Introduction to Configuration and Management

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Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional introduces new configuration and management tools, such as Microsoft Management Console (MMC), Group Policy, and more administrative tools. When you use Windows 2000 Professional with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, you can centralize control of workstations easily and effectively.

In This Chapter

Quick Guide to Workstation Configuration and Management

What's New

Managing Windows 2000 Professional in a Windows 2000 Server Environment

Managing Windows 2000 Professional in a Non-Windows 2000 Environment

Managing Users and Groups

Group Policy

Management Tools

Managing Windows 2000 Professional in a Multilanguage Environment

Making Windows 2000 Professional More Accessible

  • For more information about Group Policy settings, see Group Policy Reference on the Microsoft Windows   2000 Resource Kit companion CD.

  • For more information about using Group Policy, see Group Policy and Introduction to Desktop Management in the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit Distributed Systems Guide.

  • For more information about defining and setting configuration standards, see Defining Client Administration and Configuration Standards and Applying Change and Configuration Management in the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit Deployment Planning Guide .