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How can I slipstream service packs into the Windows 2000 media? This scenario explains how to create an integrated installation of Windows 2000 and the corresponding service pack in a shared distribution folder on a network. This integration is called “Slipstreaming”. The integrated process installs the service pack during Windows 2000 Setup, so when the…

Required Patches Windows 2000 Server/Advanced Server with Service Pack 4 requires the following security-related patches: Make sure you read Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 Patches and IIS 5.0 Patches before you go on. Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 Download IE 6.0 + SP1 October 2005 MS05-051 : Vulnerabilities in MSDTC and COM+ Could Allow Remote…

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 is a well-tested collection of updates that focuses on a variety of customer-reported concerns with the Windows 2000 operating System. SP4 can be applied to Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows 2000 with Server Appliance Kit. Windows 2000 SP4 includes the updates contained in…

What are the Windows 2000 MCSE certification requirements? The Windows 2000 track of the MCSE credential is designed for information technology (IT) professionals working in the typically complex computing environment of medium to large organizations. An MCSE candidate should have at least one year of experience implementing and administering a network operating system in environments…

What are the Windows 2000 MCSA certification requirements? The Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) credential proves that you have the skills to successfully implement, manage, and troubleshoot the ongoing needs of Microsoft Windows 2000–based operating environments, including Windows Windows Server 2003. An MCSA candidate should have 12 months of experience working with a desktop operating system,…

There is recent unexpected bad news from Microsoft concerning Hyper-V: Anthony F. Voellm, Principal Software Development Lead of Hyper-V at Microsoft, reveals in his corporate blog that the upcoming hypervisor (named Microsoft Hyper-V, formerly known as “Viridian”) will not boot from virtual SCSI hard drives: “Each IDE controller can have two devices.  You can not…

Windows Vista SP1 is now RTM, and will be shortly available for download for all Vista users. You can read more about it on my Changes in Vista Service Pack 1 article and my Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is RTM article. SP1 is made of a large number of individual files and components, resulting…

NetMeeting is installed with Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003, it is just not obvious that it is. There are, by default, no Desktop or Start Menu shortcuts for it. Note: You may want to read Download NetMeeting for Windows 9X/NT 4.0. To activate NetMeeting, click Start, Run and enter the following command:…

What is port 445 used for in Windows 2000/XP? Among the new ports used by Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, is TCP port 445 which is used for SMB over TCP. The SMB (Server Message Block) protocol is used among other things for file sharing in Windows NT/2000/XP. In Windows NT it…

I remember several years back wondering what a PKI was. PKI was a hot topic in the media; often appearing as a buzz word in many different publications. Claims of what this technology could and would do were often glamorous and exaggerated. However, much of the hype over the technology has now ceased. Lets take…

What are IPSEC Policies and how do I work with them? If you’ve studied Windows 2000 security much, then you know that one of the biggest security features that’s included in Windows 2000 is the IPSec protocol. IPSec is a protocol that’s designed to protect individual TCP/IP packets traveling across your network by using public…

A lot of people think that if you virtualize, let’s say, a Windows 2003 Server, that virtualized system should be secure because it is completely separate from the VMware ESX Server operating system and it could be, potentially “protected” by VMware ESX Server. This is not true and there are a lot of things you…