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Get practical guidance on managing and tuning system performance to help optimize speed, reliability, and efficiency. Implement proactive monitoring practices and procedures Use Performance Monitor, event tracing, load testing, and other tools to measure performance and capacity Set up logs, alerts, and reports Use baseline performance data for troubleshooting and capacity planning Learn to interpret key performance indicators and analyze bottlenecks Diagnose and resolve common performance problems See when to use advanced configuration and tuning techniques MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Apply expert strategies to troubleshoot your Windows Server 2003 network and quickly resolve system issues and conflicts. Use Windows troubleshooting tools to identify and resolve problems Resolve startup issues, including failures and hardware conflicts Review stop errors, including memory dump files and common stop messages Troubleshoot disks, volumes, and file system issues Identify and resolve TCP/IP communication problems Manage system services, including configuration and monitoring MICROSOFT WINDOWS GROUP POLICY GUIDE Extend your administrative control with Group Policy simplifying user and computer management and automating routine tasks. Design, implement, and modify Group Policy Objects (GPOs) Manage GPOs and policy settings; learn best practices for deployment Administer user settings, system configuration and access, and software installation and maintenance Customize administrative and security templates; create custom environments Manage IPSec, public key, and Windows Firewall policy settings Use Resultant Set of Policy tools and Group Policy logs to troubleshoot problems MICROSOFT WINDOWS SECURITY RESOURCE KIT, SECOND EDITION Learn how to help protect your Windows-based clients, servers, networks, and Internet services. Design security-enhanced Active Directory(r) objects, domains, and forests Utilize the Security Configuration Wizard and Windows Update Services Configure TCP/IP, 802.1x authentication, and the Windows Firewall Define security settings for domain controllers, IIS 5.0 and 6.0, and DNS, DHCP, WINS, RAS, and certificate servers Implement the security advances in Microsoft Office 2003 Editions, IIS 6.0, and the latest service packs Perform security assessments and respond to incidents MICROSOFT WINDOWS INTERNALS, FOURTH EDITION: MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003, WINDOWS XP, AND WINDOWS 2000 Delve inside the Windows kernel for the inside details and architectural insights you need for better design, debugging, and performance. Understand the key mechanisms that configure and control Windows Explore the Windows security model Observe how Windows manages virtual and physical memory View the Windows networking stack from top to bottom, including mapping, APIs, name resolution, and protocol drivers Troubleshoot boot problems and perform crash analysis Experience Windows internal behavior firsthand with hands-on experiments MICROSOFT WINDOWS REGISTRY GUIDE, SECOND EDITION Understand how the registry works, its role in Windows configurations, and how to customize Windows to run the way you want. Learn best practices to back up, restore, manage, and modify the registry Customize group and system policies to manage multiple PCs and users remotely Track down registry settings and script changes Optimize server services, including network connections and authentication Deploy user profiles and Microsoft Office program settings Configure security services, including Windows Firewall, templates, and service pack features Troubleshoot the registry resolve common problems and corruption issues Your Resource Kit CD includes: More than 300 essential tools, utilities, and resources: 120+ Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit tools for configuring, optimizing, monitoring, and troubleshooting Microsoft Windows(r)-based servers and clients 80+ ready-to-use, customizable scripts for automating Windows administration tasks VBScript Essentials videos 20+ tools and scripts from the Microsoft Windows Security Resource Kit Utilities, templates, and job aids for Group Policy 100+ registry files for customizing operating system appearance and behavior Microsoft Press(r) eReference Library: eBooks of all 7 Resource Kit volumes Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit eBook Microsoft Windows Scripting Self-Paced Learning Guide eBook Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking, Second Edition, eBook Microsoft Encyclopedia of Security eBook Trustworthy Computing: Reliable in Operations eBook Sample chapters from Assessing Network Security and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 PKI and Certificate Security Windows Server 2003 Technical References: Active Directory(r) Collection Core Operating System Collection Group Policy Collection High Availability and Scalability Collection Networking Collection Storage Technologies Collection Windows Security Collection For an evaluation version of Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1,* visit: microsoft.com/downloads *Pending release of Service Pack 1. Minimum System Requirements: To use the Resource Kit tools, eBooks, and other materials, you need: PC with 550 MHz or higher processor recommended; 233 MHz minimum required Microsoft(r) Windows Server 2003 or Microsoft Windows(r) XP operating system 256 MB of RAM or higher recommended; 128 MB minimum 1.5 to 2 GB of available hard disk space Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor CD or DVD drive Keyboard and Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device Adobe Acrobat Reader Internet connectivity** for tools that are downloaded Note: The Resource Kit tools are written and tested in English only. Using these tools with a non-English version of Windows might produce unpredictable results. Resource Kit tools are not supported on 64-bit platforms. Specifications for individual Resource Kit tools are documented on the CD.

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