Windows 2000 Resources

If you find dead links, . The Windows 2000 Resources page will mostly be Windows 2000 unique sites with the general or Windows NT only or the NT and 2000 compatible resource sites listed on the Windows NT Resources link page.

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Windows 2000 Security

    Microsoft has released another IIS Rollup patch to date as of October 30, 2002. This patch applies to IIS versions 4.0, 5.0 and 5.1:
    Cumulative Patch for Internet Information Service (Q327696)

  • Anixis: Password Policy Enforcer
    NT/W2K/XP compatible: checks every new password for compliance with the password policy. If a password does not comply with the policy, it is rejected and the user is prompted to enter a new password. PPE can also display password policy messages that help users to choose compliant passwords without having to call the helpdesk for assistance.
  • Generate Random Admin Passwords on workstations
    addon of User Manager Pro, Random Password Generator gives you the ability to schedule account updates on all of your machines so that the built-in administrator accounts will get fresh passwords as often as you wish. Not only that, but the add-on also keeps a database of all of the current passwords that can be retrieved by entering the correct password within User Manager Pro.
  • ScoopLM: captures LM/NTLM authentication info
    freeware, supports microsoft-ds (Direct SMB hosting service; 445 NTLMSSP), ActiveDirectory, NTLMv2 on NetBIOS over TCP/IP, Telnet, IIS (HTTP) and DCOM over TCP/IP.
  • Securit-e-Lok for NT / Windows 2000
    The Total System Hardening Solution that dramatically enhances your server security, hardening it to all known server security vulnerabilities by appropriately altering your system registry, security database .sdb and file system ACL's. Its lock-down process is fully automatic and contained within one executable program.
  • Invisible KeyLogger Stealth for Windows 2000/XP
    Win2K/XP kernel-mode driver which runs silently at the lowest level of Windows 2000/XP operating system. All keystrokes are recorded, including the alt-ctrl-del trusted logon and keystrokes into a DOS box or Java chat room.
  • Hard drive encyrption:
    • DriveCrypt: 256Bit Hard Disk Encryption
    • Norman: full or partial hard disk encryption
    • Pointsec : boot protection, pre-boot authentication and strong encryption
    • SafeGuard: full or partial hard disk encryption, XP compliant
    • SafeHouse: "on-the-fly" encryption for your notebook or desktop personal computer
  • Center for Internet Security Level-1 Benchmark and Scoring Tool for Windows 2000
    CIS Benchmark and Scoring Tool for Windows 2000 are now available FREE on this website, along with an Implementation Guide that contains step-by step instructions on utilizing the CIS Windows 2000 Level I Benchmark Security Template. The Benchmark is a compilation of security configuration actions and settings that "harden" Windows 2000 operating systems. It is a CIS Level-I benchmark – the prudent level of minimum due care for operating system security. The Scoring Tool provides a quick and easy way to evaluate your host systems, and compare their level of security against the minimum due care security standard.
  • Automated Auditing in a Windows 2000 Environment
  • SQL 7 Server Security
  • Secure Win2K PKI
    The Cryptoflex smart card provides one with secure digital credentials. Enables Outlook users to securely sign, encrypt and decrypt email messages. The certificates are stored on the card. Not ones HD.
  • Windows 2000 Security Tools
    Windows 2000 Internet Server Security Configuration Tool : tool lets you configure an IIS 5.0 server without needing to configure individual registry settings, security policies, and other details. The tool interviews you to determine what functionality you need, and then generates and deploys the policy on the server.
  • Microsoft's W2K Security Configuration Tool Set
  • windows2000security.com
  • Windows 2000 Kerberos Authentication
  • Windows 2000 Kerberos Interoperability
  • Step-by-Step Guide to Kerberos 5 (krb5 1.0) Interoperability
  • Customizing the Outlook 98/2000 E-mail Security Update (Sept 2001)
    control the types of attached files blocked by Outlook, modify the Outlook Object Model warning notifications, and specify user or group security levels.
  • Pedestal Software
    Security software for Windows NT and Windows 2000
    Security Expressions
     a powerful lockdown utility. Enables administrators to lock down Windows NT and Windows 2000 machines using custom-built or industry-standard security policy guidelines such as those developed by Microsoft, NSA, or SANS. Actively scan, report and fix security settings on machines across your network without installing agents.
    INTACT Change Detection System
     detects changes in computer systems by taking a snapshot of system objects and then comparing the snapshot to the active system in real-time. Intact assures that a compromise has not occurred when intrusion attempts are detected and that your information is still the same as it was before the attack started.
    NTSEC Windows 2000
    Manipulate NTFS, Registry, Shares, Users and Groups, Printer Security and Auditing.

