260
FINGER, 246
floppy disk drive, requirements for Windows NT Workstation, 41, 45-8
FNPW. See File and Print Service Manager for NetWare
folder compression, 27, 217, 218
folders
    NTFS permissions, 179, 180, 183, 184
    shared, 2, 19, 20, 140, 169, 171-6
    sharing, 2
    upgrading to Windows NT Workstation, 4.0, 109-14
frame type, 211, 212
FTP. See File Transfer Protocol
Full Control permission, 169
    No Access permission, 171
    NTFS permissions, 183-6, 409, 410
    Print permission, 191

G

Gateway Services for NetWare, 230, 233-42
General tab, Printer Properties window, 192
global group, 142, 143, 149, 150
Gopher service, 273, 277, 278
group account, 139, 142
GSNW. See Gateway Services for NetWare
guest user account, 141
GUI mode setup, 8

H

HAL.DLL file, 69, 70, 350
hard drive
    /B switch, 52
    file system, 31, 32
    freeing space on, 80
    minimum requirements for Windows NT Workstation, 41, 45-8
    optimization, 331-6
    removing Windows NT, 79, 80
    system partition, 29, 30, 33, 34
hard page faults, 317, 321, 322
hardware
    detecting, 69, 70, 84, 385
    installing, 38, 83-92
hardware (continued)
    installing supporting software, 13, 14
    minimum requirements for Windows NT Workstation, 41, 45-8
Hardware Compatibility List, 42, 83, 191, 389, 390,
399, 400
hardware profiles
    configuring, 201, 215
    multiple profiles, 219-22
High-Performance File System, 27
    configuration, 29-32
    converting to NTFS partition, 76, 112
High priority, 291-3
HIMEM.SYS, 387-90
hives, 350, 414
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT subtree, 415
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG subtree, 415
HKEY_CURRENT_USER subtree, 415
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, 415, 418, 419, 420
HKEY_USERS subtree, 415
HOSTNAME utility, 247
HOSTS file, 246, 255, 256
HPFS. See High-Performance File System
HTML documents, 277, 278

I

IDE hard disk
    file system, 31, 32
    reconfiguring, 335, 336
    system partition, 33, 34
Identification tab, Network program, 205
IIS. See Internet Information Server
INF files. See device information files
initialization, boot process, 349
installation
    automated, 129-34
    device drivers, 83-92, 102, 104, 191-8, 361-4
    dual-boot system, 38, 63-70
    hardware detection, 69, 70, 84, 385
    hardware requirement, 41, 45-8
    on Intel platform, 37, 41-3
        on Pentium-based computers, 53-60
        on Windows NT Workstation 3.51 computers, 45-52
    on LAN, 9-12
    with MD-DOS, 55-8
    server-based, 39, 42-60, 127-36
    steps in, 385-6
    STOP screen, 389, 390
    switches, 42-3, 49-54
    troubleshooting, 345, 346, 385-92
    unattended installation, 1, 2, 3-14, 39, 135, 136
installation failure, troubleshooting, 345, 346, 385-92
integrated domain security, RAS, 260
Integrated Services Digital Network
    callback, 263, 264
    TCP/IP addresses, 252, 253, 259
intermediary security hosts, 260
Internet Explorer, 245, 307, 308
Internet Information Server, 175, 249, 250, 276
Internet Protocol address
    configuration, 202, 215
    TCP/IP, 245, 249-54
Internet Service Manager, 203, 273
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange, 229
intranet, Peer Web Services, 273-8
“Invalid Partition Table” error message, 389, 390
IP address. See Internet Protocol address
IPCONFIG utility, 247
IPX/SPX. See Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
ISDN. See Integrated Services Digital Network
ISM. See Internet Service Manager

K

kernel STOP error, troubleshooting, 423-32
keyboard drivers, installation and configuration, 85
key value, 417, 418

