Appendix B Windows 2000 Professional Programs Copyright © 2000 SYBEX Inc., Alameda, CA. www.sybex.com T his appendix provides an overview of all of the programs that ship with Windows 2000 Professional. For each program, you will find the following information: A brief description of the program How to access the program If applicable, a reference to where more in-depth information about the program can be found Many of the utilities can be added as Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins. For information about adding and accessing MMC snap-ins, see Chapter 4, “Configuring the Windows 2000 Environment.” ActiveX Control The ActiveX Control utility incorporates ActiveX technology in the Win- dows 2000 environment. This utility can only be accessed as an MMC snap-in. ActiveX is a set of technologies that allows software components to work together in a network environment, even if the components were created in different programming languages. Copyright © 2000 SYBEX Inc., Alameda, CA. www.sybex.com Backup 805 Address Book The Address Book utility stores contact information for people or busi- nesses. Through Address Book, you can manage groups, mailing lists, and electronic business cards. The contact information that is organized through Address Book can be used in conjunction with other utilities, such as Out- look, Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, NetMeeting, and Microsoft Phone System. To access Address Book, select Start Programs Accesso- ries Address Book. An example of an Address Book contact Properties dia- log box is shown in Figure B.1. FIGURE B.1 An Address Book contact Properties dialog box Backup Through the Backup utility, you can create backups, restore backups, and create an Emergency Repair Disk (ERD). To access Backup, select Start Programs Accessories System Tools Backup. The opening window for the Backup utility is shown in Figure B.2. The Backup utility is covered in Chapter 15, “Performing System Recovery Functions.” Copyright © 2000 SYBEX Inc., Alameda, CA. www.sybex.com 806 Appendix B Windows 2000 Professional Programs FIGURE B.2 The Backup utility window Calculator The Calculator program offers two views: Standard and Scientific. Standard view is used to perform simple mathematical calculations. Scientific view, shown in Figure B.3, can be used to perform more advanced and statistical calculations. To access Calculator, select Start Programs Accessories Calculator. FIGURE B.3 The Calculator in Scientific view Copyright © 2000 SYBEX Inc., Alameda, CA. www.sybex.com Character Map 807 CD Player The CD Player utility allows you to play audio CDs from your computer’s CD-ROM drive. To access CD Player, select Start Programs Accesso- ries Entertainment CD Player. Certificates The Windows 2000 Certificates utility is used to manage and configure cer- tificates for your environment. The Certificate utility can only be accessed as an MMC snap-in. Certificates are used to increase security through mechanisms that include secure authentication and the use of data encryption. Certificates work by binding public encryption keys to corresponding private encryption keys. Character Map The Character Map utility allows you to copy and paste special characters into your documents. Examples of special characters include foreign- language characters and mathematical symbols. To access Character Map, select Start Programs Accessories System Tools Character Map. The Character Map window is shown in Figure B.4. FIGURE B.4 The Character Map window Copyright © 2000 SYBEX Inc., Alameda, CA. www.sybex.com 808 Appendix B Windows 2000 Professional Programs Component Services Administrators can use the Component Services utility to deploy and administer COM+ applications, and to automate administrative tasks through scripting or program languages. To access Component Services, select Start Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools Compo- nent Services. You can also add Component Services as an MMC snap-in. The Component Services window is shown in Figure B.5 FIGURE B.5 The Component Services window COM+ is a set of services that provides support for building distributed appli- cations based on the COM (Component Object Model) specification. Computer Management The Computer Management utility consolidates all of the utilities for man- aging the computer into a single Desktop tool. Computer Management orga- nizes utilities in the following manner: System Tools Event Viewer System Information Performance Logs and Alerts Copyright © 2000 SYBEX Inc., Alameda, CA. www.sybex.com Control Panel 809 Shared Folders Device Manager Local Users and Groups Storage Disk Management Disk Defragmenter Logical Drives Removable Storage Services and Applications Windows Management Instrumentation Services Indexing Service Each of these individual utilities is described in this appendix. To access Computer Management, select Start Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management. Alternatively, right-click My Computer and select Manage from the pop-up menu. You can also add Computer Management as an MMC snap-in. Control Panel Control Panel is used to customize the appearance and functions of Win- dows 2000. As shown in Figure B.6, Control Panel includes the following programs: Accessibility Options Add/Remove Hardware Add/Remove Programs Administrative Tools Date/Time Display Copyright © 2000 SYBEX Inc., Alameda, CA. www.sybex.com 810 Appendix B Windows 2000 Professional Programs Fax Folder Options Fonts Game Controllers Internet Options Keyboard Licensing Mouse Network and Dial-up Connections Phone and Modem Power Options Printers Regional Options Scanners and Cameras Scheduled Tasks Sounds and Multimedia System FIGURE B.6 The Control Panel window Copyright © 2000 SYBEX Inc., Alameda, CA. www.sybex.com Disk Cleanup 811 To access Control Panel, select Start Settings Control Panel or open My Computer and select Control Panel. The Control Panel programs are covered in Chapter 4. Device Manager The Device Manager utility is used to manage the devices installed on your computer. To access Device Manager, select Start Settings Control Panel System Hardware tab Device Manager. Alternatively, open the Computer Management utility, select System Tools, and then select Device