Specialized useful to Windows 2000 administrators

  • Account Lockout and Management Tools
  • Support WebCast: Recovering from Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Start Problems
  • NetBIOS Spy
    shareware - you need admin access
    • Watch current open files on your local computer but also on remote computers with Windows NT/2000/XP.
    • Show list of process remotely
    • Show MAC address
    • Keep log files
    • Open files remotely with corresponding applications
    • Deconnect remotely open files
    • Refresh computer list with just one click
    • Filter informations

  • File Scavenger
    undelete and data recovery utility for NTFS volumes on Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows NT. File Scavenger can recover files accidentally deleted, including files removed from the Recycled Bin, in a DOS window, from a network drive, from Windows Explorer with the SHIFT key held down, provided that recovery is attempted before the files are permanently overwritten by new data. File Scavenger™ supports both basic and dynamic disks, NTFS compression, alternate data streams, sparse files, Unicode filenames, etc.

  • GiPo@FileUtilities
    • GiPo@MoveOnBoot : copies, moves or deletes files and folders on the next system boot. The utility is very useful when the user needs to replace or delete files which are locked by other applications, loaded into the memory or just cannot be changed until next system boot.
    • GiPo@DirMonitor : File system changes monitoring utility for Windows NT/2000/XP. It allows to select the folder and to customize the monitoring settings for the specified folder (the event list to process and some other options). The program can also monitor changes in subfolders if necessary. This program can work in background and generates the HTML log of file system changes.
    • GiPo@Mount : It allows to attach a local or remote drive to an empty folder on an NTFS volume (only for Windows 2000/XP) and to substitute a local folder for a drive letter.
    • GiPo@Hardlink : Allows to create new UNIX-like (POSIX) hardlinks to files on NTFS volumes and to delete existing hardlinks. This program is designed for Windows 2000/XP users.
    • GiPo@ReadTest : Checks files and folders for read errors. This kind of test is useful for those who need to write data to different types of media (floppies or CDR/CDRW/DVDRW/etc) and want to ensure that the written data is OK. The program allows selecting the file or folder to check. The program can also check subfolders of the specified folder(s)
    Try it free for 30 days. $15

  • Deep Freeze
    Full utilization of expensive computer assets. Deep Freeze "freezes" your software configuration. Whatever hackers, mischief-makers or innocent clickers attempt, their "work" will instantly disappear when the computer is restarted. "If the system does not come back up, you know it is a hardware issue."

  • Essentials for Server Consolidation
    need free membership to bitpipe.com

  • Transparent Screen Lock for Windows 2000/NT/XP

    TSL provides a secure password mechanism for W2K/NT/XP - and runs "transparently" - so you can still monitor the programs that are running. This is ideal for:

    • System Administrators: control access to printer servers, while allowing users to view print jobs. Or, monitor server statistics while preventing unauthorized access.
    • Retail Stores: control access to workstations on display while running demos.
    • Kiosks: prevent system access while continuing to display information.
    • Tradeshow Demos: prevent system access while continuing to display demos.
    • Email or instant message users: monitor incoming messages, while restricting access to your computer.
  • Shavlik HFNetChk : security patch management for Windows NT, Windows 2000 & Windows XP
    • Shavlik HFNetChkPro – Click and deploy all your security patches in two simple steps.
    • Shavlik HFNetChkLT - fully functional free version of HFNetChkPro offering unlimited scanning, GUI interface, and PatchPush™ for Operating System patches, with no timeouts and no keys required.
    • Shavlik EnterpriseInspector – Built on Microsoft MBSA which Shavlik developed for Microsoft, EnterpriseInspector analyzes your machines and provides recommendations on enhanced security settings. Includes integrated HFNetChk.
    • Shavlik HFNetChkPro AdminSuite – Full version of HFNetChkPro bundled with best-of-breed security audit tools in a convenient, easy-to-use suite that will help you to ensure enterprise security.
    • Shavlik HFNetChk.exe is a free command-line tool that enables you to scan your network and check the patch status of your Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP machines.

