Re: Admin Tools

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 05/11/02


From: "Roger Abell" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 01:12:22 -0700


What I am saying is that adminpak, whether the beta version for XP
(which you can find at the MS downloads site by simple search) or
the W2k version, simply does not have all the admin tools needed
for remote admin of NT 4 and its services. Those that are missing
you can get in the way I was describing.

--
Roger Abell
MVP (Windows Platform)  Associate Expert
The Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"Chris Carlucci" <ccarlucci-SPAM@books24x7.com> wrote in message
news:248b01c1f89c$0423db90$39ef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA08...
> I understand what you said up to getting Adminpak for XP
> beta 3.  After that I lost you.
>
> I'm in the same position that "Jeff" described - I have an
> XP workstation from which I want to manage NT & 2000
> servers.  The adminpak.msi from the W2K server CD wouldn't
> install on the XP workstation.  Where/how are you going to
> get the tools that aren't included in XP adminpak beta 3?
> Are you saying that it is just the installer that won't
> work on XP and that the tools themselves can be copied
> from a W2K machine that has the tools intalled?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Adminpak for XP exists as a beta download on the MS site.
> >However, this contains only some tools useful for managing
> >NT 4 domains, and not all that one needs.  You can install
> >the server tools from the NT 4 Server CD, but then, just
> as
> >when installing these in NT4 or W2k you need to copy over
> >updated versions from an NT4 SP6a+rollup server so that
> >you will have the correct versions.  Also, a number of the
> >tools specific for NT 4 install as a default in a W2k
> server,
> >and you can copy these in.
> >
> >--
> >Roger Abell
> >MVP (Windows Platform)  Associate Expert
> >The Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >
> >"Jeff" <boodog@airmail.net> wrote in message
> >news:204a01c1f79a$711aa380$3bef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA10...
> >> keith,
> >>
> >> i have similar issue... i have searched for NT and 2000
> >> domain admin tools which work with winxp.
> >>
> >> i tried to install the admin tools found on the 2000
> sever
> >> cd on an XP workstation, but it would not install.. not
> >> compatible.
> >>
> >> any microsoft rep with word on existence of XP  domain
> >> tools ??
> >>
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Are there admin tool within XP that can be used to
> Admin
> >> NT 4.0 net work ie:
> >> >doman conroller to replace say user manager for
> domains.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >


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