Microsoft Windows XP Professional Resource Kit 2003

Chapter 1: Planning Deployments

Table 1-1: Security Features in Windows XP Professional

Table 1-2: Networking Features in Windows XP Professional

Table 1-3: Desktop Management Features in Windows XP Professional

Table 1-4: Windows XP Professional Hardware Requirements

Table 1-5: Basic Attributes for Assessing Your Network Infrastructure

Table 1-6: Desktop Management Tasks and Features

Table 1-7: Comparison of NTFS and FAT File Systems

Table 1-8: Methods and Requirements for Installing Windows XP Professional

Chapter 2: Automating and Customizing Installations

Table 2-1: Some Important Issues for Assessing the Network Infrastructure

Table 2-2: Tool Support for Upgrades and Clean Installations

Table 2-3: Where to Find the Windows XP Professional Installation Tools and Documentation

Table 2-4: Customization Tools

Table 2-5: Setup Manager Parameters

Table 2-6: Parameters in Sysprep.inf for Bypassing the MiniSetup Wizard

Table 2-7: WinBom.ini Sections

Table 2-8: Client Installation Wizard Screens

Table 2-9: Keys in the [RegionalSettings] Section

Table 2-10: Keys in the [Display] Section

Table 2-11: Converting Short File Names to Long File Names

Table 2-12: Batch File Parameters

Table 2-13: Types of Passwords That You Can Set in an Answer File

Table 2-14: Preparing a Reference Computer for Disk Duplication

Table 2-15: Sysprep.exe Optional Parameters

Table 2-16: HAL Compatibility

Table 2-17: RIS Components, Descriptions, and Intended Users

Table 2-18: Tasks for Preparing a Client Computer for a Remote Installation

Chapter 3: Multilingual Solutions for Global Business

Table 3-1: Problems and Solutions for Global Business

Table 3-2: Language Support in Windows XP Professional

Table 3-3: Differences Between Windows XP Professional Language Versions

Table 3-4: Disk Space Requirements for Language Support

Table 3-5: Upgrade Matrix for Windows XP Professional MUI Pack

Table 3-6: [RegionalSettings] Keys

Table 3-7: Muisetup Parameters

Table 3-8: Windows Installer Package Parameters

Table 3-9: [RegionalSettings] Keys for Silently Configuring MUI Pack Defaults

Chapter 4: Supporting Installations

Table 4-1: Support Tools That Aid in Deployment

Table 4-2: Command-Line Parameters for Service Pack Setup Programs

Table 4-3: Command-Line Parameters for Hotfix Setup Programs

Table 4-4: Comparison of Methods for Creating an Update Installation

Chapter 5: Managing Desktops

Table 5-1: Desktop Management Tools and Features in Active Directory and Non Active Directory Environments

Table 5-2: Management Tasks That Use IntelliMirror

Table 5-3: Approaches to Assigning and Publishing Software

Table 5-4: Administrative Template Files

Table 5-5: Command-Line Parameters for GPUdate.exe

Table 5-6: Comparison of Group Policy and System Policy

Table 5-7: Local Group Policy Object Extensions

Table 5-8: Features of a Managed Desktop Configuration

Table 5-9: Features of a Mobile User Configuration

Table 5-10: Features of a Multi-User Desktop Configuration

Chapter 6: Managing Files and Folders

Table 6-1: Synchronization Options and File Caching Behavior

Table 6-2: Group Policy Settings for Offline Files

Table 6-3: Shared Folder Permissions

Table 6-4: Registry Keys for Redirected Folders

Chapter 7: Supporting Mobile Users

Table 7-1: Mobile User Profile Computing Features in Windows XP Professional

Table 7-2: Default Behavior of Profile Folders

Chapter 8: Configuring Remote Desktop

Table 8-1: Client Software Versions for Various Operating Systems

Table 8-2: Features Available on the Remote Desktop Connection Logon Interface

Table 8-3: Keyboard Shortcuts in a Remote Desktop Session

Table 8-4: Group Policy Settings That Affect Remote Desktop

Chapter 9: Managing Devices

Table 9-1: Plug and Play Device Connections and Installation Guidelines

Table 9-2: Recommended Plug and Play BIOS Settings for x86-based Systems

Table 9-3: Hardware Acceleration for DirectSound Audio

Table 9-4: Hardware Acceleration for Graphics Hardware

Table 9-5: Suggestions for Troubleshooting Network and Other Internal Adapters

Chapter 10: Managing Digital Media

Table 10-1: DirectX 8.1 Technologies

Table 10-2: Application-Level DVD Decoder Components

Table 10-3: Kernel-Level DVD Decoder Components

Table 10-4: DVD Region Codes

Table 10-5: Hardware-Level DVD Decoder Components

Table 10-6: File Formats Supported by Windows Media Player

Chapter 11: Enabling Printing and Faxing

Table 11-1: Default Permissions for Printer Users

Table 11-2: Sample Jobs in a Print Queue

Table 11-3: Printing Priority for Jobs in Table 11-2

Table 11-4: Escape Codes and Functions for a Separator Page

Chapter 12: Disk Management

Table 12-1: Enhancements and Changes Since Windows 2000

Table 12-2: Enhancements and Changes Since Windows NT 4.0

Table 12-3: Storage Types and Partition Styles Available in Windows XP and Windows 2000

