| Windows XP Power Toolkit brings together detailed | | | | operating system ever created. When networks |
| information on both Microsoft and third-party | | | | were first created they were intended to connect |
| Windows XP tools you probably never knew existed | | | | trusted computers together. Over time clusters of |
| -- tools that extend XP in powerful new ways, and | | | | networks became connected, introducing the ability |
| fix annoying problems you thought youd have to live | | | | for an unknown entity from one network to connect |
| with. Most of the people say that many default | | | | to a computer on another network, which led to the |
| Windows XP tools and utilities are totally worthless | | | | need for protection. But now numerous tools are |
| and just piece of crap. Besides the networking | | | | freely available on the Internet, making it easy for |
| wizards illustrated in the previous sections, there are | | | | novice hackers (so-called script kiddies) to find |
| several Windows XP tools that you need to be | | | | vulnerabilities in computers and exploit them. Intended |
| familiar with. You will have also used Windows XP | | | | for organizations that have already deployed or are |
| tools to maintain a computer. This Power Toy gives | | | | planning to deploy the Active Directory service, this |
| you access to system settings that are not exposed | | | | article helps administrators manage policy settings for |
| in the Windows XP default user interface, including | | | | computers running Windows XP, the successor to |
| mouse settings, Explorer settings, taskbar settings, | | | | Windows 2000 Professional. Many new features of |
| and more. Without a doubt, any user of Windows XP | | | | Windows XP such as Remote Assistance, Windows |
| will learn about several useful features. Tools are | | | | Media Player, and Error Reporting come with their |
| small applications that implement a limited set of | | | | own Group Policy settings that administrators can use |
| functions and help you perform management or | | | | to customize and standardize configurations for users |
| problem-solving tasks. Microsoft Windows XP | | | | and computers across the network. This article |
| Professional provides a number of tools that can help | | | | explains: Whats new for policy settings in Windows |
| you diagnose and resolve hardware and software | | | | XP Logon optimization in Windows XP Managing client |
| problems. Build a list of tools for future use in your | | | | computers using Windows XP Verifying policy with |
| Favorites folder so that you can find the perfect tip | | | | Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP). User data includes the |
| the next time you need it. In addition to the tweaks, | | | | documents, images, spreadsheets, presentations and |
| the program also offers several tools (Utilities) that | | | | email messages on a user's computer. User settings |
| include a Start-Up Manager, Uninstaller, Cleanup | | | | include application configurations, preferences, window |
| Center, Disk Cleanup, and Designer XP. There are | | | | sizes, toolbar settings and so forth on a user's |
| command line tools that can help. If you can start the | | | | computer. Personalized data, applications, and settings |
| computer in safe mode but not in normal mode, the | | | | can follow each user to different computers |
| problem is caused by a driver or service that runs in | | | | throughout the network. Administrators can easily |
| normal mode. To start your computer in 'safe mode'. | | | | replace faulty computers and restore all user data |
| Note your computer might take longer to start and | | | | and settings on a new computer. It also provides an |
| shut down when it is running in safe mode because | | | | architectural overview of these features, and |
| Windows XP Professional disables disk caching in safe | | | | presents sample scenarios showing how IntelliMirror is |
| mode. Foremost computers that meet Microsoft's | | | | used throughout a computers lifecycle. |
| minimum recommended hardware requirements, | | | | Johan Nickson is a Power tool expert. |
| Windows XP is the best-performing Windows | | | | |