Windows 2000/XP/.NET white papers

Microsoft's white paper url's

bullet Windows server 2003 technical resources
bulletWindows 2000 technical library
bullet Windows XP technical library
bullet Windows 2000 on-line resource kits
bullet Windows XP technical links
bullet Windows XP technical resources

(Migration) Planning

bullet Deploying Windows XP part 1: Planning
bullet Deploying Windows XP part 2: Implementing
bullet Deploying Windows XP using Windows product activation
bullet Windows XP: What's new in device and hardware support
bullet Domain migration cookbook
bullet Planning migration from Windows NT to Windows 2000
bullet Sizing guidelines for Windows 2000 domain controller and global catalog server
bullet How to plan a successful migration from Unix to Windows 2000 professional
bullet The benefits of migrating from Unix to Windows 2000
bullet Interoperability in a Unix environment
bullet Windows 2000 professional in a Unix environment
bullet Netware to Windows 2000 server migration planning guided
bullet Windows 2000 professional in a Netware environment
bullet Windows 2000 professional in a Windows NT Server 4.0 environment

Upgrade/Installation

bulletDeployment guide: Automating the Windows 2000 upgrade
bullet Automatic deployment options: An overview
bullet Deploying Windows 2000 with Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) modifications
bulletEasiest upgrade to Windows 2000 professional
bulletUpgrading your corporate Windows 9x desktops to Windows 2000 professional
bulletTechnical guide to remote installation services
bulletRemote operating system installation
bulletAutomating Windows 2000 deployments with Sysprep
bulletThe Windows installer service
bulletSoftware installation and maintenance
bulletAutomating the deployment of Windows 2000 professional and Office 2000
bullet Windows installer: Benefits and implementation for system administrators

Active Directory and MetaDirectory

bullet Technical overview of Windows server 2003 Active Directory
bullet Introduction to Windows Server 2003 Active Directory in application mode
bullet Active directory operations guide
bullet How to design and administer a Windows 2000 directory service
bullet Best practice Active Directory design for managing Windows networks
bullet Best practice Active Directory deployment for managing Windows networks
bullet Active Directory in networks segmented by firewalls
bullet Active Directory: Users, computers and groups
bulletActive Directory display specifiers
bulletActive Directory interoperability and metadirectory overview
bullet Installing and exploring Microsoft MetaDirectory services
bulletActive Directory service interfaces
bulletActive Directory: A platform for Directory Enabled networking
bulletActive Directory branch office planning guide
bulletUnderstanding the role of directory services versus relational databases
bulletMicrosoft Metadirectory services concepts and architecture
bulletImplementing directory enabled networks using Windows 2000 technology
bulletUpgrading a Windows NT domain to Windows 2000 Active Directory
bulletIntegration of Windows 2000 printing with Active Directory
bullet Windows 2000 Active directory and DNS: DNS registrations for global catalog servers
bullet Design considerations for delegation of administration in Active Directory
bullet Windows 2000 domain architecture: Design alternatives
bullet Active Directory at Boise Cascade
bullet Active Directory deployment at Pacific Life

Disk- file- and print management

bullet Technical overview of Windows Server 2003 print services
bullet Effectively using internet printing
bullet Print server upgrade, migration and interoperability
bullet Print services features
bullet Print services technical overview
bullet Point and print technical overview
bullet Creating high-availability print servers
bullet Terminal services and printing
bullet Printing connectivity technical overview
bullet Print server scalability and sizing technical overview
bullet Choosing the right printer drivers
bullet Print clustering high level overview
bullet Best practices for deploying printer location with Active Directory
bulletFile- and print services technical overview
bulletAdding a new file- and print server to the network
bullet Create highly available file and printer shares with Windows 2000 cluster service
bulletIntegration of Windows 2000 printing with Active Directory
bullet Technical overview of Windows Server 2003 file services
bulletEnterprise class storage
bulletDevelopment considerations for storage applications in Windows 2000
bulletManaging Windows 2000 disks and backup and restore
bulletDistributed file system (DFS)
bulletEncrypted file system (EFS)
bullet Encrypting file system in Windows XP and .NET server
bulletDisk defragmenter in Windows 2000: Maintaining peak performance through defragmentation