Table 12-4: Comparison of MBR and GPT Disks

Table 12-5: Required Partitions on Basic and Dynamic GPT Disks

Table 12-6: DiskPart Scenario Using [GuiRunOnce]

Table 12-7: DiskPart Scenario Using Cmdlines.txt

Table 12-8: Fsutil Commands Related to Disks and Volumes

Table 12-9: Disk and File System Maintenance Guidelines

Chapter 13: File Systems

Table 13-1: Enhancements Since Windows 2000

Table 13-2: Enhancements Since Windows NT 4.0

Table 13-3: Operating System and File System Compatibility

Table 13-4: Default Cluster Sizes for Volumes with Windows XP Professional File Systems

Table 13-5: NTFS Size Limits

Table 13-6: FAT32 Size Limits

Table 13-7: FAT16 Size Limits

Table 13-8: Options Available When You Format a Volume

Table 13-9: Disk Quota States

Table 13-10: Cluster Sizes for Volumes Converted to NTFS

Table 13-11: Convert Parameters

Table 13-12: Metadata Files Stored in the Master File Table

Table 13-13: NTFS File Attribute Types

Table 13-14: Location of File System Tools

Table 13-15: Short File Names Created by Windows XP Professional Example One

Table 13-16: Short File Names Created by Windows XP Professional Example Two

Chapter 14: Backup and Restore

Table 14-1: Advanced Backup Options

Chapter 16: Authorization and Access Control

Table 16-1: Default Group Memberships

Table 16-2: Nesting Rules for Group Memberships

Table 16-3: Advanced Folder Permissions

Table 16-4: Advanced File Permissions

Table 16-5: Default Write Access Permissions for Users in Windows XP Professional

Table 16-6: User Rights for Clean-installed Workstations

Chapter 17: Encrypting File System

Table 17-1: Results of Selecting the Apply Changes to This Folder Only Option

Table 17-2: Results of Selecting the Apply Changes to This Folder, Subfolders, and Files Option

