Windows Installer

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A technology that installs, maintains, and removes software on client computers, Windows Installer displays self-repairing applications. If a user tries to delete a file, Windows Installer reinstates the missing files the next time the user tries to open them. For more information about Windows Installer, see the Windows Platform Software Development Kit (SDK) link on the Web Resources page at https://windows.microsoft.com/windows2000/reskit/webresources .

Group Policy

Group Policy is the network administrator's primary tool for managing groups of users and computers. The administrator can use the Microsoft® Management Console (MMC) Group Policy snap-in to specify managed desktop administrative and security options for groups of computers and users. Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server includes more than 200 default settings for Group Policy. You can specify user installation options and permit or deny user access to specified choices by using the Client Installation Wizard. Group Policy is important to enterprises that have users with disabilities because you can use it to customize settings for groups of users who have the same assistive needs. Also, multiple users of the same computer can use their logon and password information to set their own desktop preferences, including certain accessibility options.

For more information about using Group Policy, see "Group Policy" in the Microsoft ®  Windows ®  2000 Server Resource Kit Distributed Systems Guide .

Setting Multiple User Profiles

You can use the Accessibility Wizard to set multiple user profiles. The next user to log on to Windows can change the settings without deleting the previous settings. Individual settings are restored the next time a user logs on. This feature lets users or administrators set the user's preferences. Windows automatically presets features to default for other users. When accessibility features are turned off, users who do not need them do not notice that the features are installed; hence, people who require assistance, as well as those who do not, can use the computer. Multiple users of the same computer can use their logon and password information to set preferences and desktop settings, including any needed accessibility features.