Public key infrastructure (PKI)/Kerbores

bulletAn introduction to the Windows 2000 public key infrastructure
bullet PKI enhancements in Windows XP Professional and .NET server
bullet Certificate autoenrollment in Windows XP
bulletCryptography and PKI basics
bulletMicrosoft Windows 2000 public key infrastructure
bulletPublic key interoperability
bulletWindows 2000 server and PKI: Using the nChipher hardware security module
bulletTroubleshooting Windows 2000 PKI deployment and smart card logon
bulletDeploying a public key infrastructure for Microsoft Exchange 5.5
bulletWindows 2000 certificate services
bulletUsing Certutil.exe to manage and troubleshoot Certificate services
bulletSmart Cards
bulletSmart card logon
bulletWindows 2000 kerbores authentication
bulletWindows 2000 kerbores interoperability
bulletWindows 2000 RSVP kerbores user authentication interoperability

Policies/Security/Shares/Offline folders

bullet What's new in security for Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home  (Microsoft)
bullet Securing mobile computers with Windows XP Professional
bullet Wireless 802.11 security with Windows XP
bullet Introduction to Windows 2000 group policy
bullet Windows 2000 group policy
bulletImplementing registry based group policy
bulletTroubleshooting group policy in Windows 2000
bullet Outline for group policy design readiness
bullet Managing Windows XP in a Windows 2000 server environment
bullet Implementing common desktop management scenarios
bullet Specification of incremental functionality supported by third party policy enforcement points and policy decision points
bullet Default access control settings
bullet Single sign-on for Windows Networks
bullet The security support provider interface
bullet Internet connection firewall feature overview
bullet Windows 2000 security technical overview
bullet The essentials of replacing msgina.dll
bullet Technical overview of Windows Server 2003 security services

Networking

bullet Technical Overview of Windows Server 2003 networking and communications
bullet Microsoft Windows 2000 TCP/IP implementation details
bullet IP security for Windows 2000 server
bullet Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for Windows 2000 server (DHCP)
bullet Windows 2000 DNS white paper
bullet Windows 2000 Server Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) overview
bullet An overview of inter-domain multicast routing
bullet PIM-SM multicast routing protocol
bullet Quality of service technical overview
bullet The Microsoft QoS components
bullet Application and sub-application id's for Windows 2000 network quality of service
bullet Microsoft privacy protected network access virtual private networking and intranet security
bullet Virtual private networking an overview
bullet Windows 2000 virtual private networking scenario
bullet Windows 2000-based virtual private networking supporting VPN interoperability
bullet Virtual private networking with Windows 2000: Deploying remote access VPNs
bullet Windows ATM services
bullet Introduction to IP version 6
bullet Adding IPv6 capability to Windows sockets applications
bullet Frequently asked questions about the IPv6 protocol and Windows XP
bulletMaking IEEE 802.11 networks enterprise ready
bullet Enterprise deployment of IEEE 802.11 using Windows XP and Windows 2000
bullet IPv6/IPv4 coexistence and migration
bullet IPv6 configurations and test lab for Windows XP
bullet Winsock direct: The value of system area networks
bullet Secure networking using Windows 2000 distributed security services
bullet Securing Windows 2000 network resources scenario guide
bullet Connecting remote users to your network
bullet Connecting your network to the internet
bullet Network load balancing technical overview
bulletDeveloping NAT friendly applications
bullet Universal Plug-and-Play and NAT faq
bullet Overview of Network Address Translation in Windows XP
bulletActive Directory: A platform for Directory Enabled networking
bulletCommon performance issues in Network Applications. Part 1: Interactive applications
bullet Internet Authentication service
bullet Windows XP networking features and enhancements
bullet Wireless LAN technologies and Windows XP
bullet Windows XP and broadband internet connections
bullet Home and small office network technologies
bullet Using group policy settings with Windows XP home networking features
bullet Windows XP bridging and media support for home networking
bullet Network diagnostics tools feature overview

Reliability, availability, performance and recovery

bullet Monitoring reliability and availability of Windows NT-based servers
bullet Windows 2000 reliability and availability improvements
bullet Windows 2000 safe-mode boot and recovery console
bullet Windows 2000 server disaster recovery guidelines
bullet Data protection and recovery in Windows XP
bullet Reliability improvements in Windows XP Professional
bullet Windows XP performance