  • Securit-e-Lok (S-Lok) : server hardening tool

    Microsoft has released TraceEnable which

    • Enable or disable RAS/RADIUS tracing without using Regedt32.exe or Regedit.exe.
    • Scan the component-related subkeys in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing and modify the following entries without using a registry editor:
      • EnableConsoleTracing
      • EnableFileTracing
      • MaxFileSize
  • WinTasks 4 Professional
    WinTasks 4 Professional for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 Pro/XP will not only help you boost overall system performance, but will give you complete control over resources and processes, allowing you to improve everything from security to startup times with only a few clicks. See the link for a complete listing of features.

  • www.tamos.com :
    • EssentialNetworkTools : set of network tools useful in diagnosing networks and monitoring your computer's network connections
      • NetStat: displays the list of your computer's inbound and outbound network connections, including the information on open TCP and UDP ports, IP address, and connection states. What makes it different from other NetStat utilities is the ability to map open ports to the owning application. (This feature is available under Windows NT/2000/XP.)
      • NBScan: a powerful and fast NetBIOS scanner. NBScan can scan a network within a given range of IP addresses and list computers offering NetBIOS resource-sharing service, as well as their name tables and MAC addresses. Unlike the standard nbtstat utility supplied with Windows, this tool provides a graphical user interface and easy management of the lmhosts file and features parallel scanning, which allows checking a class C network in less than one minute. NBScan can facilitate routine tasks often carried out by system integrators, administrators, and analysts.
      • PortScan: an advanced TCP port scanner that allows you to scan your network for active ports. This tool features both conventional (full connect) and stealth (half-open) scanning modes.
      • Shares: monitors and logs external connections to your computer's shared resources, as well as provides a quick and easy way to connect to remote resources that gives Windows 98/Me users NT user-level connectivity features. Unlike Windows NT, Windows 98/Me has no user-level connectivity after the boot: you can specify a password, but not a username. This tool allows you to set both a username and a password.
      • LMHosts: a convenient editor of the lmhosts file integrated with NBScan.
      • NetAudit (NetBIOS Auditing Tool): allows you to perform various security checks on your network and/or individual computers offering the NetBIOS file sharing service. This tool can help you identify potential security flaws.
      • RawTCP: provides you with the ability to establish low-level TCP connections to troubleshoot different networking services. Multi-color output and a convenient interface make it a great tool for every network administrator or computer programmer.
      • TraceRoute and Ping: these familiar utilities featuring customizable options and a convenient results presentation allow you to explore the Internet and troubleshoot connectivity problems.
      • NSLookup: allows you to convert IP addresses to hostnames and vice versa, obtain aliases, and perform advanced DNS queries, such as MX or CNAME.
      • ProcMon: displays the list of running processes with full information on the program location, manufacturer, process ID, and the loaded modules. With this tool, you can identify hidden applications, kill running processes, and manage the usage of your PC's resources more effectively.
    • CommView : packet analyzer
      run on any Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP system
    • CommView Remote Agent : remote network traffic monitoring
    • SmartWhois : ruseful network information utility
      • Caching of obtained results.
      • Hostname resolution and DNS caching.
      • Saving results into an archive: you can build your own database that can be viewed offline.
      • Loading and processing lists of IP addresses or domains.
      • Integration with CommView: Can be accessed from CommView for quick, easy lookup.
      • Calling SmartWhois directly from your application. See SmartWhois FAQ.
      • Wildcard queries.
      • Whois console for custom queries.
      • Country code reference.
      • Customizable interface.
      • SOCKS5 firewall support.
    • DigiSecrets : file encryption and sharing
      utilizes strong and time-proven encryption algorithms for creating encrypted archives and self-extracting EXE files

  • Advanced Toolware Domain Tools for NT/W2K/XP
    • Monitor Magic : Enterprise class monitoring and alerting with escalation
      proactive monitoring/alerting tool for Windows 2000 / NT servers, workstations and SNMP devices.
    • User ManagemeNT
      suite eliminates the labor-intensive aspects of account administration
    • Space Guard : Disk Quota software
      allows an administrator to actively control or passively monitor disk space usage by users or groups
    • AdminMagic : remote assessment and management
      take over and control remote users' desktops
    • RealLastLogon
      collects the last logon information from all domain controllers, merges all intermediate results
    • Network ServaNT
      integrates User Manager, Server Manager, the Explorer, the Event Viewer and Tools4ever’s own tools UserManagemeNT Lite and FREEping Gold.
    • MigrateMagic : NT to Windows 2000 migration
      Migrate passwords; Removal of SIDhistory entries; copy user home directories while updating security settings;
    • Policy Template Editor : System Policy Editor for Windows 9x, NT and 2000 policies
      Use the Policy Template Editor to create your own Zero Administration Kit

