Administrative Tools in Windows 2000

Administrative Tools in Windows 2000

Document number: 69059

One of the more significant changes in Windows 2000 was the reorganization of various tools used to manage users, computers, devices and resources. In Windows 2000 these functions have been collected, grouped and organized as "snap-ins" tothe Microsoft Management Console. Many of the tools, however, can be accessed and used from a more familiar interface, such as Control Panel. This document provides an overview to the differences between how Adminstrative Tools works on Windows 2000 in contrast to Windows NT4 and answers some common questions about Administriative Tools.

What is are Administrative Tools and what is different about the Windows 2000 Administrative Tools ?

Administrative tools are what you use to setup and modify all of the various relationships between users, the computer and its devices and the network.

What happened to the stuff in Administrative Tools?
Administrative tools has been relocated to the Control Panel. Start button ť Settings ť Control Panel ť Administrative Tools ť

Some of the functions that were under Administrative Tools in NT4 are still there in Windows 2000, just in the new location Start button ť Settings ť Control Panel ť Administrative Tools ť

Function	Windows 2000 Location
Disk Administrator (now Disk Management)	Computer Management ť Disk Management
Event Viewer	Event Viewer
Performance Monitor (now System Monitor)	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť Administrative Tools ť Performance ť System Monitor
User Manager (now Local Users and Groups)	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť Administrative Tools ť Local Users and Groups ť Groups ť Administrators
Windows NT Diagnostics (now System Information)	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť Administrative Tools ť Computer Management ť System Information.

Some of the functions that were under Administrative Tools in NT4 are in an entirely new location:

Function	Windows 2000 Location
Backup	Start ť Programs ť Accessories ť System Tools ť Backup
Remote Access Admin (now Network and Dial-Up Connections)	Start ť Programs ť Settings ť Network and Dial-Up Connections

Event viewer: See document 69033 — How to use Event Viewer

On NT4 event viewer is accessed from Administrative Tools which is found on the Programs Start Menu.
On Windows 2000 event viewer is accessed from Administrative Tools which is found on Control Panel.

Verifying who is Adminsitrator:

On NT4 verifing who is Administrator on a machine is done through User Manager. On MT4 User Manager is accessed from Administrative Tools which is found on the Programs Start Menu.
On Windows 2000 verifying who is administrator on a machine can be done through Users and Passowords which is found on Control Panel.

Disk Administrator: 39016 — How to assign permanent drive letters

On NT4 Disk Administrator is accessed from Administrative Tools which is found on the Programs Start Menu.
On Windows 2000 Disk Administrator has been replaced. To access the same function go to Control Panel, select the Administrative Tools icon, when that panel opens select the Computer Management icon and from the console tree select Disk Management.

Permissions: See document 69037 — How to view and change permissions.

On NT4 permissions are found by selecting the object, then right clicking for Properties, then clicking on the Security tab and then on the Permissions tab.
On Windows 2000 permissions are found by selecting the object, then right clicking for Properties, then clicking on the Security tab.

Sharing: See document 50011 — How to share a directory on your C: drive

On NT4 a file can be shared by right clicking a folder in Windows Explorer and selecting sharing. Sharing is installed by default.
On Windows 2000 sharing is a service that is separately installed. It may not be active on the machine. To install sharing Start ť Settings ť Network and Dial-up Connections ť Local Area Connections ť Install ť Service ť Add ť File and Printer Sharing. Once installed the sharing process is the same as for Windows NT4.

Administrative tools location changes

Function	NT4 Location	Windows 2000 Location *
Backup	Start ť Programs ť Administrative Tools ť Backup	Start ť Programs ť Accessories ť System Tools ť Backup
Disk Administrator Disk Management	Start ť Programs ť Administrative Tools ť Disk Administrator	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť Administrative Tools ť Computer Management ť Storage ť Disk Management
Event Viewer	Start ť Programs ť Administrative Tools ť Event Viewer	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť Administrative Tools ť Event Viewer
Performance Monitor System Monitor	Start ť Programs ť Administrative Tools ť Performance Monitor	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť Administrative Tools ť Performance ť System Monitor
Remote Access Admin	Start ť Programs ť Administrative Tools ť Remote Access Admin	Start ť Programs ť Settings ť Network and Dial-Up Connections
User Manager (Who is Administrator)	Start ť Programs ť Administrative Tools ť User Manager ť Groups ť Administrators ť Properties	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť Users and Passwords or for advanced functions Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť Administrative Tools ť Computer Management ť Services ť Local Users and Groups ť Groups ť Administrators
Windows NT Diagnostics	Start ť Programs ť Administrative Tools ť Windows NT Diagnostics	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť Administrative Tools ť Computer Management ť System Information.

Network Identification Computer Name	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť Network ť Identification	Start ť Control Panel ť System ť Network Identification
Network Adapters	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť Network ť Adapters	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť Administrative Tools ť Computer Management ť System Tools ť Device Manager
Performance Paging file Virtual Memory	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť System ť Performance ť Change	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť System ť Advanced ť Performance Options ť Change
Environment User Variables System Variables Environment Variables	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť System ť Environment	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť System ť Advanced ť Environment Variables ...
Startup/Shutdown Startup and Recovery	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť System ť Startup/Shutdown	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť System ť Advanced ť Startup and Recovery
Devices	Start ť Control Panel ť Devices	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť Administrative Tools ť Computer Management ť Device Manager (there are a couple other ways of getting to device manager)
Services	Start ť Control Panel ť Services	Start ť Settings ť Control Panel ť Administrative Tools ť Services
There are often several alternative routes to the same location.

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