Resource Kit Compact Disc

The Supplement 1 CD contains information resources, tools, and utilities that make networking and working with Windows NT even easier than before. This new CD replaces all previous ones.

Note

The utilities on this CD are designed and tested for the U.S. version of Windows NT 4.0. Use of these utilities with any other version of Windows NT may cause unpredictable results.

Two major items included on the Supplement 1 CD are a Help file of Performance Monitor counter descriptions and a Help file with explanations and suggested user actions for the majority of the messages included in Windows NT 4.0. This Windows NT Messages Help file also includes new messages from various Windows NT components, including Internet Information Server and DNS.

Updates to these files and others will be provided, when available, on the Microsoft Web site for the Windows NT Resource Kits. For the exact site address, as well as the addresses of other Microsoft information sites, see the Rktools.hlp file.

After installing the Windows NT Server Resource Kit, please refer first to the following three files:

The Readme.wri file, which contains a complete list of all the tools and utilities on the Supplement 1 CD and additional setup instructions for some of them.

The Rkdocs.hlp file, which provides a single entry point for all of the major components of the Resource Kit's online documentation.

The Rktools.hlp file, which provides an overview of the Resource Kit tools and utilities and basic instructions on how to use many of them, along with links to additional documentation and, in some cases, to the program files.

The most current corrections to these tools and utilities and their documentation, as well as the POSIX and Perl source code files, are available on the Internet at the following Microsoft FTP site:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/reskit/nt40/

The following notes describe some of the enhancements made to the existing tools and utilities, and introduce new tools and utilities added for this Supplement 1 release:

• The Network Connections tool, Netcons.exe, enables you to click on a taskbar icon to view a list of all mapped network connections. You can double-click a listed connection to start an instance of a command prompt window or Windows Explorer.

• The LinkCheck tool, Linkck.exe, tests all the hypertext markup language (HTML) links in a page, directory, or Web site. LinkCheck features a graphical user interface.

• Microsoft Desktops, Desktops.exe, now includes an improved user interface along with a desktop creation wizard and other new features.

• The second beta version of our Telnet Server, Telnetd.exe, provides major enhancements including an easier installation process, greater manageability, and improved performance.

• The CACLS tool, Cacls.exe, now enables you to set from the command line all options offered through File Manager or Windows Explorer.

• The telephony application programming interface (TAPI) Heartbeat Monitor tool, Tapihart.exe, monitors telephony servers. It checks to ensure the telephony server is functioning and provides basic usage information.

• The Microsoft Index Server works with Windows NT Server 4.0 and Internet Information Server 2.0 to provide your organization with access to all documents stored on your intranet or Internet site. Using Index Server, you can perform full-text searches and retrieve all types of information from any Web browser in just about any format. You can also use Index Server to create customized query forms and search-results pages, optimize your query service, query in seven different languages, and write content filters. In addition, Index Server performs automatic self-maintenance.

• The Windows NT Registry Entry Help file, Regentry.hlp, has been updated with new entries; see especially the entries for Internet Information Server.