  • WinSCP
    WinSCP is a freeware SCP (Secure CoPy) client for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/ME using SSH (Secure SHell). Its main function is safe copying of files between a local and a remote computer. WinSCP can do all basic operations with files, such as copying and moving (to and from a remote computer). It also allows you to rename files and folders, create new folders, and change properties of files and folders.
  • WinHex: Hex Editor for Files, Disks & RAM
    Features include:
    • Disk editor for hard disks, floppy disks, CD-ROM & DVD, ZIP, Smart Media, Compact Flash memory cards, and more. FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, CDFS
    • RAM editor, providing access to other processes' virtual memory
    • Data interpreter, knowing 20 data types
    • Editing data structures using templates (e.g. to repair partition table/boot sector)
    • Concatenating and splitting files, unifying and dividing odd and even bytes/words
    • Analyzing and comparing files
    • Particularly flexible search and replace functions
    • Disk cloning, with a specialist license also under DOS
    • Drive images & backups (optionally compressed or split into 650 MB archives)
    • Programming interface (API) and scripting (professional & specialist licenses only)
    • 128-bit encryption, checksums, CRC32, hashes (MD5, SHA-1, ...)
    • Erase (wipe) confidential files securely, hard drive cleansing to protect your privacy
    • Import all clipboard formats, incl. ASCII hex values
    • Convert between binary, hex ASCII, Intel Hex, and Motorola S
    • Character sets: ANSI ASCII, IBM ASCII, EBCDIC, (Unicode)
    • Instant window switching. Printing. Random-number generator.
    • Supports files >4 GB. Very fast. Easy to use. Extensive online help.

  • StarAdmin
    Enterprise-Class Wireless Remote Network Management : StarAdmin gives IT personnel the ability to monitor and manage enterprise servers and networks remotely, using a web-enabled wireless phone, PDA (PocketPC/Palm) or two-way pager (RIM/Blackberry). Simply put, StarAdmin puts the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), file system interface, command line, and other networking tools where you need them most – in the palm of your hand, wherever you are! Additionally, StarAdmin’s Telnet and SSH interfaces can be used to manage Unix-OS based workstations and servers, as well as many other network devices such as routers, switches and UPSs.
  • GoToMyPC
    Control your PC from anywhere using a browser
  • Famatech's Radman
    Fast! Very Fast! secure remote access utility
  • BMC's Intellistart
    an infrastructure management tool that helps you identify and analyze installed applications currently running on your Microsoft Windows Servers by remotely connecting to a server's Registry and Service Control Manager in a "Read Only" mode. With this tool, you'll gain the details you need to resolve your management and availability needs. Intellistart also offers a directory of available management solutions for Unix and Linux platforms.
  • Big Brother System and Network Monitor
    network status is displayed on a color-coded web page in near-real time. When problems are detected, you're immediately notified by e-mail, pager, or text messaging. Big Brother is provided in source code format for Unix and Linux, and precompiled for Windows NT and Windows 2000. User contributed clients are also available for Netware, Mac OS/9, VMS, AS/400 and VM/ESA.
  • Microsoft' utility Network Security Hotfix Checker ( HFNetChk ) is a command-line tool that enables an administrator to check the patch status of Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP machines.
  • DiskAlert
    DiskAlert monitors IDE hard drives, SCSI hard drives, software RAID arrays and hardware RAID arrays on any server or workstation running Windows 2000, NT or XP operating system. DiskAlert determines disk health, alerting you when a disk is in trouble. Commercial product.
  • Runtime Software
    GetDataBack for FAT and GetDataBack for NTFS is data recovery software which will help you to get your data back when one or all of the following is corrupt or lost
    • Partition Tables
    • Boot Records
    • FATs (FAT) or Master File Table (NTFS)
    • Root Directory

    GetDataBack recovers data from
    • Hard Drives
    • Partitions
    • Drive Images

    Runtime has powerful disk editors for FAT and NTFS.
    Compatible with Win9x, ME, NT, Windows 2000.
  • Log Monitor
    Log Monitor is a files and directories monitoring tool. The program periodically checks selected file's modification time and executes external program if file's time was changed or not changed. For directories it handles such events as files change, addition or removal. Works under Windows 95/98/NT/2000. It's still free for personal and business use.
  • Common Migration Tool for Notes (CMT for Notes) (Oct 2001)
    CMT for Notes allows you to migrate from the following products to Lotus Notes 4.6 or 5.0:
    • Novell GroupWise (4.x, 5.x)
    • Microsoft Exchange (4, 5)
    • Microsoft Outlook (97, 98, 2000) with Exchange Server
    • Netscape Messenger (4.x)
    • Lotus Organizer (97, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0)
    • Microsoft Outlook Express (4.x)
    • Microsoft Schedule+ (7.x)
    • ON Technology MeetingMaker (4.x, 5.x, 6.x)
    • Qualcomm Eudora (3.x, 4.x)

