Windows 2000 Professional

Chapter 8. Managing the Computer

Managing computers means many things to many people. Everyone can find some common ground, though, especially power users. Keeping track of events that affect the computer's stability and performance is one example. Scheduling jobs that automate maintenance is another. This chapter covers the maintenance tasks that most power users consider important. It does not discuss how to manage Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional on networks, however, which is a big job that's better left to books such as Inside Windows 2000 Server (New Riders, 1999).

The most important aspect of managing the computers that are running Windows 2000 Professional is managing the users. Microsoft Windows 98 users will find this particular aspect ...