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THIS COURSE HAS NOW RETIRED. PLEASE SEE THE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FOR DETAILS OF ALTERNATIVE COURSES.
This accelerated course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to complete day-to-day administration tasks in a single-domain or multiple-domain Microsoft® Windows NT®-based network.
The materials you receive in this course are the complete materials for the following Microsoft Official Curriculum courses:
Course 803, Administering Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Course 922, Supporting Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Core Technologies
To ensure the completion of these materials in one week, the instructor-led portion of this course covers only selected modules from the two courses. The remaining modules are assigned each evening throughout the week of instruction.
> Course outline
  1. Introduction to Accelerated Training for Windows NT 4.0
  2. Installing Windows NT
  3. Configuring the Windows NT Environment
  4. Managing System Policy
  5. Self-Study-Managing File Systems
  6. Self-Study-Managing Partitions
  7. Self-Study Review of Course 922, Modules 5 and 6
  8. Setting Up User Accounts
  9. Setting Up Group Accounts
  10. Securing Network Resources with Shared Folder Permissions
  11. Self-Study-Administering User and Group Accounts
  12. Self-Study-Managing Fault Tolerance
  13. Self-Study-Windows NT Network Environment
  14. Self-Study Review of Course 803, Module 4
  15. Configuring Windows NT Protocols
  16. Windows NT Network Services
  17. Self-Study-Internetworking and Intranetworking
  18. Self-Study-Interoperating with Novell NetWare
  19. Self-Study-Backing Up and Restoring Data
  20. Self-Study Review of Course 922, Module 13
  21. Setting Up a Network Printer
  22. Administering Network Printers
  23. Auditing Resources and Events
  24. Self-Study-Monitoring Network Resources
  25. Self-Study - Implementing Directory Replication
  26. Self-Study Review of Course 803, Module 10
  27. Windows NT Boot Process
  28. Troubleshooting Resources
Supplementary Information This course has now retired and is no longer available. We suggest you look at Courses 2208: Updating Support Skills from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows Server 2003 and 2273: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment.
Module 1: Introduction to Accelerated Training for Windows NT 4.0
  • (Course 803, Module 1; Course 922, Module 1)
  • Administering Microsoft Windows NT
  • Windows NT administrative tools
  • Logging on to a computer or domain
  • Windows NT Security dialog box
  • Microsoft Windows operating system family
  • Windows NT architecture overview
  • Workgroups and domains
Skills
  • Identify the tasks required for administering Windows NT Server and Windows NT Workstation.
  • Identify the functions of the Windows NT administrative tools.
  • Log on to a computer or domain.
  • Use the Windows NT Security dialog box.
  • Choose the appropriate Microsoft operating system for a given situation.
  • Describe the Windows NT system architecture components.
  • Identify the similarities and differences between workgroups and domains.
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Module 2: Installing Windows NT
  • (Course 922, Module 2)
  • Preparing for installation
  • Installing Windows NT
  • Performing a server-based installation
  • Troubleshooting installation
  • Upgrading to version 4.0
  • Initial parameter files
  • Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) setup tools
  • Using Books Online
  • Removing Windows NT
  • Labs:
  • Configuring the Microsoft Internet Explorer Start Page
  • Adding computers to a domain
  • Installing and exploring Windows NT Server
Skills
  • Prepare a computer for installation of Windows NT.
  • Install Windows NT.
  • Perform a server-based installation for wide-scale deployment.
  • Troubleshoot the installation process.
  • Upgrade Windows NT 3.x to Windows NT 4.0.
  • Identify initial parameter files.
  • Use OEM setup tools.
  • Use Books Online to view Windows NT manuals.
  • Remove Windows NT.
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Module 3: Configuring the Windows NT Environment
  • (Course 922, Module 3)
  • Registry overview
  • Control Panel hardware settings
  • Control Panel software settings
  • Registry Editor
Skills
  • Identify the purpose of the Windows NT registry.
  • Configure device drivers and services with Control Panel.
  • Configure the operating system and applications with Control Panel.
  • Use System Policy Editor to edit the registry.
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Module 4: Managing System Policy
  • (Course 922, Module 4)
  • Overview of system policy
  • How system policy works
  • Implementing system policies
  • Using System Policy Editor
  • Creating system policy
  • Modifying system policy
  • Securing a computer
  • System policy troubleshooting
Skills
  • Identify the functions and scope of system policy.
  • Identify how system policy works.
