Microsoft Windows 2000 Installation, Configuration, and Administration Part 1: Installation

This is the first course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course students will learn to identify the activities to be completed before installing Windows 2000; identify and perform attended installation of Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000 Server; identify and create answer files for the unattended installation of Windows 2000; and identify and perform the unattended installation of Windows 2000 by using Remote Installation Services the System Preparation tool and troubleshoot a failed installation.

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Duration: 8 hours Training Presented in: English

Audience

This series is designed for IT Professionals who are responsible for administration tasks in a single-domain Windows 2000-based network. Participants should have completed Microsoft Windows 2000: Administration (Course Series 72410 - 72412).

Objective

• Identify the Windows 2000 operating systems and their features.
• Identify the activities to be completed before installing Windows 2000.
• Identify and perform attended installation of Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000 Server.
• Identify and create answer files for the unattended installation of Windows 2000.
• Identify and perform the unattended installation of Windows 2000 by using Remote Installation Services the System Preparation tool and troubleshoot a failed installation.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Windows 2000: An Introduction

• Select a Windows 2000 operating system for a specified situation.
• Identify the hardware requirements to install a Windows 2000 operating system.
• Identify the file system to be used for a partition in a specified situation.
• Identify the situation in which you use a specific client access license.
• Identify the situations in which you use a specific network security group.

Unit 2: Windows 2000: Attended Installation

• Complete the text-mode attended installation of Windows 2000 Professional.
• Complete the GUI-mode attended installation of Windows 2000 Professional.
• Upgrade from Windows NT Workstation 4.0 to Windows 2000 Professional by using the Windows 2000 Professional CD.
• Complete the text-mode attended installation of Windows 2000 Server.
• Complete the GUI-mode attended installation of Windows 2000 Server.
• Upgrade from Windows NT 4.0 Server to Windows 2000 Server by using the Windows 2000 Server CD.

Unit 3: Windows 2000: Unattended Installation

• Configure basic settings to create an answer file for the unattended installation of Windows 2000 Professional by using Setup Manager.
• Configure custom settings to create an answer file for the unattended installation of Windows 2000 Professional by using Setup Manager.
• Configure network settings to create an answer file for the unattended installation of Windows 2000 Professional by using Setup Manager.
• Configure additional settings to create an answer file for the unattended installation of Windows 2000 Professional by using Setup Manager.
• Configure distribution settings to create an answer file for the unattended installation of Windows 2000 Professional Setup Manager.
• Configure basic settings to create an answer file for the unattended installation of Windows 2000 Server by using Setup Manager.
• Configure custom settings to create an answer file for the unattended installation of Windows 2000 Professional by using Setup Manager.
• Configure network settings to create an answer file for the unattended installation of Windows 2000 Server by using Setup Manager.
• Configure additional settings to create an answer file for the unattended installation of Windows 2000 Server by using Setup Manager.
• Configure distribution settings to create an answer file for the unattended installation of Windows 2000 Server by using Setup Manager.
• Sequence the steps to install the Windows 2000 operating system by using the System Preparation tool.
• Create a CD-based image on the Remote Installation Services (RIS) server to remotely install Windows 2000 Professional by using RIS.
• Identify the steps to be performed before deploying a service pack.
• Identify the corrective action to be implemented for a failed Windows 2000 setup.

Duration

8

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

Media

CDROM
Web Based Training

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Installation, Configuration, and Administration Part 6: Server Optimization