General Information

Course Duration
4 hours

Audience
Existing MCSEs and Windows NT 4.0 administrators who wish to upgrade their certification and support skills to Windows 2000

Prerequisites
MCSE qualification or good working knowledge of Windows NT 3.51 or Windows NT 4.0 from an administrative, support or architectural perspective

Topics Covered

• Planning an installation
• Hands-on: Preparing for installation
• Installing Windows 2000
• Network installation
• Automated installation
• Hands-on: Automating installation
• Remote installation
• Troubleshooting installation
• Service packs
• Streamlining directory services
• Updating protocols and services
• Deploying Windows NT Workstation
• Configuring Windows NT
• Hands-on: Getting ready for Windows 2000
• Upgrade checklist
• Upgrading a client computer
• Upgrading a server
• Post-upgrade configuration

Course Aim

To describe the Windows 2000 installation process and options, and show how to upgrade to Windows 2000 from other operating systems

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, the student should be able to

• plan an installation of Windows 2000
  
  
• install Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000 Server
  
  
• install Windows 2000 using advanced installation options such as remote and automated installation
  
  
• plan an upgrade of your network to Windows 2000
  
  
• upgrade previous versions of Windows to Windows 2000