The "secret Weapon" in Windows2000 (i)

WINDOWS2000 Professional Edition (for convenience, temporarily referred to as: CW2KP) in the installation CD, there is a support directory, what is in this directory? How to use, few people mention. Curious in nature, the recent installation of it, found some secrets: There are nearly 50 tools used to repair or configure CW2KP, these tools are not part of the CW2KP default installation, so the first use requires installation, and only after the installation of CW2KP can be installed again. If you have CW2KP installed on your machine, you can either install them in a Windows environment or use MsIExec.exe to install them in the command line state. Both have advantages and disadvantages: The former simple and convenient, but the flexibility is poor, suitable for beginners, the latter in the command can use a lot of switches, very flexible, suitable for the master, but lost in tricky. Here's how to do a simple installation and the contents of the Help file:

Start the system, and then log on successfully with the system administrator's password to open the support directory of the installation CD. By performing setup, you can install these tools onto your hard disk. By default, it is installed into: C:\Program File\support Tools Directory, the complete installation of about 18.2M of hard disk space. I also installed on another machine using Windows98 first edition (I was installed to read the Help file on that machine). A few files may not be installed because the version is incompatible or unable to log on with the administrator password, but the rest of the installation can be passed after ignoring these files. The fear of being used for 98 can have unpredictable consequences, so there are no and no dares to use these tools under 98. I have a total of three installations in different environments, based on the original Windows98 first version of the machine, upgrade and then install the Support tools, the result is not like other programs to find the relevant items in the menu, the need to use which tool must be in C:\Program File\support Tools directory to perform the relevant programs, in the original Windows98 second edition of the machine and then install the Support tool, you can find some related items in the Program menu, and mainly for the Windows version of the tools, but also found that some of the tools help files are in Chinese; What happens after you upgrade in Windows Me or 95, I have no validation, I can't speculate.

Unfortunately, most of the interface and usage documentation for these tools is in English, and Microsoft has deliberately pointed out in the help file that these are mainly for Microsoft engineers or more skilled senior users (they probably think that as long as they are skilled users, English is no problem). It is also stated that these procedures are tested only in English and the consequences of using these tools in non-English environments

The functional introduction and usage syntax of various tools can be found in the W2rksupp file in the program File\support Tools directory, so you really want to know the usage of these tools, which is required reading. If your English is OK, double-click the file to open it. This file also provides some handy features by linking: When reading the help information of a certain (tool) program or using the grammar, you can open the tool at any time, and many tools also provide examples of learning references and open the demo as you read.

Another file is W2000msgs, and you can double-click to open it, which is an explanation of the various error message meanings in the Windows2000 (not just CW2KP) run. This is part of the Microsoft Windows Resource kits documentation. is also the English information. In addition to the introduction and use of features in W2rksupp files, each program itself has a help file for reference.

These tools, in fact, are only part of Microsoft's Windows Resource Kits Resource tool, and according to the Microsoft Web site on Windows Resource kits, there are approximately 300 resources available, and in CW2KP , providing only less than one-sixth.

Due to the haste of time, the exact function of these tools, I was too late to verify that several of the verified, the information is not comprehensive. In order to be responsible, I would like to verify the good and then write the article. And we welcome those who are interested to join the exploration ranks.