Renamed or Relocated Features

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The following is an alphabetic list of features that have been either renamed or relocated in Windows 2000.

Character Map (Chapter 13)

The Character Map utility appears in a new location. Open the Start menu and choose Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Character Map.

Devices (Chapter 25)

Devices in Windows NT 4 (in Control Panel) has been replaced by Device Manager, a tool comparable to Device Manager in Windows 98. To get to Device Manager, open the Start menu, and then choose Settings, Control Panel, System. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager. Alternatively, right-click My Computer on your desktop and choose Manage from the shortcut menu. In the left pane of Computer Management, select Device Manager.

Dial-Up Networking (Chapter 16)

The Dial-Up Networking folder in Windows NT 4 and Windows 98 is gone in Windows 2000. In its place is the Network And Dial-Up Connections folder. To get there, open the Start menu and choose Settings, Network And Dial-Up Connections.

Favorites (Chapter 3)

The Favorites submenu doesn't appear on the Start menu by default. To add it to the Start menu, open the Start menu and choose Settings, Taskbar & Start Menu. Click the Advanced tab, and then select Display Favorites in the Start Menu Settings list.

Find (Chapter 11)

The Find command in Windows NT 4 and Windows 98 has been renamed Search in Windows 2000. You can get to it from the Standard Buttons toolbar in Windows Explorer, as well as from the Start menu.

Log Off (Chapter 3)

The Log Off command doesn't appear on the Start menu by default. To make it appear, open the Start menu and choose Settings, Taskbar & Start Menu. Click the Advanced tab, and then select Display Logoff from the Start Menu Settings list.

Media Player (Chapter 36)

Media Player has been renamed Windows Media Player and moved to a new menu location. You'll find it by opening the Start menu and choosing Programs, Accessories, Entertainment.

Modems (Chapter 24)

Modems in Windows NT 4 and Windows 98 Control Panel has a new name. In Windows 2000, it's called Phone And Modem Options—but it's still in Control Panel.

Multimedia (Chapter 24)

Multimedia in Control Panel has also been renamed—to Sounds And Multimedia.

Network Neighborhood (Chapter 9)

The former Network Neighborhood is called My Network Places in Windows 2000. As Chapter 9 describes, this network-browsing folder has been redesigned so that you can more easily see just the network objects you commonly use.

Network Settings (Chapters 16 and 25)

The functionality of Network in Windows NT 4 and Windows 98 Control Panel has been distributed to several components of the Windows 2000 user interface. To configure network adapters, use Device Manager. (See Devices, earlier in this chapter.) To set up network bindings, protocols, and services, use the Network And Dial-Up Connections folder. (Open the Start menu, and choose Settings, Network And Dial-Up Connections.) To change your network identification (the name by which your computer is known to other computers on the network), open the Start menu and choose Settings, Control Panel, System. Then click the Network Identification tab.

Passwords (Chapter 27)

Windows 2000 Control Panel doesn't include a Passwords program. To change your own password, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete. Then click Change Password. (Users And Passwords in Control Panel allows only members of the Administrator group to change passwords.)

Power Management (Chapter 26)

Power Management in Windows NT 4 and Windows 98 Control Panel has been renamed Power Options in the Windows 2000 Control Panel.

Printers Folder (Chapter 12)

To open the Printers folder in Windows 2000, open the Start menu and choose Settings, Printers.

Regional Settings (Chapter 6)

Regional Settings in Windows NT 4 and Windows 98 Control Panel has been renamed Regional Options.

Sound Recorder (Chapter 36)

In Windows 2000, the Sound Recorder program can be found on the Entertainment menu. Open the Start menu and choose Programs, Accessories, Entertainment.

Sounds (Chapter 6)

Sounds in Windows NT 4 and Windows 98 Control Panel has been renamed Sounds And Multimedia.

Taskbar (Chapter 4)

To customize the taskbar in Windows 2000, open the Start menu and choose Settings, Taskbar & Start Menu.

User Manager (Chapter 27)

The functionality of User Manager in Windows NT 4 can be found under Local Users And Groups in Windows 2000. To get there, right-click My Computer and choose Manage from the shortcut menu. In the left pane of Computer Management, select Local Users And Groups.

Users (Chapter 27)

Users in Windows NT 4 Control Panel has been renamed Users And Passwords in Windows 2000.

Volume Control (Chapters 6 and 36)

In Windows 2000, you'll find Volume Control on the Entertainment menu. Open the Start menu and choose Programs, Accessories, Entertainment.

Windows Explorer (Chapters 5 and 8)

Windows Explorer is located on the Accessories menu in Windows 2000. Open the Start menu and choose Programs, Accessories.



Running Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Running Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
ISBN: 1572318384
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2000
Pages: 317

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