Table 17-3: Tasks and Parameters for the Cipher Command

Table 17-4: Tasks and Parameters for the Copy and Xcopy Commands

Chapter 18: Implementing TCP/IP Security

Table 18-1: Common ICMP Messages

Table 18-2: Common ICMP Destination Unreachable Messages

Table 18-3: Netstat.exe Options

Table 18-4: Registry Settings to Harden TCP/IP

Table 18-5: Registry Settings to Harden Winsock

Table 18-6: Registry Values for TCP/IP Filtering

Table 18-7: Description of Information Logged by ICF

Chapter 20: Connecting Clients to Windows Networks

Table 20-1: Browser Roles and Functions

Table 20-2: Allowable Values for the MaintainServerList Registry Entry

Table 20-3: Expected Behaviors of System Policies and Group Policy Settings

Table 20-4: Log Types

Chapter 21: Configuring TCP/IP

Table 21-1: Features of TCP/IP in Windows XP Professional

Table 21-2: Netsh commands and descriptions

Table 21-3: Types of Network Attacks and Preventing Them Using IPSec

Table 21-4: Default Local IP Security Policies

Table 21-5: TCP/IP Diagnostic Tools

Table 21-6: Ping Error Messages

Chapter 22: Configuring IP Addressing and Name Resolution

Table 22-1: DNS Configuration Topics

Table 22-2: DNS and NetBIOS Names

Table 22-3: Naming Restrictions

Table 22-4: Common Types of Resource Records

Table 22-5: Lmhosts Keywords

Chapter 23: Connecting Remote Offices

Table 23-1: Connection Types

Table 23-2: Callback Behavior

Table 23-3: Connection Manager Features

Table 23-4: Local Area Connection Icons

Table 23-5: Settings for Internet Connection Sharing

Table 23-6: Modem Query Commands and Responses

Chapter 24: Configuring Telephony and Conferencing

Table 24-1: SIP User Agents

Table 24-2: SIP Servers

Table 24-3: Service Providers in Windows XP Professional

Table 24-4: Location Information

Table 24-5: General Modem Settings

Table 24-6: Diagnostics Modem Settings

Table 24-7: Advanced Port Settings

Table 24-8: Change Default Preferences

Table 24-9: ISDN Configuration Information

Table 24-10: Tcmsetup Command Parameters

Chapter 25: Troubleshooting Concepts and Strategies

Table 25-1: Help and Information Sources

Table 25-2: Logo Icons and Compatible Icon in the HCL

Table 25-3: Troubleshooting Checklist

Chapter 26: Troubleshooting Disks and File Systems

Table 26-1: Enhancements Since Windows 2000

Table 26-2: Enhancements Since Windows NT 4.0

Table 26-3: Chkdsk Parameters

Table 26-4: Chkntfs Parameters

Table 26-5: Overview of the /c and /i Chkdsk Parameters

Table 26-6: Dmdiag.exe Parameters

Table 26-7: Partition Table Fields

Table 26-8: System ID Values

Table 26-9: Contents of Extended Partition Table Entries

Table 26-10: Boot Sector Sections on a FAT16 Volume

Table 26-11: BPB Fields for FAT16 Volumes

Table 26-12: Extended BPB Fields for FAT16 Volumes

Table 26-13: Boot Sector Sections on a FAT32 Volume

Table 26-14: BPB Fields for FAT32 Volumes

Table 26-15: Extended BPB Fields for FAT32 Volumes

Table 26-16: Boot Sector Sections on an NTFS Volume

Table 26-17: BPB and Extended BPB Fields on NTFS Volumes

Table 26-18: Protective MBR in GPT Disks

Table 26-19: GUID Partition Table Header

Table 26-20: Partition Type GUIDs

Table 26-21: GUID Partition Entry

Table 26-22: GUID Partition Entry Attributes Used by Windows XP 64-Bit Edition

Chapter 27: Troubleshooting Startup

Table 27-1: Windows XP Professional x86-based Startup Files

Table 27-2: Description of Different Hal.dll Files

Table 27-3: Values for a <servicename> Start Entry

Table 27-4: Values for a <servicename> Type Entry

Table 27-5: Other Registry <servicename> Entries

Table 27-6: Startup Files for Itanium-based Systems

Table 27-7: x86-based Files Not Used on Itanium-based Systems

Table 27-8: Summary of the Startup Process

Table 27-9: Files Processed During Startup

Table 27-10: Registry Subkeys That List the Programs That Run at User Logon

Table 27-11: Registry Subkeys That List the Programs That Run Once

Table 27-12: Registry Subkey That Lists Customized Legacy Programs

Table 27-13: Core System Processes

Table 27-14: Multi() Parameters

Table 27-15: SCSI() Parameters

Table 27-16: Signature() Parameters

Table 27-17: Boot.ini [Boot Loader] Parameters

Table 27-18: Boot.ini [Operating System] Parameters

Table 27-19: WINNT50.x Folder and BootNNNN File Details and Locations

Table 27-20: Checklist for Troubleshooting SCSI Devices

Table 27-21: Diagnosing Disk-related Startup Problems

Appendix A: System Files Reference

Table A-1: Essential System Files

Table A-2: Essential Startup Files

Table A-3: Default Local Disk Folders

Table A-4: Windows Folder and Subfolders

Table A-5: System32 Folder and Subfolders

Table A-6: Compressed and Uncompressed File Names

Table A-7: Parameters for the Copy Command

Table A-8: Parameters for the Expand Command

Appendix B: User Rights

Table B-1: Logon Rights

Table B-2: Privileges

Appendix C: Common Stop Messages for Troubleshooting

Table C-1: Phase 0 Initialization Stop Messages

Table C-2: Phase 1 Initialization Stop Messages

Table C-3: Parameter Listing for Stop Message 0x79

Table C-4: Parameter Listing for Stop Message 0x9F

Table C-5: Parameter Listing for Stop Message 0xC2

Appendix D: Tools for Troubleshooting

Table D-1: Using This Appendix

Table D-2: Comparison of Windows XP Professional Recovery Tools and Features

Table D-3: Options on the Windows Advanced Options Menu

Table D-4: Selected System Restore Registry Settings

Table D-5: How System Restore Works with Windows XP Tools and Features

Table D-6: Application and Service Tools for Troubleshooting

Table D-7: Tabs in the DirectX Diagnostic Tool Dialog Box

Table D-8: Registry Subtrees

Table D-9: Hardware Resource Information

Table D-10: Software Environment

Table D-11: Internet Explorer

Table D-12: Remote Management Tools for Troubleshooting

Table D-13: Disk and Maintenance Tools

Table D-14: Information Available in My Computer Information

Table D-15: System File and Driver Tools

Table D-16: Signature Checking Levels

Table D-17: Column Names and Descriptions of the Driver Query Tool Output

Table D-18: Network Troubleshooting and Diagnostic Tools

Table D-19: Network Diagnostics Information Categories

Appendix F: Device Manager Error Codes

Table F-1: Device Manager Error Codes

Appendix G: Differences with Windows XP Home Edition

Table G-1: Default Settings in Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition

Appendix H: Differences with Windows XP 64-Bit Edition

Table H-1: Architectural Comparison of Windows XP Professional and Windows XP 64 Bit Edition

Table H-2: Comparison of Setup Requirements Between Windows XP Professional and Windows XP 64 Bit Edition

Appendix I: Accessibility for People with Disabilities

Table I-1: Variances in Accessibility Wizard and Control Panel Features

Table I-1: Common User Difficulties and Solutions

Table I-3: Accessibility Shortcut Keys

Table I-4: Help Shortcuts

Table I-5: Accessibility Wizard Shortcuts

Table I-6: Magnifier and Narrator Shortcuts

Table I-7: Control Panel Shortcuts

Appendix J: Interoperability Solutions

Table J-1: Microsoft Interoperability Solutions for Windows XP Professional

Table J-2: Host Integration Server Client Software Components