The practical guide to planning, deployment, and maintenance straight from the experts Get up to speed fast on the new operating system with the essential everyday resource for anyone who needs to install, configure, and maintain Windows® 2000 Server. It shows how to: Find interface changes and optional components with the quick appendices. Understand Windows 2000 Server and Microsoft Active Directory services, and plan deployment from namespaces to domains Configure installations; upgrade from previous versions; install and manage peripherals; manage daily operations, users, and groups; install, configure, and manage Active Directory; implement disk management and security; and use clusters Interoperate with NetWare, UNIX, and Macintosh systems; configure mail services; manage software; deploy and use Microsoft Terminal Services; and use Microsoft Indexing Services, the Microsoft Message Queuing, and Microsoft Certificate Services Understand Microsoft Internet Information Services, Microsoft Proxy Server, and connection services Monitor and tune the system, plan recovery in the event of a disaster, use backup features, take advantage of fault tolerance, manage the registry, and troubleshoot and recover Use a searchable electronic version of the book plus more than 20 shareware and trial-version utilities on the companion CD-ROM