Management and administration

bullet Technical overview of Windows Server 2003 management services
bullet Introduction to Windows management services
bulletManagement services glossary
bullet Using terminal services for remote administration of the Windows 2000 server family
bullet Windows 2000 centralized management overview
bullet Windows 2000 desktop management overview
bullet Windows 2000 server task scheduler introduction
bullet Windows Management Instrumentation and Simple Network Protocol Management
bullet Windows Management Instrumentation background and overview
bullet Windows Management Instrumentation international support overview
bullet Windows Management Instrumentation provider programming
bullet Windows Management Instrumentation scripting
bullet Windows script host a universal scripting host for scripting languages
bullet Windows 2000 simplifies top 15 administrative tasks
bullet User data and settings management
bullet Introduction to IntelliMirror

Terminal services

bullet Technical overview of Windows Server 2003 terminal services
bullet Upgrading to Windows 2000 terminal services
bullet Windows 2000 terminal services an integrated, server-based computing solution
bullet Windows 2000 terminal services capacity and scaling
bullet Microsoft Windows 2000 terminal services licensing
bullet Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) features and performance
bullet Terminal services application compatibility notes
bullet Optimizing applications for Windows 2000 terminal services and Windows NT 4.0, terminal server edition
bulletLicensing Microsoft Office in a terminal service environment
bullet Session directory and load balancing using terminal server

Applications

bulletApplication deployment using Microsoft management control technologies
bullet Application deployment using Microsoft management technologies
bullet Windows XP application compatibility technologies
bullet Resolving application compatibility issues with QFixApp and CompatAdmin
bullet Deploying Windows XP Application compatibility
bullet How to run legacy applications using Windows XP
bullet Using the Application Compatibility toolkit
bullet Using software restriction policies to protect against unauthorized software

Internet Information Server (IIS)

bullet Technical overview of Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0
bullet Internet Information Services 5.0 technical overview
bullet The art and science of web server tuning with Internet Information Services 5.0
bulletSecuring IIS 5.0 using batch-oriented command files
bullet Windows 2000 web server best pratices for high availability

Clustering

bullet Technical overview of Windows Server 2003 clustering services
bullet Microsoft Windows Clustering: Storage Area Networks
bullet Quorums in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 clusters
bullet Print clustering high level overview
bullet Server cluster architecture
bullet Geographically dispersed clusters
bullet Windows clustering technologies cluster service architecture
bullet Create highly available file and printer shares with Windows 2000 cluster service
bullet Windows 2000 clustering performing a rolling upgrade
bullet Using domainlets to support Windows 2000 cluster service
bullet Windows clustering technologies - An overview

NetWare

bulletNetWare to Windows 2000 server migration planning guided
bulletWindows 2000 professional in a Netware environment
bulletSystems migration & interoperability

Messenger

bullet Windows Messenger: New waves of innovation
bullet Windows Messenger FAQ
bullet Inside Windows Messenger: How it communicates
bullet Windows Messenger in Windows XP: Working with firewalls and network address translation devices

Misc.

bullet Windows XP technical overview
bullet Windows XP and .NET an overview
bullet Windows XP 64-bit edition technical overview
bullet Microsoft Windows-based servers and Intel hyper-threading technology
bulletThe Windows time service
bulletMicrosoft web telephony engine
bulletIP telephony with TAPI 3.0
bulletTAPI 3.0 connection and media services
bulletApplication services technical overview
bulletInternet Authentication Service (IAS) for Windows 2000
bullet Access server requirements for interoperability with the internet authentication service
bullet RADIUS protocol security and best practices
bulletPlug and play
bullet Universal plug-and-play in Windows XP
bulletWindows 2000 features in support of differentiated services
bulletWindows 2000 service pack installation and deployment guide
bulletUnderstanding LDAP
bulletSoftware deployment using Windows 2000 and Systems Management Server 2.0
bulletSystems migration & interoperability
bulletMultibooting with Windows 2000
bulletGlossary of Windows 2000 services
bulletDistributed File System (DFS): Best practices and troubleshooting guide
bullet Mobile computing in Windows XP
bullet Multilingual features in Windows XP Professional
bullet Comparing Windows XP Professional multilingual options
bullet User data and settings management for Windows XP in a Windows 2000 environment
bullet Administering remote assistance
bullet Managing automatic update and download technologies in Windows XP
bullet Background Intelligent Transfer Service in Windows Server 2003
bullet Technical overview of Windows Server 2003 application services

Last update : 12 January 2003