  • Implement system policies for a Windows NT-based computer.
  • Use System Policy Editor to create and modify system policy.
  • Secure a Windows NT-based computer.
  • Troubleshoot system policy.
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Module 5: Self-Study-Managing File Systems
  • (Course 922, Module 5)
  • File systems supported by Windows NT
  • Working with filenames
  • Managing NTFS compression
Skills
  • Identify the differences between file allocation table (FAT) and NTFS.
  • Identify issues involved with using long filenames.
  • Compress and uncompress files on an NTFS partition.
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Module 6: Self-Study-Managing Partitions
  • (Course 922, Module 6)
  • Partitioning a disk
  • Managing partitions by using Disk Administrator
  • General maintenance and troubleshooting
Skills
  • Identify the types of partitions supported by Windows NT.
  • Use Disk Administrator to create, manage, and delete partitions.
  • Identify maintenance and troubleshooting solutions for partition management problems.
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Module 7: Self-Study Review of Course 922, Modules 5 and 6
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  • Supporting Applications
  • (Course 922, Module 8)
  • Subsystem overview
  • Supporting Microsoft Win32®-based applications
  • Supporting MS-DOS-based and Win16-based applications
  • Supporting applications in other subsystems
  • Supporting applications on different hardware platforms
  • Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM)
  • Managing applications
Skills
  • Identify the subsystems that support applications under Windows NT.
  • Identify the features and properties of Win32-based applications.
  • Configure Virtual DOS Machines to support MS-DOS-based and Win16-based applications.
  • Configure the OS/2 subsystem and identify issues related to the support of OS/2 and POSIX applications.
  • Identify which applications are binary-compatible across platforms, and which are source-compatible.
  • Configure DCOM.
  • Identify the tools for managing applications under Windows NT.
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Module 8: Setting Up User Accounts
  • (Course 803, Module 2)
  • Introduction to user accounts
  • Planning new user accounts
  • Creating user accounts
  • Deleting and renaming user accounts
  • Managing the user work environment
  • Best practices
Skills
  • Identify the types of user accounts.
  • Plan a strategy for creating new user accounts.
  • Create new user accounts.
  • Delete and rename user accounts.
  • Manage the user work environment.
  • Apply best practices for creating user accounts.
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Module 9: Setting Up Group Accounts
  • (Course 803, Module 3)
  • Introduction to group accounts
  • Planning a group strategy
  • Creating local and global groups
  • Implementing built-in groups
  • Best practices
Skills
  • Identify the types of groups available in Windows NT.
  • Plan a group strategy.
  • Create new local and global groups.
  • Implement built-in groups.
  • Apply best practices for creating groups.
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Module 10: Securing Network Resources with Shared Folder Permissions
  • (Course 803, Module 5)
  • Introduction to shared folders
  • Guidelines for sharing folders
  • Sharing folders
  • Accessing shared folders
  • Best practices
Skills
  • Identify the shared folder permissions.
  • Identify Windows NT guidelines for shared folders.
  • Create shared folders in single-domain and multiple-domain networks.
  • Connect to shared folders.
  • Apply the best practices for administering shared folders.
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Module 11: Self-Study-Administering User and Group Accounts
  • (Course 803, Module 4)
  • Introduction to administering accounts
  • Creating user account templates
  • Implementing an account policy
  • Resetting user account passwords
  • Unlocking user accounts
  • Modifying multiple user accounts
  • Maintaining domain controllers
  • Troubleshooting logon problems
Skills
  • Identify Windows NT account administration practices.
  • Create a template and use it to create user accounts.
  • Implement an account policy for all accounts in a domain.
  • Reset user account passwords.
  • Unlock a user account.
  • Modify multiple user accounts.
  • Maintain domain controllers.
  • Troubleshoot logon problems.
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Module 12: Self-Study-Managing Fault Tolerance
  • (Course 922, Module 7)
  • Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) systems
  • Recovering from hard-disk failure
Skills
  • Identify the main features of RAID fault tolerance.
  • Take steps to recover from a hard-disk failure.
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Module 13: Self-Study-Windows NT Network Environment
  • (Course 922, Module 9)
  • Windows NT network environment
  • Windows NT network architecture
  • Distributed processing
  • Accessing file and print resources
  • Distributed file system
Skills
  • Identify the Windows NT network environment.
  • Identify the components of the Windows NT network architecture.
  • Identify the interprocess communication (IPC) mechanisms supported by Windows NT.