  • Slipstick Systems (Oct 2001)
    Very good resource site for Outlook and Exchange
  • Customizing the Outlook 98/2000 E-mail Security Update (Sept 2001)
    control the types of attached files blocked by Outlook, modify the Outlook Object Model warning notifications, and specify user or group security levels.
  • ISA Server resource site (July 2001)
    ISAserver.org is your only resource for Microsoft's ISA Server, with news, downloads, articles, 3rd party products, tutorials, newsletters, FAQs, message boards and much more. Also has various FAQs and articles on Windows 2000 security related issues.
  • JWT java RDP client (July 2001)
    connect to Win 2000 Terminal servers (not citrix)from Unix using RDP protocol.
  • Topica (July 2001)
    Thousands (literally) of newsletters and discussion groups. need info a very specialized topics? Check out the newsletters and email lists.
  • Super Win Software has released the shareware registry utility, RegVac which is a set of 8 tools to clean the Win9x, ME, NT, and W2K registry. Tip added (July 2001). The tools are:
    • Classes Vac
      Similar to RegClean, Classes Vac cleans the Classes section of the registry.
    • Stash Vac
      The registry is littered with history lists, recent lists, and tips. This tool removes 27 of the most common stashes and allows you to add the location of more stashes.
    • Software Vac
      The largest part of the registry is the Software section. This tool searches through the Software section and finds keys that may be left over from long deleted files.
    • File Lists Vac
      They abound all through the registry, references to files that no longer exist. This vac finds them and removes them.
    • Add/Remove Editor
      This is actually the popular program, Add/Remove Pro. It checks your Add/Remove Programs list for programs that have already been deleted and allows you to uninstall programs, remove entries, and test entries.
    • System Configuration Utility
      This is a neat little Windows utility otherwise known as msconfig.exe. RegVac will open it for you. One disadvantage of this utility is that it does not actually remove entries from the registry. It only disables them. RegVac will remove entries disabled by msconfig.
    • OpenWith Editor
      Lists the extensions that are configured through the Open With... dialog box in Windows and allows you to remove them.
    • Bad FileName Finder
      Looks from one end of the registry to the other for references to files that do not exist on your computer. It then allows you to check and remove any of the bad entries.
    • Robo Vac
      One click of the button cleans up to four sections: Classes, Software, Stash, and File Lists. Robo Scrubber can be set up to run on startup daily, weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly.
    • Undo It from the Vac Bag
      If you want to undo something, the Vac Bag allows you to restore all registry settings removed by RegVac. These Vac Bags may also be restored outside of RegVac. The RegVac can also delete Vac Bags that are over a week old.
    You can download Regvac and try it for 30 days free. See Registry Book Recommendations for a complete list of recommended texts.

