Windows 2000 Professional Bible

• Organize Windows 2000: Install the program, review disk maintenance, and cover navigation basics.
  
• Connect to the Internet: Set up modems, examine network considerations, browse with Internet Explorer 5.0, and get inside Outlook Express.
  
• Explore graphics elements: Set up the display, work with audio and video files, and look into Direct X technologies and gaming features.
  
• Investigate network issues: Understand network basics, create network connections, and explore the world of Virtual Private Networks.

The bonus CD-ROM is packed with more than 30 powerful tools and demos, including CoffeeCup HTML Editor and Image Mapper ++, Polybytes' Polyview Omni-NFS Enterprise, and Radient Software Commnet.

Table of contents

Acknowledgments

Part I: Get to Know Windows 2000

Chapter 1: Welcome to Windows 2000

Chapter 2: Navigation Basics

Chapter 3: Installing and Removing Software

Chapter 4: Installing and Removing Hardware

Chapter 5: Using the Windows 2000 Accessories

Part II: Tuning Windows 2000 Professional

Chapter 6: Getting Organized

Chapter 7: Disk Maintenance

Chapter 8: Fixing and Updating Windows 2000

Chapter 9: Make Windows 2000 Accessible

Chapter 10: Fraternizing with Fonts

Part III: Windows 2000 and the Internet

Chapter 11: Setting Up Modems

Chapter 12: Dial-up Networking

Chapter 13: Using Internet Explorer 50

Chapter 14: Outlook Express Explained

Chapter 15: Conferencing with NetMeeting

Part IV: Graphics and Multimedia

Chapter 16: Setting Up the Display

Chapter 17: Working with Audio and Video

Chapter 18: DirectX and Gaming

Part V: Networking with Windows 2000

Chapter 19: Networking 101

Chapter 20: Networking Windows 2000

Chapter 21: Virtual Private Networks

Chapter 22: Using Windows 2000 Professional as a Web Server

Part VI: Digging Deeper

Chapter 23: Installing Windows 2000 Professional

Chapter 24: Power Management

Chapter 25: Hack Happy: Plumbing the Registry

Chapter 26: Windows Script Host

Chapter 27: Administrative Tools in Windows 2000 Professional

Appendix A: Introducing Intellimirror

Appendix B: Introducing Active Directory

Appendix C: Windows 2000 Resource Guide

Appendix D: What's on the CD-ROM

Glossary

Index

End-User License Agreement

CD-ROM Installation Instructions