XP Professional Installation Requirements Component Processor RAM Monitor Mouse CD-ROM Network card Minimum Requirement Pentium 233

MHz 64 MB VGA Windows compatible Windows compatible 10/100 Mbps Recommended Requirement Pentium 300 MHz or Higher 128MB 4 GB VGA Windows compatible Windows compatible 100 Mbps

NETWORK SETUP Operating System Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 Professional Windows 2003 Server Computer Name XP-PRO W2K-PRO SRV2003 IP Address 200.200.200.1 200.200.200.2 200.200.200.254

Network Setup

Windows 2003 Server

Windows XP Professional

Windows 2000 Professional

Switch

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FEATURES OF WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL

Less cluttered and highly configurable Task based Control Panel True Network Operating System o Automatically assigns an IP address of type 169.254.x.y (APIPA) o Plug and Play to detect network media and connection o Internet connectivity using Broadband and Dial-up

SO WHATS NEW IN WINDOWS XP ?

File and Transfer Settings Wizard Program Compatibility Wizard Remote Desktop Remote Assistance Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) Copying files and folders directly to a CD ClearType Display Support Native compression of Files and Folders Fast Switching for multiple users of a computer

COMPARISON OF WINDOWS XP HOME AND XP PRO

BackupXP Pro has the standard Win2K backup program; XP Home has no backup program. Dynamic DisksXP Pro supports dynamic disks; XP Home doesn't. IISXP Pro includes IIS; XP Home doesn't. Encrypted File System (EFS)EFS debuted in Win2K and lets you encrypt files on an NTFS partition, a very useful feature for mobile machines. XP Pro includes EFS; XP Home doesn't. Multiple MonitorsXP Pro supports up to nine monitors; XP Home supports only one monitor (Windows Me/Win98 supported multiple monitors). MultiprocessorXP Pro supports up to two processors; XP Home supports only one (as did Windows Me/Win98). Remote AssistanceBoth editions support Remote Assistance, which lets someone from a Help desk connect to the client desktop to troubleshoot problems. Remote DesktopXP Pro adds to Remote Assistance by letting any machine running a Terminal Services client run one Terminal Services session against an XP Pro machine. Domain MembershipXP Pro systems can be domain members; XP Home systems can't, but they can access domain resources. Group PolicyXP Pro supports group policies; XP Home doesn't. IntelliMirrorXP Pro supports IntelliMirror, which includes Microsoft Remote Installation Services (RIS), software deployment, and user setting management; XP Home doesn't support IntelliMirror. Upgrade from Windows Me/Win98Both XP Pro and XP Home support this upgrade. Upgrade from Win2K/NTOnly XP Pro supports this upgrade. 64-bit SupportOnly XP Pro will have a 64-bit version that supports the Itanium systems. Network SupportXP Pro includes support for Network Monitor, SNMP, IP Security (IPSec), and the Client Services for NetWare (CSNW); XP Home doesn't.

Windows XP Boot Sequence

1... NTLDR ..................................Supervisory program and command interpreter 2... BOOT.INI ..............................Operating System choices in Boot Menu and Timer 3... NTDETECT.COM.................Detects hardware and load devices 4... NTOSKRNL.EXE .................Windows XP Kernel- executive file that starts OS

5... NTBOOTDD.SYS .................Loads drivers for SCSI devices 6... BOOTSECT.DOS..................Dual booting Windows 95/98 and XP

Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) Naming Convention multi ( ) or scsi ( )

TYPE OF DISK CONTROLLER

disk ( ) and rdisk ( )

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TYPE OF HARD DISK DRIVE

partition ( )

PARTITION NUMBER

USER AND GROUP MANAGEMENT

Classic vs. XP Welcome logon screen Administrative Tools Microsoft Management Console Changing User Properties Password Hints Fast User Switching

