Introducing Windows 2000 Professional

A key issue for managing desktops includes centralizing computer control, managing multiple hardware and software configurations, and managing configuration changes.

If you have Windows 2000 Server in your organization, you can leverage its technologies to centralize control, increase the availability of resources, and minimize the cost of configuring and managing changes on Windows 2000 Professional–based desktops through Group Policy–based change and configuration management.

Even if you dont have Windows 2000 Server in your organization, you can take advantage of a variety of tools that Windows 2000 Professional introduces that work on any type of network, such as the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), and Security Templates. MMC consolidates various administrative tasks to manage many of the hardware, software, and networking components of Windows 2000 Professional into a single user interface.