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This course provides Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 support professionals with the strategy and skills necessary to prepare a Windows NT 4.0-based network for migration to the Microsoft Windows® 2000 operating system. The course will leverage the student's existing administration and support skills to present a strategy of best practices that, when deployed, will best prepare computers and networks for Windows 2000. The course is a combination of instruction and hands-on labs.

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Outline a strategy for preparing computers running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating system for migration to Windows 2000.
• Streamline an existing Windows NT directory services infrastructure.
• Update and streamline the networking protocols used in a Windows NT-based network.
• Install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.
• Implement selected features included with Service Pack 4.
• Configure computers running Windows NT Workstation 4.0 and computers running Windows NT Server 4.0 to prepare for the move to Windows 2000.
• Deploy Windows NT Workstation 4.0 to existing client computers.

All course materials will be included in a self-extracting file that students will be able to run and practice with at their own pace

Course Length: Instruction: 24 Hours
Course Prerequisite: Administering Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Core Technologies, or have equivalent skills and knowledge
Course Fee: $350

1- Introduction
2- At Course Completion
3- Prerequisites
4- Course Materials and Software
5- Course Outline

The course is a combination of instruction and hands-on labs.

2- At Course Completion
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
Outline a strategy for preparing computers running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating system for migration to Windows 2000.
Streamline an existing Windows NT directory services infrastructure.
Update and streamline the networking protocols used in a Windows NT-based network.
Install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.
Implement selected features included with Service Pack 4.
Configure computers running Windows NT Workstation 4.0 and computers running Windows NT Server 4.0 to prepare for the move to Windows 2000.
Deploy Windows NT Workstation 4.0 to existing client computers.

3- Prerequisites
Before beginning this course, students should:
Have completed Course 803, Administering Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, or have equivalent skills and knowledge; this includes creating user accounts and groups, administering user accounts, creating roaming user profiles, configuring home directories, and administering shared folders.
Have completed Course 922, Supporting Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Core Technologies, or have equivalent skills and knowledge; this includes installing and configuring Windows NT, managing Windows NT 4.0 directory services, creating and implementing system policies, and installing and configuring network protocols and services.
Have experience supporting networks and end users.
The course materials, lectures, and lab exercises are in English. To benefit fully from the instruction, students need an understanding of the English language and completion of the prerequisites.

4- Course Materials and Software
All course materials will be included in a self-extracting file that students will be able to run and practice with at their own pace

5- Course Outline

Module 1: Preparing for Windows 2000

Topics

What's new in Microsoft Windows 2000?

Getting your Microsoft Windows NT-based network ready for Windows 2000

• Identify selected new features and technologies in Windows 2000.
• Outline a strategy for preparing a Windows NT 4.0-based network for Windows 2000.

Module 2: Streamlining Windows NT Directory Services

Topics

• Documenting Windows NT directory services
• Streamlining Windows NT user accounts
• Streamlining Windows NT groups

Skills
Students will be able to:

• Identify why it is important to document the Windows NT directory services.
• Streamline duplicate and inactive user accounts.
• Streamline group membership by consolidating groups.
• Apply best practices for streamlining Windows NT directory services.

Module 3: Updating Network Protocols and Services

Topics

• Using network protocols and services
• Implementing Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Implementing IP subnetting
• Implementing the domain name system (DNS)

Labs

• Installing and configuring DHCP
• Using IPCONFIG to manage TCP/IP configuration
• Installing and configuring DNS
• Using HOSTS and LMHOSTS to optimize name resolution

Skills
Students will be able to:

• Identify the key network protocols and services to install on a Windows NT-based computer to prepare for the move to Windows 2000.
• Implement TCP/IP and DHCP in a Windows NT-based network.
• Implement IP subnetting in Windows NT to prepare for Windows 2000-based sites.
• Implement DNS.
• Apply best practices for updating network protocols and services.

Module 4: Installing Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4

Topics

• What's new in Service Pack 4?
• Performing preinstallation tasks
• Installing Service Pack 4
• Uninstalling Service Pack 4

Labs

• Installing Service Pack 4
• Skills
• Students will be able to:
• Identify new features that Service Pack 4 provides.
• Perform preinstallation tasks before installing Service Pack 4.
• Install Service Pack 4.
• Uninstall Service Pack 4.
• Apply best practices for installing Service Pack 4.

Module 5: Implementing Service Pack 4 Features

Topics

• Implementing Security Configuration Manager (SCM)
• Assigning Windows NT File System (NTFS) permissions
• Configuring Service Pack 4 security features
• Setting quotas for user profiles
• Configuring a computer to perform a dual boot

Labs

• Installing SCM
• Using SCM
• Assigning NTFS permissions after you install SCM
• Configuring Service Pack 4 security features
• Creating a Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 dual boot configuration

Skills
Students will be able to:

• Add SCM to a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) console.
• Review, analyze, and configure security settings by using SCM.
• Assign NTFS permissions by using the new access control list (ACL) editor.
• Configure Service Pack 4 security features.
• Set quotas for user profiles.
• Configure a computer to dual boot Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000.
• Apply best practices for implementing Service Pack 4 features.

Module 6: Configuring Windows NT for Windows 2000

Topics

• Getting network hardware ready for Windows 2000
• Updating device drivers
• Converting disk partitions to NTFS
• Setting up and controlling user environments
• Testing applications for Windows NT and Windows 2000

Labs

• Converting disk volumes to NTFS
• Configuring the desktop environment

Skills
Students will be able to:

• Upgrade to hardware that meets the requirements for Windows 2000.
• Update device drivers to the latest version available.
• Convert hard-disk partitions from the file allocation table (FAT) file system to NTFS.
• Set up and control user environments through roaming user profiles, home directories, and system polices.
• Test present applications to ensure that they will continue to work in Windows 2000.
• Apply best practices for configuring Windows NT for Windows 2000.

Topics

• Methods for deploying Windows NT Workstation
• Using disk image copying
• Running the setup wizard

Lab

• Using the System Preparation tool

• Describe options and processes for deploying Windows NT Workstation.
• Use disk image copying to deploy Windows NT Workstation, which includes:
• Configuring a reference computer,
• Running the System Preparation tool,
• Creating a disk image of the reference computer,
• Deploying the disk image file,
• Completing the setup wizard on the client computers.
• Apply best practices for deploying Windows NT Workstation.

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