REMOTE MANAGEMENT TOOLS

1. Microsoft Management Console (mmc) 2. Remote Desktop Management 3. PsTools Third party utility by Sysinternals

PSTOOLS Free download from www.sysinternals.com The tools included in the PsTools suite are: PsExec - execute processes remotely PsFile - shows files opened remotely PsGetSid - display the SID of a computer or a user PsInfo - list information about a system PsKill - kill processes by name or process ID PsList - list detailed information about processes PsLoggedOn - see who's logged on locally and via resource sharing PsLogList - dump event log records PsService - view and control services PsShutdown - shuts down and optionally reboots a computer PsSuspend - suspend and resume processes

PRINTER MANAGEMENT USING WINDOWS XP

PRINTING TERMINOLOGY

PRINT DEVICE...............................Equipment used to produce a printout PRINTER..........................................Software (Driver) for the Print Device PRINT SERVER..............................Computer physically connected to a Print Device

Two types of Printers: 1. Local Physically connected to local PC 2. Network Access the print device via the network

Printing Features and Options Printer Pooling Printer Availability and Priority Printer Spooler settings Hold Mistached Documents Separator Page

Three Print Permissions: 1. Print 2. Manage Documents 3. Manage Printers

Print Queue Management Resume / Restart / Pause Document vs. Printer Print Spooler Service

Web Based Printing http://PrintServerName/printers Ensure IIS is intalled and service is running Rebooting the computer is sometimes necessary

Print Server

Print Device

Client 1

Client 2

Client 3

WHATS NEW IN SECURITY FOR WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL Personalized Login Users can customize their desktop with backgrounds, screen savers and their own My Documents folder Internet Explorer settings can be set differently for each user Fast User Switching No need to log off in order to log in as a different user Each user session is separate and secure Not available when XP is a member of the domain

SECURITY POLICIES IN WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL

I. ACCOUNTS POLICIES A. Password Policy B. Account Lockout Policy II. LOCAL POLICIES A. Audit Policy B. User Rights Assignment C. Security Options

Commonly Used Setting Minimum Password Length Maximum Password Age No. of incorrect login attempts allowed Deny logon locally Change system time Shutdown if security log not functioning Do not display last user name Message Title and Text for users logging on WARNING!!! Only authorized employees of TrainSignal are allowed to use the computer systems.

DISK MANAGEMENT IN XP
What is a partition? Why create partitions o Organization o Dual booting o Backup o Performance Types of partitions o FAT o FAT32 o NTFS Converting FAT/FAT32 into NTFS o convert <DriveLetter>: /fs:ntfs o Example: convert E: /fs:ntfs Basic vs. Dynamic Disks Partition Magic Third party utility Disk Structure o Simple volume o Spanned volume o Striped volume Mounting a Drive Disk Defragmentation Quota Management

SPANNED and STRIPED Disk 0 Disk 1

FILE AND FOLDER MANAGEMENT

Sharing Folders o Creating shares and viewing shares o Net view command o Shared Documents Folder

Drive Mapping o Windows Explorer Method o Net use command o Home Folders for users

Securing Folders o NTFS Security o Ownership o Encryption o Cipher command

Offline Folders

Compression o File/Folder compression vs. Compressed Folders

Rules for Determining Effective Permissions

1. Go down the list of NTFS permissions and select the LEAST RESTRICTIVE permission. 2. Go down the list of SHARE permissions and select the LEAST RESTRICTIVE permission. 3. Between NTFS and SHARE permissions, select the MOST RESTRICRIVE permission. 4. DENY always wins.

Robin belongs to FINANCE and MANAGERS groups. Following are the NTFS and SHARE permissions to the folder C:\DOCS GROUP FINANCE MANAGERS Effective Permission NTFS PERMISSION READ FULL CONTROL FULL CONTROL SHARE PERMISSION DENY CHANGE DENY

DENY

SPLIPSTREAMING SERVICE PACK & PERFORMING WINDOWS UPDATES What is Service Pack? What is slipstreaming? How can you create a bootable Windows XP CD with SP1 slipstreamed? What is Windows Update? How do you schedule updates?