  • ParaChat
    • Copy, paste a few lines of HTML to your web page and the chat room is ready!
    • No software downloads - works with your browser.
    • Seamlessly integrated with your web site. Chat room is embedded within your web page and is fully customizable.
    • Expel, ban users, set topics, open, close rooms, web tours, get transcripts
    • ParaChat is running on well over 250,000 web sites today
  • IPCheck
    designed to constantly watch all web servers and notify staff when outages occur. Data gathered during monitoring can also be viewed and analyzed. Shareware. $50
  • Hardening Windows 2000
    by Philip Cox. An online pdf with lots of good advice.
  • Blue Screen Administration for Windows NT and 2000
    offers you the chance to administer your Windows NT and Windows 2000 after a Blue Screen and fix boot errors or save data from defunct volumes. You can boot NT/2000 from disk and so gain access to systems whose passwords have been forgotten.
  • Mark Russinovich's freeware PsTools suite
    All of the utilities in the PsTools suite work on both Windows NT and Windows 2000.
    PsExec : execute processes remotely
     PsFile : shows files opened remotely
     PsGetSid : display the SID of a computer or a user
     PsKill : kill processes by name or process ID
    PsList : list detailed information about processes
     PsLoggedOn : see who's logged on locally and via resource sharing (full source is included)
     PsLogList : dump event log records
     PsService : view and control services
     PsShutdown : shuts down and optionally reboots a computer
     PsUptime : shows you how long a system has been running since its last reboot
  • Security Explorer
    NT/W2K utility to search for and modify Windows NT security on NTFS drives, the Registry, and Shares. Search across subdirectories for permissions. Grant, revoke, and clone permissions across subdirectories without affecting any other user's permissions. Select many shares on a server and grant permissions to multiple users and groups simultaneously. Export permissions to a database for further analysis and reporting. Back up file permissions and restore them if necessary. Set ownership on files and directories. Seamless integration with the Windows NT 4.0 Desktop (right-click just about anywhere).
  • Printscreen 2000
    The terminal sessions running under Windows 2000 Server do not process the hex value for the Print Screen keystroke. As a result, most Print Screen utilities do not work on terminal sessions under Windows 2000 Server. The Printscreen 2000 Server Edition operates by capturing the clipboard image as the Print Screen key is pressed, and then sends it directly to the system printer.
  • Dimension4
    freeware time synchronization utility
  • w2kGamer
    Emphasis on video drivers. If you are a gamer running W2K, check it out!
  • VMWare
    VMWARE for NT, Windows2000, Linux : lets you run multiple operating systems in different windows simulatenously - choices in windows are Linux, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, DOS, NetWare, FreeBSD, and more ... Wonderful for developers, help desk, systems support (multiple OSs). Take the virtual tour to get a better idea of the product.
  • Frank Heyne Software
    EventSave - freeware utility to schedule an automatic saving and deleting of the Windows NT / Windows 2000 event logs.
    RegDACL - DACL Manager for Registry keys (freeware limited version / commerical full version)
  • NTRama
    NTRama - enterprise view of network and NT boxes
  • UltraBac
    UltraBac v5.5, new Oracle agent, enhanced Disaster Recovery features, enhanced SQL 7.0 database restore options; and a new proprietary Locked File Backup (LFB) agent. Disaster recovery enhancements for image backups include tape spanning with software compression, a new GUI for creating disaster recovery boot floppies, and support for Hewlett Packard’s new One Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) functionality that was recently added to HP’s tape drive products.
  • USBReady
    Test your computer for USB Readiness. USBReady runs under Win9x, NT, NT 2000.
  • NetSwitcher™ - Windows 95/98/NT/2000 Network Setup Utility
    This utilities lets you save and restore network settings. Invaluable if you have a network at home and at work or if you have to connect to various networks at work. Shareware $9 via credit card.

Specialized useful to Windows 2000 Users

  • SuperCat
    Finding files on hard drives can be a nightmare, and finding files on removable disks such as CD-ROMs, Zip disks and diskettes can be impossible. SuperCat lets you catalog and search all your disks
  • TestDisk
    Freeware tool to check and/or undelete partitions. Works with the following partitions:
    • FAT12 FAT16 FAT32
    • Linux EXT2/EXT3
    • Linux SWAP (version 1 and 2)
    • NTFS (Windows NT/W2K/XP)
    • BeFS (BeOS)
    • UFS (BSD)
    • Netware
    • ReiserFS
  • Glenn Alcott Utilities for Windows NT / 2000 / XP
    Power Edit : excellent replacement for Notepad or Wordpad
     Super Explorer : Enhanced Explorer with multiple windows, file preview
     Directory Printer : Print and export listings of files and directories, with many formatting options
     Directory Compare : Compare, synchronize and manage directories
     Super Text Search : Search files for any text, including powerful wildcard searches
     FontLook : Display, print, preview and install fonts
  • Hide Folders
    Features:
    • Full Windows XP and Windows 2000 compatibility.
    • Nobody but you will access your hidden folders.
    • NTFS, FAT32 and FAT volumes are supported.
    • Up to 64 folders may be hidden at the same time.
    • No file system structure modifications will occur.
    • Effective password protection when running program.
    • Effective password protection when uninstalling program.
    • Removing Hide Folders XP folder from the system will not uncover hidden folders.
    • Files from hidden folders will not be lost even if someone tries to remove an upper-level folder.
    • Clear recent documents option. Hide Folders XP clears records of recently accessed documents if these documents reside in the hidden folders.
    • Hide Folders XP will not hide your Windows, Windows System folders and Windows partition root folders - so careless using of Hide Folders XP would not bring the system down.
    • True stealth mode - you cannot detect the program with Windows Task Manager.
    • Hide Folders XP is multilingual software, its user interface supports different languages and can be easily translated to new languages.
    • Intuitive and easy-to-use user interface.