  • Identify the file and print sharing components supported by Windows NT.
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Module 14: Self-Study Review of Course 803, Module 4
  • Self-Study Review of Course 922, Modules 7 and 9
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  • Securing Network Resources with NTFS Permissions
  • (Course 803, Module 6)
  • Introduction to NTFS permissions
  • Combining shared folder and NTFS permissions
  • Guidelines for assigning NTFS permissions
  • Assigning NTFS permissions
  • Taking ownership of folders and files
  • Copying and moving folders and files
  • Troubleshooting permission problems
  • Best practices
Skills
  • Identify situations that require NTFS folder and file permissions.
  • Combine shared folder and NTFS permissions.
  • Identify the guidelines for assigning NTFS permission.
  • Assign NTFS permission.
  • Take ownership of files and folders.
  • Copy folders and files.
  • Recognize common reasons why users cannot gain access to resources.
  • Apply the best practices for administering resources with permissions.
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Module 15: Configuring Windows NT Protocols
  • (Course 922, Module 10)
  • Using the Network program in Control Panel
  • Microsoft TCP/IP
  • NWLink
  • NetBEUI
  • Network bindings
Skills
  • Use the Network program in Control Panel to install and configure Windows NT protocols.
  • Perform manual and automatic configurations of TCP/IP.
  • Configure NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Transport.
  • Install NetBEUI and explain its capabilities and limitations.
  • Configure network bindings to optimize system performance.
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Module 16: Windows NT Network Services
  • (Course 922, Module 11)
  • Installing network services
  • Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)
  • Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
  • Domain name system (DNS)
  • Computer Browser Service
Skills
  • Install network services.
  • Configure DHCP.
  • Configure WINS and resolve computer names in a distributed database.
  • Configure DNS.
  • Identify the function of the Computer Browser Service.
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Module 17: Self-Study-Internetworking and Intranetworking
  • (Course 922, Module 13)
  • Internet and intranet overview
  • Internet Information Server (IIS) and Peer Web Services (PWS) networking components
  • Using Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Securing Internet and intranet sites
Skills
  • Identify the difference between the Internet and a private intranet.
  • Identify IIS and PWS components.
  • Use Internet Explorer to access resources on the Internet.
  • Identify how to secure Internet and intranet sites
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Module 18: Self-Study-Interoperating with Novell NetWare
  • (Course 922, Module 14)
  • Windows NT connectivity with NetWare
  • Installing and configuring Client Services for NetWare (CSNW) and Gateway Services for NetWare (GSNW)
Skills
  • Identify the Windows NT tools for NetWare.
  • Install and configure CSNW and GSNW.
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Module 19: Self-Study-Backing Up and Restoring Data
  • (Course 803, Module 11)
  • Introduction to the Windows NT Backup program
  • Planning a backup strategy
  • Backing up data
  • Scheduling a backup using a batch file
  • Implementing a restore strategy
  • Restoring data
  • Best practices
Skills
  • Identify the requirements for backing up and restoring data.
  • Plan a backup strategy.
  • Perform a backup to tape.
  • Use a batch file and Windows NT At Scheduler to schedule a backup.
  • Select the best strategy to restore files and folders.
  • Restore backup data onto a computer from a tape.
  • Apply the best practices for backing up and restoring data.
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Module 20: Self-Study Review of Course 922, Module 13
  • Self-Study Review of Course 922, Module 14
  • Self-Study Review of Course 803, Module 11
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  • Remote Access Service
  • (Course 922, Module 12)
  • Remote Access Service and Dial-Up Networking
  • Telephony application programming interface (TAPI)
  • Installing and configuring RAS
  • Installing and configuring Dial-Up Networking
  • Troubleshooting RAS
Skills
  • Identify Dial-Up Networking and RAS.
  • Identify TAPI.
  • Install and configure RAS.
  • Install and configure Dial-Up Networking.
  • Troubleshoot RAS.
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Module 21: Setting Up a Network Printer
  • (Course 803, Module 7)
  • Introduction to Windows NT printing
  • Setting up a network printer
  • Accessing a network printer
  • Creating a printing pool
  • Setting priorities between printers
  • Assigning forms to paper trays
  • Setting a separator page
  • Best practice skills
Skills
  • Identify the requirements for printing.
  • Set up a network printer.
  • Access a network printer.
  • Create a printing pool.
  • Set priorities between printers.
  • Assign forms to paper trays.
  • Set separator pages.