SPLIPSTREAMING WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 1

1. Copy Windows XP CD to a folder C:\XP-CD 2. Download Service Pack 1 from Microsofts web site. The file is xpsp1a_en_x86.exe 3. Create a folder C:\XP-SP1 4. Extract SP1 to C:\XP-SP1 using the command xpsp1a_en_x86.exe x 5. Change to the Update folder and slipstream SP1 to the XP-CD by using update /s:C:\XP-CD

Now we are ready to make a bootable CD Programs Required: ISO Buster to extract the boot file from CD CD burning software (Roxio or Nero) 1. Use ISO Buster to extract image file Microsoft Corporation.img 2. Run Roxio and select Bootable CD 3. Use the following values: Kind of Emulation: No Emulation Load Segment of Sectors: 0X7C0 Number of loaded sectors: 4 Volume Label: Windows XP Professional: Windows XP Professional-OEM: Windows XP Home: Windows XP Home-OEM: File System: ISO9660 CD Format: Mode 1-CDROM 4. Follow the prompts and burn the CD

WXPCCP_EN WXPOEM_EN WXHCCP_EN WXHOEM_EN

FILE AND SETTINGS TRANSFER WIZARD 1. What is transferred? o Appearance. This includes items such as wallpaper, colors, sounds, and the location of the taskbar. o Action. This includes items such as the key repeat rate, whether doubleclicking a folder opens it in a new window or the same window, and whether you need to double-click or single-click an item to open it. o Internet. These are the settings that let you connect to the Internet and control how your browser operates. This includes items such as your home page URL, favorites or bookmarks, cookies, security settings, dial-up connections, and proxy settings. o Mail. This includes the information you need to connect to your mail server, your signature file, views, mail rules, local mail, and contacts. The mail clients supported are Outlook and Outlook Express. o Application Setting. Specific settings from Microsoft Office, support for other apps will also be added. 2. Transfer Method o 3.5 inch disks or other removable media. o A direct cable connection from your old computer to your new computer o A drive on a home network.

BACKING UP AND RESTORING WINDOWS XP WINDOWS XP BACKUP PROGRAM SYSTEM RESTORE

WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL BACKUP PROGRAM Start Run ntbackup.exe Backup, Restore, ASR .bkf is the file extension Sytem State to backup registry and other system settings

APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT
Two methods: 1. Assign: a. Application is advertised in the Programs link of the Start menu b. Can be done for User or Computer Configuration c. Self repairing d. Can be installed by file invocation e. Requires the .msi file 2. Publish: a. Application is available through Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel b. Not advertised in the Start Menu c. Can be done for User Configuration only d. .msi file helps, however it you have an .exe setup file, then create a .zap file and then Publish the Application

ADVANCED USER MANAGEMENT IN DOMAINS Profiles Home Folders Login Script My Documents Re-direction Desktop Restrictions

MONITORING WINDOWS XP Windows XP Logs o System o Security o Application Auditing Task Manager

Securing and Hardening Windows XP

1. Physical Security of the Computer 2. Microsofts 3 step Process Windows Update Anti-Virus software Firewall 3. Security Policies 4. NTFS security 5. Encryption 6. Interent Explorer security settings General Security Settings Privacy and cookie management 1. Persistent cookie 2. Temporary cookie 3. First-party cookie 4. Third-party cookie 5. Unsatisfactory cookie Autocomplete

7. Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) Stateful Packet Inspection Advanced tab of Connection settings Services, Security Logging, ICMP

SYSTEM RESTORE Restored Points are stored states of your computer. Requires 200 MB of space on the system partition. System Restore service is started automatically when computer starts. Restores your computer without losing data files created by applications. Locates one to three weeks of restore points. Ensures that all restorations are reversible Several types of Restore Points o Initial System checkpoints o System checkpoints o Automatic update restore point o Program name installation checkpoint o Manually created checkpoint o Unsigned driver checkpoint o Microsoft Backup utility checkpoint

HELP DESK MANAGEMENT

Window XP Help o Help and Support o Technet on Microsofts website o Other popular websites: www.tipsdr.com Remote Assistance o E-mail o MSN Messenger o Attach file to e-mail o Only on Windows XP Remote Desktop o Uses Remote Desktop Protocol o Windows XP and downlevel client o Enable sharing of local drives