Appendix E
This appendix contains a list of the Windows 2000 Support Tools available on the Windows 2000 CD-ROM in the Support.cab file located in the \Support\Tools folder. Updated tools are available with Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 3 but aren't installed by default. (You must install them from the Support.cab file located in the \Support\Tools folder of the Service Pack CD or download them from Microsoft's Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks. A patch is also available there to update previously installed support tools.)
Support tools that have been updated are listed with the Service Pack revision in which they were updated.
Tool | Filename | Format | Description |
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ACL Diagnostics | Acldiag.exe | Cmd | Diagnoses and troubleshoots permissions problems |
Active Directory Administration Tool | Ldp.exe | GUI | Performs Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) operations |
Active Directory Diagnostic Tool | Dsastat.exe | Cmd | Compares two directory trees within a domain or across different domains |
Active Directory Object Manager | Movetree.exe | Cmd | Moves objects (such as users) between domains, leaving all linked group policies intact |
Active Directory Replication Monitor | Replmon.exe | GUI | Displays Active Directory replication information |
Active Directory Search Tool | Search.vbs | Cmd | Script tool used to search an LDAP directory |
ADSI Edit | Adsiedit.msc | GUI | Low-level editor for Active Directory; enables adding, moving, and deleting objects within Active Directory |
Advanced Power Management Status | Apmstat.exe | Cmd | Provides information on Advanced Power Management features in older laptop computers |
Application Compatibility Program (Service Pack 3) | Apcompat.exe | Cmd, GUI | Runs incompatible programs in special compatibility modes |
Browser Status | Browstat.exe | Cmd | Determines whether a browser is running in a domain |
Clone Principal | Clonepr.dll | Cmd | Creates clones of Windows NT 4 users and groups so they can be migrated to Windows 2000 |
Dependency Walker | Depends.exe | GUI | Scans any Win32 module and reports all dependent modules; used to find the minimum set of files needed to load an application and to find what functions a module uses or exports |
Distributed file system Utility (Service Pack 2) | Dfsutil.exe | Cmd | Queries and troubleshoots Dfs |
DNS Trouble- shooting Tool (Service Pack 2) | Dnscmd.exe | Cmd | Allows administrators to view and modify DNS servers, zones, and resources |
Domain Controller Diagnostic Tool (Service Pack 2) | Dcdiag.exe | Cmd | Analyzes and reports on the state of domain controllers in an enterprise |
DsAcls | Dsacls.exe | Cmd | Manages access control lists |
Dump Check | Dumpchk.exe | Cmd | Reports and analyzes dump files |
File and Directory Comparison | Windiff.exe | Cmd, GUI | Compares ASCII text files or folders |
FileVer | Filever.exe | Cmd | Reports version information for a file or folder |
Global Flags Editor | Gflags.exe | GUI | Edits global registry settings or flags in use by the kernel |
Kerberos Keytab Setup | Ktpass.exe | Cmd | Configures a non-Windows 2000 Kerberos service to be a security principle in Windows 2000 |
Kerberos Setup | Ksetup.exe | Cmd | Configures Windows 2000 clients to use an MIT Kerberos server |
Memory Profiling Tool | Memsnap.exe | Cmd | Takes a snapshot of the memory resources being used by all processes and reports the information to a log file |
Migration Planning Document | Dommig.doc | GUI | Considers plans for migrating Windows NT domains to Windows 2000 |
Network Connectivity Tester (Service Pack 2) | Netdiag.exe | Cmd | Troubleshoots network connectivity |
Nltest (Service Pack 2) | Nltest.exe | Cmd | Queries the status of trusts; lists primary domain controllers; forces a shutdown; forces a user database into sync on a Windows NT domain; usable on both Windows NT and Windows 2000 |
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Ping (PPTP Ping) | Pptpclnt.exe, Pptpsrv.exe | Cmd | Tests functionality of PPTP clients and servers |
Poolmon | Poolmon.exe | Cmd | Detects memory leaks |
Process Resource Monitor | Pmon.exe | Cmd | Tracks CPU and memory usage to measure process resource usage |
Process Viewer | Pviewer.exe | GUI | Changes process priority; allows the killing of processes |
Registry Console Tool | Reg.exe | Cmd | Modifies the registry database from the command line; used to query, add, delete, copy, save, and restore entries |
Remote Command Line | Remote.exe | Cmd | Runs command-line programs on remote computers using named pipes only |
Remote Storage Diagnostic Utility | Rsdiag.exe | Cmd | Queries and reports on remote storage databases |
Remote Storage File Information Utility | Rsdir.exe | Cmd | Displays information for files in remote storage |
Replication Diagnostics Tool | Repadmin.exe | Cmd | Diagnoses replication problems between controllers in Windows 2000 |
Security Administration Tools | Sidwalk.exe, Showaccs.exe, Sidwalk.msc | Cmd, Cmd, GUI | Manage access control lists |
Security Descriptor Check Utility | Sdcheck.exe | Cmd | Displays the effective access controls on an object |
SNMP Query Tool | Snmputilg.exe | GUI | Graphical version of Snmputil.exe used to troubleshoot Simple Network Management Protocol |
System Information | Msinfo32.exe | Cmd | Reports system configuration information |
Task Killing Utility | Kill.exe | Cmd | Ends one or more processes |
Task List Viewer | Tlist.exe | Cmd | Displays list of currently running processes |
Windows 2000 Domain Manager (Service Pack 2) | Netdom.exe | Cmd | Provides command-line administration of domains and trust relationships |
Windows 2000 Error and Event Messages Help | W2000msgs.chm | GUI | Lists error and system-information messages in an HTML document |
Windows Installer Cleanup Utility | Msicuu.exe, Msizap.exe | GUI, Cmd | Removes registry entries from a faulty installation |
Windows Report Tool | Winrep.exe | GUI | Gathers information about a Windows problem for uploading to a support center or help desk |
Winsock Remote Console | Wsremote.exe | Cmd | Allows a connection to a server running a console operation using sockets or named pipes |
Winsock Direct Ping | Wsdping.exe | Cmd | Ping utility for System Area Network (SAN) servers, using Winsock Direct |