L

LAN, Windows NT Workstation installation, 9-12
LANGPACK folder, 5, 6
Last Known Good Configuration, 345, 346, 351, 353-64
Launch command, Windows NT, 294
LDAP, 195, 196
line printer daemon, 226, 227
List permission, 180
LMHOSTS file, 246, 255, 256
local group account
    creating, 139, 149, 150
    permissions, 183-6
Local Machine subtree, 415, 418, 419, 420
local user account, 139, 142
local user profile, 140, 157
logging on
    with Full Control permission, 191
    RAS, 260
    restricting, 145, 146, 151-4
logical disk object, 304
logon scripts, 221-4
logs, Event Viewer, 395
long filenames, moving a folder, 187, 188
Low priority, 291-3
LPD. See line printer daemon
LPR client, 226

M

MAC address. See media access control address
Manage Documents permission, 19, 20
mapping network drives, 201
    network resources, 217, 218
    troubleshooting, 387, 388, 407, 408
    universal naming convention (UNC), 215
Master Boot Record (MBR), 349, 353-62
media access control address
    customizing, 9-12
    defined, 226
memory
    extended memory, 391, 392
    extended memory error message, 387, 388
    minimum requirements for Windows NT Workstation, 41, 45-8
    monitoring, 309, 310
    optimization, 331-42
    page faults, 317, 321, 322
    troubleshooting, 317, 321-6, 387, 388
    virtual memory, 387, 388
    Win16 applications, 286
memory counters, 317, 321, 322
memory dump files, 347, 423-32
memory object, 304
Microsoft Internet Explorer, 245, 307, 308
Microsoft Internet Service Manager, 203, 273
Microsoft NWLink, 202, 229, 235, 236
Microsoft Peer Web Services, 203, 209, 210, 273-8
    Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Resource Kit
    Message Database help file, 347
    Registry tools, 347, 414
MIDI devices, installation and configuration, 84
Migration Tool for NetWare, 230
mirroring disks, 338
“missing operating system” error message, 389, 390
modem, configuration, 99, 100
monitoring, 301, 303-14. See also Performance Monitor; Task Manager
mouse drivers, installation and configuration, 85
moving files, with NTFS permissions, 140, 181, 187, 188
MS-DOS
    booting, 75, 76
    configuration, 55-8, 67-70, 75, 76
    dual-booting, 63, 69, 70, 75, 76, 365, 366
    FAT32 partition, 76
    triple-booting, 67, 68
MS-DOS-based applications, 283-6
MSDOS.SYS file, 77, 78
multimedia devices, installation and configuration, 84

N

name resolution, TCP/IP, 246
NBTSTAT utility, 247
NDS. See NetWare Directory Services
NetBEUI. See NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface
NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface, 235, 236
    disabling, 209, 210
    LANs and, 195, 196
    permissions, 408
    routers, 387, 388
NetBIOS names, 255, 256
NET SHARE command, 172
NETSTAT utility, 247
NetWare, 202, 229-42
    Client Services for, 230, 233-42
    Directory Service Manager for, 231
    File and Print Services for, 231, 233-6, 241, 242
    Gateway Service for, 230, 233-42
    Migration Tool for, 230
NetWare Directory Services, 235-8
network adapter card
    frame type, 211, 212
    TCP/IP, 245
network adapter drivers, installation and configuration, 83, 87, 88, 208
Network application, Control Panel, 83, 87, 88, 101-4
network components, configuration, 205-12
Network dialog box, 100
networked OLE, 286
Network Monitor, 311, 312
Network Monitor Agent, 208, 311, 312
network print server
    configuring, 191
    installing, 140, 193, 194
    “print server spooler sends job to print device,” 377-80
    spooling, 373, 374
    troubleshooting, 345, 346, 369-82
network settings, Registry, 417, 418
network share, 116, 120
No Access permission, 170-2
    defined, 408
    NTFS permissions, 180, 183-6
Normal priority, 291-3
NTBOOTDD.SYS driver, 92
NTDETECT.COM file
    defined, 70, 350
    missing or corrupted, 351, 355, 356
NTFS. See Window