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Administrative tools for domain servers administration

• Many administrators work on workstations with Windows 2000/XP/Vista. Some of them have to leave their station at every server administration request and set off on a time-consuming journey to the server, where they change the data that can also be changed on the workstation. One of the options is to use remote control tools (remote desktop, VNC). Another way - easier and faster - is to install the remote control tools in the workstation and administer the whole domain or particular servers.
• Administrative tools can be found on the installation CD for Windows Server in the I386 directory represented by the file adminpak.msi.
• The necessary files can also be downloaded from the Microsoft website.
• The article Q930056 on Microsoft website is dedicated to some problems and customization for administration from Windows Vista. You can also find a solution there for the problem with tools which cannot be started and an error message "MMC could not create the snap-in" appears. In the future, a system update or an update pack may appear that will solve all problems.
• The tools for Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2003 Server are different. This article only covers Windows 2003 Server.

Example of tools contained in the Adminpak.msi installation pack:

Routing and Remote Access, Terminal services manager,

DNS, WINS, DHCP, 

Active Directory Users and Computers, Active Directory Networks and Services

and other tools for the administration of domains and computers.

You may access the tools in several ways:

• Control Panel - Administrative Tools
• Command line: Control admintools (Similarly, you can also start single tools. Installing adminpak.msi you gain some tools only intended for the command line that are not listed in the Start menu.)
• You can create a shortcut on your Desktop, Start menu or Quick launch menu... (for particular tools and for Administrative tools)

To add a shortcut to the Start menu, use the Features button on the Task bar - Start menu - and press the Customize button.

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