1 / 17

Windows XP Administration: The Basics

An Institute of Technology Labs Basic Skills Seminar. Windows XP Administration: The Basics. Agenda. Windows XP Overview Differences between Home and Pro Versions System Administration Tasks Hands-on Time. Overview. Security Reliability Communication Media Support Compatibility

elroy
Download Presentation

Windows XP Administration: The Basics

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. An Institute of Technology Labs Basic Skills Seminar Windows XP Administration:The Basics

  2. Agenda • Windows XP Overview • Differences between Home and Pro Versions • System Administration Tasks • Hands-on Time

  3. Overview • Security • Reliability • Communication • Media Support • Compatibility • Performance • Extensibility • Portability

  4. Features • Registry & File System • Desktop • Disks • Users & Groups • Networking & Security • Services & Processes

  5. XP Home Lacks: 64-bit edition desktop policy management offline folders remote installation roaming profiles encrypting file system ACL editor five connections for file-sharing automated system recovery dynamic disks remote desktop support multiprocessor support IIS (web server) ability to join a domain Differences between XP Home/Pro

  6. System Administration • Install/uninstall/upgrade software and patches • Manage desktops • Define and manage files and disks • Manage users and groups • Create startup/shutdown scripts • Log activity and review logs • Schedule periodic tasks • Define and manage processes & services • Manage and audit resources • Configure network & network security

  7. Install/uninstall/upgrade • Windows Update • CPL/Automatic Updates • CPL/Add or Remove Programs • Application updaters • www.pxserver.com • winaudit

  8. Manage desktops • User profiles, home directory, startup • Icon placement • Startup menus • Tray icons • Folder views

  9. Define/manage files and disks • CPL/AT/Comp Mgmt/Disk Management • basic vs. dynamic • RAID levels • mounting • File permissions • Junctions • Backup/restore • Encryption/Compression

  10. Manage users and groups • CPL/AT/Comp Mgmt/Local Users and Groups • Define: • logon accounts • groups (for authorization) • profile, logon script, home directory • Disable accounts • Set passwords • CPL/Local Security Settings/Account Policies • CPL/Local Security Settings/Local Policies/User Rights Assignments

  11. Create startup/shutdown scripts • Startup scripts • Logon scripts • Logoff trapping • shutdown command • Choice of language • batch files • Visual Basic • Perl,Python,OORexx,etc.

  12. Log activity and review logs • Event Viewer • Logging events • WshShell.LogEvent() • Perl Win32::EventLog Report() • Resource kit tools • dumpevt • eventquery.vbs • eventtriggers.exe

  13. Schedule periodic tasks • Task scheduler • schtasks command • Gotchas • Runas • Run only if logged on • verifying execution • *.job files in C:\windows\tasks

  14. Define/manage processes & services • start, runas commands • Task Manager • tasklist, taskkill commands • sc command • www.sysinternals.com • Process Explorer • PS Tools

  15. Manage and audit resources • CPL/System • Hardware/Device Manager • Advanced/Performance/Settings • CPL/AT/Local Security Policy • Local Policies/Audit Policies • CPL/AT/Performance • also, Task Manager • Other tools • www.pxserver.com: winaudit • www.sysinternals.com

  16. Configure network & network security • CPL/Network Connections • Local Area Connection Properties • Client for Microsoft Networks • File and Printer Sharing • with passwords on files and printers • suggest using tray icons for connection status • CPL/Windows Firewall • Exceptions/Add Program and Port • Advanced/Security Logging and ICMP • netsh command • netstat command

  17. Hands-On Time • runas command • Backing up and Restoring • Setting File Permissions • Using Task Manager • Scheduling a Task • Viewing Events • Setting Windows Firewall Exceptions

More Related