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S
Safe mode startup, 16
SAM (Security Account Manager), 60, 304
saving the Registry, 425-427
Scanstate command, 71
Scheduled Task Wizard, 164-170
schedules
application execution, 161-171
AT command, 170-171
Disk Cleanup, 412-413
Disk Defragmenter, 407-408
maintenance with Windows Shell scripts, 519-520
schedules (continued)
processors, 450-451
Task Scheduler, 162
schemes, power, 462-464
scope, variables, 501-502
screen savers
configuring, 260-262
configuring password-protected, 307
scripting
JScript, 490-491
VBScript, 490-491
Windows Shell scripting, 491-508
WSH (Windows Scripting Host), 486-491
searching
Help/Support Center, 107
modifying paths, 495-496
Windows Catalog, 49-50
security, 23-24
administration, 304-309
Audit Policy, 330-331
configuring password-protected screen savers, 307
dial-up access, 533
disk drives, 672-676
EFS (Encrypting File System), 23
encryption, 307-308
FAT32, 672-674
FAT (File Allocation table), 672-674
firewalls, 610-621
folders, 672-676
Group Policy, 325-331
ICF (Internet Connection Firewall), 23, 308-309, 611-618
Internet connections, 605
IPSec (Internet Protocol Security), 542
Local User and Groups snap-in, 315-321
Lockout Policy, 329-330
login, 305-306
mobile computing, 29
monitoring access, 679-685
monitoring audit events, 332-334
NTFS (New Technology File System), 321-325, 396-398, 674-675
permissions, 675-676
policies, 328-331
remote access, 27-29
Remote Assistance, 109-112
remote desktop access, 546-556
residential gateways, 619-621
restricting access, 678-679
SAM (Security Account Manager), 60, 304
user account administration, 309-321
VPN (virtual private network), 544
selecting
file systems, 53-54
modems, 605
power schemes, 462-464
printers, 200-201
startup mode in System Configuration Utility, 430-432
Select Network Component Type dialog boxes, 637
Select User dialog box, 548
senders, modifying faxes, 189
Send Fax Wizard, 187
sending
faxes, 186-188
files via Remote Assistance, 121-122
servers
connecting proxy servers, 608-610
dial-up, 533, 540-541
VPN (virtual private network), 545
services
administration, 361-363
associating with user accounts, 364-365
configuring Indexing Service, 369-371
configuring recovery options, 365-367
deleting, 638
dependencies, 367-368
NetWare, 635-636
startup, 438-439
Services and Applications, Computer Management console, 361-371
sessions
closing Remote Desktop, 551-552
Remote Assistance, 112-118
starting Remote Desktop, 550-551
viewing networks, 683-684
settings. Seeconfiguration Setup Manager Wizard, 73
shared folder administration, 353-354
shared print devices connections, 214-215
sharing
bandwidth, 538-539
files, 636-638
folders, 660-667
hard drives, 660-667
local disk drives, 667-672
monitoring access, 679-685
printers, 658-660
printing, 636-638
restricting access, 678-679
Sharing Property sheet, 202-204
shortcuts
applications, 267-271
desktop, 251, 255, 267-274
folders, 271
modifying properties, 268-270
special, 272-273
URL, 271-272
shutting down, 40-41
Signature Verification dialog box, 95
signing device drivers, 16-17
simple file sharing, 668
Simple Start menu, 221-228
sizing
Disk Compression, 393-396
partitions, 391
volumes, 391
small networks, 583-584
creating, 664
software, 24-27. See also applications
Add or Remove Programs utility, 147-156
compatibility, 46-50, 126
configuring noncompatible applications, 156-161
deleting, 151-152
event logs, 175
installing, 148-150
managing life cycles, 150-153
modifying, 151-152
optimizing performance, 174-175
priorities, 173-174
scheduling execution, 161-171
Task Manager, 171-174
termination of nonresponsive applications, 172-173
testing, 84-85
troubleshooting, 150-151
uninstalling, 152-153
updates, 150-151
upgrading, 150-151
sound
configuring accessibility, 293-294
Remote Assistance, 120-121
special shortcuts, 272-273
speech
Narrator, 283-285
Remote Assistance, 120
stand-alone Internet access, 597-608
standard desktop. See also desktop
deploying, 250-251
Standby, 29, 462-464, 527
starting. See also login
auditing, 332-334
AutoPlay, 26
dial-up access, 537-538
dual-booting, 51-52
managing dual-booting, 376-377
MMC (Microsoft Management Console), 338-339
Quick Launch toolbar, 236-237
Remote Desktop sessions, 550-551
VPN (virtual private network), 543
Start menu, 7-8
Classic Start menu, 221-228
configuring, 230-231
organizing, 228-229
Simple Start menu, 221-228
startup
applications, 439-440
configuring hardware profiles, 533
configuring options, 363-364
Diagnostic Startup, 430-432
running applications during Remote Desktop, 555
services, 438-439
System Configuration Utility, 430-432
Startup folders, configuring, 231-232
statements
FOR, 507-511
IF, 504, 507
IF CMDEXTVERSION, 506
IF DEFINED, 505
IF...ELSE, 504
IF ERRORLEVEL, 505-506
IF EXIST, 506-507
IF NOT, 505
IF NOT DEFINED, 505
reviewing Windows Shell scripts, 497-499
static configuration of TCP/IP, 574-581
status, Local Area Status Connection dialog box, 592
storage
Computer Management console, 357-361
defragmentation of hard disk drives, 359-360
freeing up disk space, 360-361
removable storage devices, 358
strings
loops, 508-509
values, 419
subnet masks, deciphering, 572
subnetting, 573-574
subroutines, Windows Shell scripts, 511-512
support, networks, 627-638
Support Center, 100-103
home page, 102-103
navigating, 103-104
options, 105-106
searching, 107
tasks, 124-130
troubleshooters, 130-132
support services, 20-23. See also troubleshooting
hardware, 24-27
mobile computing, 29
software, 24-27
suppressing Windows Shell scripts, 497
switching between Classic Start menu/Simple
Start menu, 222
synchronization of desktops, 258
System Configuration Utility, 22, 428-440
booting, 434-438
controlling application startup, 439-440
managing service startup, 438-439
modifying SYSTEM.INI, 432-433
modifying WIN.INI, 433
system environment variables, 440-444
system files, 416-417
Registry, 417-428
SYSTEM.INI, modifying, 432-433
System Monitor, 470-473
System Restore, 18-20, 21, 126-128
System Restore Properties dialog box, 127
System Setup troubleshooter, 132
system status information, 101
System Tools, Computer Management console, 348-357
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