  • WinTasks 4 Professional
    for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 Pro/XP will help you boost overall system performance and give you control over resources and processes.

  • WinBackup
    for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 Pro/XP, WinBackup helps you organize your backups and schedule automatic backups, it will also protect your data using the latest encryption techniques, compress data to save space, create detailed logs of all backup operations and more.

  • Pop-up stopper
    Stop pop-ups, X10 and Casino ads! Clean cookies and more!
  • SmartLine Freeware
    Active Ports : tool for Windows NT/2000/XP that enables you to monitor all open TCP/IP and UDP ports on the local computer.
     Active ShutDown : tool for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 that allows you to shutdown or reboot your Windows session with the one mouse click.
     Active Server Watcher : tool for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 that periodically checks given Internet resources and notifies you when they become unavailable. or perform any right-click operation. Its a hack, and its a little finnicky, but it seems to work great 99% of the time in 99% of the apps I use. Sometimes you might have to try twice.
     Active CPU : tool for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 that enables you to watch a graphical representation of your CPU's activity. When ACPU is running, an accurate miniature CPU usage gauge appears on the taskbar on the end opposite the "Start" button. When you touch it with the cursor, it displays the percentage of processor use in text format.
     CPU Indicator Screen Saver : screen saver for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000. It enables you to watch a graphical representation of your CPU's activity. CPU Indicator SS draws two diagrams. The first shows you the CPU's usage history; the second shows you the CPU's current state.
     Active Favorites : tool for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 that allows you to very quickly access Internet Explorer Favorites (bookmarks). When AFAVOR is running, an accurate miniature icon appears on the taskbar on the end opposite the "Start" button. When you click it with the left mouse button, it displays the full list of your bookmarks.
     Self-Extrtactor Archive Recovery : lets you repair self-extracting ZIP files created by Winzip. It rebuilds a file's header if it were damaged by a virus or download corruption.
     SmartSchedule : Interface for Windows NT/2000 schedule service (AT command). You can add, delete or change tasks on remote and local computers.
     SmartClock : Give your desktop a wrist watch
     TOT-RECODE II : The best convertor of Russian texts from one codepage to another. Supports the automatic recognition of incorrect charsets and lets you read unreadable e-mail. Russian and English interfaces, install and uninstall. Supports all well-known codepages (Windows 1251, KOI8-r, DOS 866, ISO 8859-5, MAC 10007, Quoted-printable, Translit, etc.).
  • PingPlotter
    Freeware graphical ping tracerouter. Useful when that web site seems slow.
  • X-Fonter
    • Browse through and preview any installed fonts
    • Browse through and preview any not-installed fonts
    • Install or uninstall any TrueType Fonts
    • Search for fonts on any drive/directory
    • Network support included
    • Font Filtering by Font Family, Codepages and Font Style
    • Adjustable Colors, Styles and Sizes
    • View Fonts in 3D mode
    • Character map (ASCII and Unicode)
    • Basic Image editor built in (with cropping)
    • JPG output supported for 3D graphics
    • Most settings are saved and reused in next session
    • Very simple and intuitive interface
    • No extra DLL's required
    • Uninstall option
    • Compare fonts in Dual pane
    • print font overview
    • freeware utility
  • ShellON
    Freeware Shell Management utility for NT / W2K
  • lokai Software NT/W2K compatible
    Dimension File Manager : Its very minimalistic, and has a few UI enhancements over explorer.
     DVWM - Dimension Virtual Window Manager : Displays the contents of each desktop within the window.
     Lokai Mouse - Apple Mouse Service : Emulates 2nd mouse button. Simply hold down the left-mouse button for at least 300ms, and watch the right-click menu appear, or perform any right-click operation. Its a hack, and its a little finnicky, but it seems to work great 99% of the time in 99% of the apps I use. Sometimes you might have to try twice.
     Lokaish - Unix-like command prompt : Many internal commands including PS, SU, KILL, etc.. Extensive PROMPT and EXTENSION commands.
     Dimension Terminal - A Transparent Terminal Window : DTerm is a terminal window application. It uses the command line shell that is defined within your system using the COMSPEC environment variable. DTerm allows opening of multiple terminals or switching between them from a single terminal window.
     MiniList - A miniature mailing list daemon : MiniList is a mailing list daemon. It checks an email account periodically and forwards any message to mailing list recipients. The source code is available
  • IPTCExt shell extension for Windows NT, W2K, XP
    IPTCExt is a free shell extension for Windows that adds shell support for viewing and editing IPTC info in JPEG image files. IPTC editing is completely lossless (i.e. no decompression of image data), and edited IPTC info is compatible with Adobe Photoshop. IPTC is a standard of The International Press Telecommunications Council, and was designed to identify transmitted text and images. This standard includes entries for captions, keywords, categories, credits, and origins. IPTC is supported by programs such as Adobe Photoshop, PhotoThumb, and most professional image database software. You can view IPTC fields in the details view by customizing the columns to choose which fields you want to see. IPTCExt also adds pages to the property sheet for jpeg files that allows you to edit IPTC data for one or multiple files. If you edit multiple files, a separate progress/cancel dialog is displayed, so that you can cancel the operation at any time. Although IPTCExt has been tested with image files from many different sources, it is recommended that you first back up your important files before adding IPTC information.
  • FreshDiagnose
    Fresh Diagnose is a freeware utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system. It can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, hard disk performance, video system information, mainboard information, and many more!
  • 1st QuickRes
    controls display settings, wallpapers, screen savers and color schemes from a convenient system tray icon. switch color depth, resolution and refresh rate on-the-fly, with preview of changes and options to confirm them or not. retains positions and sizes of desktop windows and icons. feature-limited freeware version available
  • FileTargets
    freeware shell context menu extension that adds a sub-menu with all your favorite folder names to the context-menu of all files and folders in your Windows95/98/NT4 system so you can copy/move selected files to pre-defined, most used folders with the click of a mouse. FileTargets menu is similar to the standard SendTo menu but is much more advanced since it allows you to create subgroups, automatically add new folders, copy file path names and much more.
  • Startup Control Panel
    control panel applet that allows you to easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It's simple to use, very small and won't burden your system.
  • AutoDialogs
    quick access to the folders you use most often in standard Open / Save as / Browse for folder dialogs (including Office 95/97/2000 and Windows 2000 Professional dialog boxes), Windows Explorer and other programs. You can automatically insert pre-selected folders into your dialog boxes using a system tray menu (requires only 2 clicks) or a pre-assigned hot key. (one keystroke)