  • Apply the best practices for setting up a network printer.
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Module 22: Administering Network Printers
  • (Course 803, Module 8)
  • Introduction to administering printers
  • Deleting a document
  • Setting a notification, priority, and printing time
  • Pausing, resuming, and purging a printer
  • Redirecting documents
  • Taking ownership of a printer
  • Identifying printing problems
Skills
  • Identify how documents are printed.
  • Delete a document.
  • Set a notification, priority, and printing time for a document.
  • Pause, resume, and purge a printer.
  • Redirect documents to a different printer.
  • Take ownership of a printer.
  • Identify printing problems.
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Module 23: Auditing Resources and Events
  • (Course 803, Module 9)
  • Introduction to auditing
  • Planning an audit policy
  • Implementing an audit policy
  • Using Event Viewer
  • Best practices
Skills
  • Identify Windows NT resource and event auditing techniques.
  • Plan an audit policy and determine which events to audit.
  • Use User Manager for Domains to implement an audit policy.
  • Use Event Viewer to view and archive security logs.
  • Apply best practices for auditing resources and events.
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Module 24: Self-Study-Monitoring Network Resources
  • (Course 803, Module 10)
  • Introduction to monitoring network resources
  • Monitoring computer properties
  • Setting administrative alerts
  • Sending messages to users
  • Viewing a system configuration
  • Best practices
Skills
  • Identify the situations that require monitoring network resources.
  • Use Server Manager to monitor server properties.
  • Set administrative alerts.
  • Send messages to users.
  • View system configuration information.
  • Apply best practices for monitoring network resources.
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Module 25: Self-Study - Implementing Directory Replication
  • (Course 922, Module 16)
  • Directory replication overview
  • Preparing for directory replication
  • Managing directory replication
  • Replication troubleshooting overview
Skills
  • Identify the Windows NT directory replication process.
  • Prepare an export server and an import computer for directory replication.
  • Manage directory replication between an export server and an import computer.
  • Troubleshoot directory replication.
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Module 26: Self-Study Review of Course 803, Module 10
  • Self-Study Review of Course 922, Module 16
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  • Implementing Network Clients
  • (Course 922, Module 15)
  • Windows NT Server licensing
  • Licensing administration
  • Clients included with Windows NT Server
  • Network Client Administrator
  • Client-based network administration tools
  • Services for Macintosh
Skills
  • Identify the criteria for selecting per-seat versus per-server licenses.
  • Identify which clients are supported by Windows NT.
  • Use Network Client Administrator to create and configure a network startup installation disk.
  • Identify how the client-based network administration tools can be used from a Windows NT Workstation-based or Windows 95-based computer to administer Windows NT Server.
  • Identify the features included in Services for Macintosh.
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Module 27: Windows NT Boot Process
  • (Course 922, Module 17)
  • Overview of the Windows NT boot process
  • Troubleshooting the boot process
  • Last Known Good configuration
  • Emergency repair
Skills
  • Identify the Windows NT boot process.
  • Identify and solve problems related to the boot process.
  • Use the Last Known Good configuration.
  • Use the emergency repair process.
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Module 28: Troubleshooting Resources
  • (Course 922, Module 18)
  • Troubleshooting categories
  • Diagnostic tools
  • Additional resources for troubleshooting
Skills
  • Identify categories of common problems and their possible solutions.
  • Use the diagnostic utilities available with Windows NT.
  • Access available technical support resources.
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> Pre-Requisites
Due to the accelerated nature of this course, it is recommended that students possess a current working knowledge of Windows NT version 3.51 or 4.0. Minimally, students should have the following prerequisite knowledge and skills:
  • Knowledge of major networking concepts, including client, server, local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), network adapter card, driver, protocol, and network operating system.
  • Working knowledge of the Microsoft Windows® 95 interface, such as customizing the Start menu, configuring the desktop, using Control Panel, moving and sizing windows, and switching between tasks.
  • Operational understanding of the Microsoft MS-DOS® operating system, memory, hard disks, types of central processing units, communications ports, printer ports, display adapters, and pointing devices.
  • Completion of the Networking Essentials self-paced training or equivalent knowledge
  • Experience supporting networks or end users
> Purpose
At the end of the course, students will be able to install, configure, customize, optimise, troubleshoot, and support Windows NT Server and Windows NT Workstation operating systems version 4.0 in local and wide area network environments
> Supplementary Information
> EXAMS
There are no exams directly associated with this course