Configuring the Windows 2000 Environment

Overview Configuring and Managing Hardware Configuring Display Options Configuring System Settings Configuring the Desktop Environment Configuring Internet Options for Client Computers

 Configuring and Managing Hardware Installing Hardware Updating Drivers Managing Driver Signing Using Hardware Profiles

Installing Hardware Connect the device to your computer. Load the appropriate device drivers for the device. Configure device properties and settings, if necessary

Updating Drivers Start the Device Manager Open the Properties of Device to Update Run the Update Device Driver Wizard To Update a Driver

Managing Driver Signing System Properties General Network Identification Hardware User Profiles Advanced Hardware Wizard The Hardware wizard helps you install, uninstall, repair, unplug, eject, and configure your hardware. Hardware Wizard... Device Manager The Device Manager lists all the hardware devices installed on your computer. Use the Device Manager to change the properties of any device. Driver Signing... Device Manager... Hardware Profiles Hardware profiles provide a way for you to set up and store different hardware configurations. Hardware Profiles... OK Cancel Apply Driver Signing Options To ensure their integrity, all files on the Windows 2000 CD are digitally signed by Microsoft and are automatically verified during Setup. When you install new software, the following verification settings will be used. File signature verification Ignore - Install all files, regardless of file signature Warn - Display a message before installing an unsigned file Block - Prevent installation of unsigned files Administrator option Apply setting as system default OK Cancel

Using Hardware Profiles System Properties GeneralNetwork IdentificationHardwareUser ProfileAdvanced ? X You can set up hardware profiles for different hardware configurations. At startup, you can choose the profile you want to use. Delete Hardware Profiles PropertiesCopy…Rename… Available hardware profiles: Hardware profiles selection ? X Profile 1 (Current)) When Windows starts: Wait until I select a hardware profile Select the first profile listed if I 30 seconds OKCancel Copy Profile Profile 2 From: Profile 1 (Current) To: OK Cancel

 Configuring Display Options Configuring the Display Multimedia: Introduction to Multiple Monitors Configuring Multiple Monitors

 Configuring System Settings Modifying Environment Variables Modifying Startup and Recovery Options

Modifying Environment Variables Environment Variables User variables for administrator System variables VariableValue VariableValue New...Edit...Delete OKCancel New...Edit...Delete TEMP TMPC:\Documents and Settings\admini... ComSpec C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe NUMBER_OF… OS Os2LibPath 1 Windows_NT C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll; System Properties General Performance OKCancel Network IdentificationHardwareUser Profiles Advanced Performance options control how applications use memory which affects the speed of your computer. Performance Options… Environment Variables Environment variables tell your computer where to find certain types of information. Environment Variables… Apply Startup and Recovery Startup and recovery options tell your computer how to start and what to do if an error causes your computer to stop. Startup and Recovery…

Modifying Startup and Recovery Options Startup and Recovery System startup OKCancel “Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server’ /fastdetect Display list of operating systems for System Failure Write an event to the system log Automatically reboot Write Debugging Information Kernel Memory Dump Dump File: Default operating system 30seconds Send an administrative alert %SystemRoot%\MEMORY.DMP Overwrite any existing file System Properties General Performance OKCancel Network IdentificationHardwareUser Profiles Advanced Performance options control how applications use memory which affects the speed of your computer. Performance Options… Environment Variables Environment variables tell your computer where to find certain types of information. Environment Variables… Apply Startup and Recovery Startup and recovery options tell your computer how to start and what to do if an error causes your computer to stop. Startup and Recovery…

 Configuring the Desktop Environment Configuring Regional Options Configuring Accessibility Options Managing Applications

Configuring Regional Options General Numbers Currency Time Date Input Locales Regional Options Settings for the current user Advanced…Set default… OKCancel Arabic Armenian Baltic Central Europe Cyrillic Language settings for the system Your system is configured to read and write documents in multiple languages. Apply Many programs support international settings for numbers, currencies, times, and dates. Set the locale in order to use the standard settings. General Your locale (location): English (United States) NumbersCurrencyTimeDateInput Locales

Configuring Accessibility Options Accessibility Options Keyboard Sound Display Mouse General StickyKeys Use StickyKeys if you want to use Shift, Ctrl, or Alt key by pressing one key at a time. Use StickyKeysSettings... FilterKeys Use FilterKeys if you want Windows to ignore brief or repeated keystrokes, or slow the repeat rate. Use FilterKeys ToggleKeys Use ToggleKeys if you want to hear tones when pressing Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock. Use ToggleKeys Show extra keyboard help in programs OK Cancel Apply

Managing Applications Management Use Add/Remove Programs to manage applications on client computers Management Use Add/Remove Programs to manage applications on client computers Preparation Identify products that will work on the Windows 2000 platform Preparation Identify products that will work on the Windows 2000 platform Installation Install applications or Windows Installer packages from a compact disk, a network, or the Internet Installation Install applications or Windows Installer packages from a compact disk, a network, or the Internet

Configuring Internet Options for Client Computers Changing the Home Page Caching Temporary Internet Files Configuring Proxy Server Settings Setting Security Levels for Web Content Zones

Review Configuring and Managing Hardware Configuring Display Options Configuring System Settings Configuring the Desktop Environment Configuring Internet Options for Client Computers