Sources for Windows 95 System Management Tools

The tools and agents that network administrators can use for system management are available from various installation sources. System management software can be installed during Setup or from Control Panel after Windows 95 is installed.

When you install Windows 95 from the installation floppy disks, System Policy Editor is installed automatically with the operational system files. This tool can be used to modify INI files, CONFIG.SYS, and AUTOEXEC.BAT. When you install Windows 95 from the compact disc, Setup installs Registry Editor, the utility used to modify the Registry. The following tools can be installed optionally from the Windows 95 installation disks (either floppy disks or compact disc):

• Disk Defragmenter, DriveSpace, ScanDisk, and Microsoft Backup, as described in Chapter 20, "Disks and File Systems."
• Net Watcher, as described in Chapter 16, "Remote Administration."

Some agents and tools are provided only on the Windows 95 compact disc (in the directories shown in the illustration), and not the Windows 95 floppy disks. This software can be installed directly from the compact disc, or the administrator can copy the software to the shared network directory that contains the Windows 95 source files. This software can be installed from custom setup scripts during Windows 95 installation, or by using Control Panel after Windows 95 is installed.

The following administrative tools can be installed from the Windows 95 compact disc by using the Network option in Control Panel:

• Arcada® Backup Exec agent
• Cheyenne® ARCserve agent

The following tools are available only in the ADMIN\APPTOOLS directory on the Windows 95 compact disc. You can run these tools directly from the compact disc or install them locally by using the Add/Remove Programs option in Control Panel:

• Password List Editor (in the PWLEDIT subdirectory), as described in Chapter 14, "Security."
• System Policy Editor (in the POLEDIT subdirectory), as described in Chapter 15, "User Profiles and System Policies."

The following agents and services are available only in the ADMIN\NETTOOLS directory on the Windows 95 compact disc. You can install them on a local computer by using the Network option in Control Panel.

• For remote administration:
  • Microsoft Remote Registry service (in the REMOTREG subdirectory)
  • Microsoft SNMP agent (in the SNMP subdirectory)
  • Microsoft Network Monitor agent (in the NETMON subdirectory)

For information about including options from the ADMIN directory on the Windows 95 compact disc — such as the Microsoft Network Monitor agent, SNMP, or SLIP — when installing Windows 95 from a network source, see Chapter 5, "Custom, Automated, and Push Installations."