Software Collections Compatible to Windows 2000

Updates for Windows 2000 product lines

Microsoft TroubleShooters

Windows 2000 System Tools / Utilities

  • Service Pack Manager
    Detect, track, monitor and install Windows NT and Windows 2000 service packs and hotfixes. Basically enterprise management of this issue.
  • Windows 2000 Readiness Analyzer
    Analyzes your system and reports potentially incompatible hardware devices and software applications. The tool compares the devices and applications on your system against a list of known issues. The tool can be run online, downloaded and run against offline computers or run against corporate networked computers.
  • netOctopus Windows 2000 Readiness Kit
    you will be able to scan the network and view machines in concise reports by whether or not they adhere to the basic requirements of Windows 2000.
  • Windows 2000 System Preparation Tool
    enables administrators to prepare Windows 2000 System Images as part of an automated deployment. Sysprep 1.1 is an update to Sysprep 1.0 and adds the ability to reduce the number of images required in a deployment by supporting multiple mass storage controllers. Also see Technet page: Deploying Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Microsoft Office 2000 Using Sysprep
  • Windows 2000 Active Directory Migration Tool
    can use this tool to diagnose any possible problems before starting migration operations to Windows 2000 Server Active Directory. You can then use the task-based wizard to migrate users, groups, and computers; set correct file permissions; and migrate Microsoft Exchange Server mailboxes. The tool's reporting feature allows you to assess the impact of the migration, both before and after move operations.
  • Enterprise Configuration Manager
    automates and centralizes tedious and repetitive tasks, and efficiently monitors Windows NT Workstation and Server configuration settings--allowing administrators to implement enterprise-wide standards
  • Windows 2000 Customer Support Diagnostics Tools
    contains debuggers (KD, Windbg, CDB), debugger extensions (retail and debug versions for both Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000), and other related debugging tools.

Windows 2000 Upgrade Links
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows 2000 Server

  • How to Upgrade from Windows NT Server 3.51 or 4.0
  • How to Upgrade from Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition
  • How to Upgrade from Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
  • Upgrading a Windows NT Domain to Windows 2000 Active Directory
Windows 2000 Compatibility

FAQs / Tutorials / Educational/ Informational Sites

Windows 2000 Newsletters / Online Magazine
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After the Resource Kits, the Admin Companions are next most useful books from Microsoft.

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