Manager. You can also add Device Manager as an MMC snap-in. The main Device Manager window is shown in Figure B.7. This utility is covered in Chapter 4, “Configuring the Windows 2000 Environment.” FIGURE B.7 The main Device Manager window Disk Cleanup The Disk Cleanup utility identifies areas of disk space that can be deleted to free additional hard disk space. Disk Cleanup looks for temporary files, Internet cache files, and unnecessary program files. To access Disk Cleanup, select Start Programs Accessories System Tools Disk Cleanup. The Disk Cleanup utility is covered in Chapter 9, “Managing Disks.” Copyright © 2000 SYBEX Inc., Alameda, CA. www.sybex.com 812 Appendix B Windows 2000 Professional Programs Disk Defragmenter The Disk Defragmenter utility defragments your disk. To access Disk Defragmenter, select Start Programs Accessories System Tools Disk Defragmenter. Alternatively, open the Computer Management utility, select Storage, and then select Disk Defragmenter. You can also add Disk Defrag- menter as an MMC snap-in. The main Disk Defragmenter window is shown in Figure B.8. The Disk Defragmenter utility is covered in Chapter 9. FIGURE B.8 The main Disk Defragmenter window The purpose of disk defragmentation is to rearrange existing files so that they are stored contiguously. This optimizes disk access. Disk Management The Disk Management utility is the Windows 2000 graphical interface for managing disks, partitions, logical drives, and dynamic volumes. You can also perform remote disk management tasks with Disk Management. To access Disk Management, select Start Settings Control Panel Admin- istrative Tools Computer Management Storage Disk Management. You can also add Disk Management as an MMC snap-in. The main Disk Management window is shown in Figure B.9. The Disk Management utility is covered in Chapter 9. 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Appendix B Windows 2000 Professional Programs Magnifier The Magnifier utility is used to create a separate window to magnify a portion of your screen This option is used for users who have poor vision To access Magnifier, select Start Programs Accessories Accessibility Magnifier Minesweeper Minesweeper is a game that ships with Windows 2000 Professional To access Minesweeper, select Start Programs Accessories... access Phone Dialer, select Start Programs Accessories Communications Phone Dialer The Phone Dialer window is shown in Figure B.22 Copyright © 2000 SYBEX Inc., Alameda, CA www.sybex.com 824 Appendix B Windows 2000 Professional Programs FIGURE B.22 The Phone Dialer window Pinball Pinball is a game that ships with Windows 2000 Professional To access Pinball, select Start Programs Accessories Games Pinball... with Windows 2000 Professional To access Solitaire, select Start Programs Accessories Games Solitaire Copyright © 2000 SYBEX Inc., Alameda, CA www.sybex.com 828 Appendix B Windows 2000 Professional Programs Sound Recorder The Sound Recorder utility allows you to create, mix, edit, and play sounds The sounds you create can then be linked to files To access Sound Recorder, select Start Programs Accessories... select Start Programs Accessories Accessibility OnScreen Keyboard Outlook Express Outlook Express is the default e-mail client software that ships with Windows 2000 platforms To access Outlook Express, select Start Programs Outlook Express The main Outlook Express window is shown in Figure B.19 Copyright © 2000 SYBEX Inc., Alameda, CA www.sybex.com 822 Appendix B Windows 2000 Professional Programs FIGURE... CA www.sybex.com 832 Appendix B Windows 2000 Professional Programs Windows Media Player The Windows Media Player allows you to play audio, video, or mixed-media files To access Windows Media Player, select Start Programs Accessories Entertainment Windows Media Player Windows Task Manager The Windows Task Manager utility provides information about all of the programs and processes that are running on... fax devices To access Fax Service Management, select Start Programs Accessories Communications Fax (This option will not appear if you do not have a fax drive attached to the computer.) This utility is covered in Chapter 4 FreeCell FreeCell is a type of solitaire game that ships with Windows 2000 Professional To access FreeCell, select Start Programs Accessories Games FreeCell Group Policy The Group... use it to connect to other computers, online services, Internet Telnet Copyright © 2000 SYBEX Inc., Alameda, CA www.sybex.com 816 Appendix B Windows 2000 Professional Programs sites, and bulletin board services To access HyperTerminal, select Start Programs Accessories Communications HyperTerminal Figure B.13 shows HyperTerminal’s Connection Description dialog box FIGURE B.13 The HyperTerminal Connection... you configure your computer’s connection to the Internet To access the Internet Connection Wizard, select Copyright © 2000 SYBEX Inc., Alameda, CA www.sybex.com 818 Appendix B Windows 2000 Professional Programs Start Programs Accessories Communications Internet Connection Wizard The Welcome screen for the Internet Connection Wizard is shown in Figure B.16 The Internet Connection Wizard is covered in Chapter... FIGURE B.10 The main Dr Watson window Copyright © 2000 SYBEX Inc., Alameda, CA www.sybex.com 814 Appendix B Windows 2000 Professional Programs DVD Player The DVD Player utility allows you to play DVD disks from a DVD drive connected to your computer To access DVD Player, select Start Programs Accessories Entertainment DVD Player (This option will not appear if you do not have a DVD drive attached to the... possible security violations The Security Configuration and Analysis utility can only be accessed as an MMC snap-in Copyright © 2000 SYBEX Inc., Alameda, CA www.sybex.com 826 Appendix B Windows 2000 Professional Programs For more information about using the Security Configuration and Analysis utility, refer to MCSE: Windows 2000 Server Study Guide, by Lisa Donald with James Chellis (Sybex, 2000) Security . Windows 2000 Professional Programs Copyright © 2000 SYBEX Inc., Alameda, CA. www.sybex.com T his appendix provides an overview of all of the programs that. B Windows 2000 Professional Programs Disk Defragmenter The Disk Defragmenter utility defragments your disk. To access Disk Defragmenter, select Start Programs