Downloading and Using the Security Configuration Manager Tool

ID: Q245216

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0
Microsoft BackOffice Server version 4.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

SUMMARY

You can use the Microsoft Security Configuration Tool set to configure security for a Windows NT-based or Windows 2000-based computer, and then perform periodic analysis of the computer to ensure that the configuration remains intact or to make necessary changes over time. This tool set is also integrated with the Microsoft Windows Administration Change and Configuration Management tool to automatically configure policies on a large number of computers in the enterprise.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about downloading the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 version of the Security Configuration Tool set, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q195227 SP4 Security Configuration Manager Available for Download

For information about how to use the Security Configuration Tool set with Windows NT 4.0, please see the white paper at the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/security/techdetails/prodarch/securconfig.asp

For information about how to use the Security Configuration Tool set with Windows 2000, please see the white paper at the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/win2000/

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbtool ntdomain ntsecurity
Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:4.0,4.5
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbinfo