Objectives

Guide to MCSE 70-270, Second Edition, Enhanced 1

Objectives

• Understand and use the Control Panel applets• Describe the versatility of the Microsoft Management

Console• Understand Administrative Tools


Control Panel Overview

• Control Panel• Centralized location for management utilities

• Changes in XP:• New applets

• New view

• Applet• Small application designed for a limited range of function

or capability


Control Panel in Category View


Control Panel Categories


Accessibility Options

• Special interface features for the visual-, audio-, or movement-impaired user

• Keyboard tab• Sound tab• Display tab• Mouse tab• General tab


Add Hardware

• System polls the entire computer for new devices• Attempts to identify them• Installs drivers automatically or prompts for

alternative source path• Add Hardware Wizard

• Used for manual configuration

• Device manager• Used to manage, configure, and remove installed hardware

devices


Add or Remove Programs

• Three tools in one:• Change or Remove Programs

• Add New Programs

• Add/Remove Windows Components Wizard


Administrative Tools

• Shortcut to Administrative Tools option in Start menu


Date and Time

• Used to set the calendar date, clock time, and time zone

• Clock is set directly in the system’s BIOS• Time Zone tab

• World map

• Pull-down list of time zones


Display

• Used to make interface changes• Can also be accessed from desktop:

• Right click, select Properties from popup menu

• Themes tab• Overall visual styling

• Desktop tab• Set wallpaper


Display (continued)

• Screen Saver tab• Appearance tab

• Window and button scheme, color scheme, and font size

• Settings tab• Screen resolution and color quality


Advanced Display Settings

• Accessed by:• Pressing Advanced button on Settings tab of Display

• Manage DPI• Video card information• Screen refresh rate• Dualview

• Use multiple display devices (monitors)

• Supported by XP


Folder Options

• Used to set the functional and visual parameters of the folders on the system

• Associate file extensions with applications


Fonts

• Lists all currently installed fonts• Add and remove fonts


Game Controllers

• Install and configure• Joysticks

• Other gaming controls

• Device-specific properties and troubleshooting aid


Internet Options

• Define settings for Internet Explorer • Settings for general Internet access


Keyboard and Mouse

• Keyboard applet• Modify keyboard functions

• Mouse applet• Modify mouse settings

• Switch left and right buttons


Network Connections

• Manage all network connections• Includes:

• LAN

• RAS

• WAN


Phone and Modem Options

• Define dialing locations• Install and configure modems• Configure Remote Access Service (RAS) and

Telephony API (TAPI)


Power Options


Printers and Faxes

• Install, share, and configure many types of output devices

• Not just for physical print devices:• Film printers

• Slide printers

• Faxes

• Manage print queue


Regional and Language Options

• Regional Options tab• Define location-specific uses or requirements for:

• Numbers

• Currency

• Time and dates

• Languages tab• Configure default input language

• Input locale• Combination language and keyboard layout

• Used to define how data is entered into computer


Scanners and Cameras

• Install drivers • Configure digital cameras and optical scanners


Scheduled Tasks

• Automate starting and running various tasks• Add Scheduled Task Wizard

• Step-by-step scheduling

• Can be moved from system to system• Define administrative actions or batch files on single

computer

• Place on client systems


Sounds and Audio Devices

• Customize the sound scheme• Set master volume• Configure speakers• Set audio device preferences


Speech

• Text-to-speech capability reads document text• Microsoft’s Speech API (SAPI)• Distinct from the Narrator Accessibility Accessory


System

• Most important Control Panel applet• Driver signing

• Identifies drivers that have passed the Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs evaluation and tests

• Device Manager• Lists all installed and known devices

• Indicates device status


Taskbar and Start Menu

• Controls taskbar appearance• Controls Notification Area settings

• Display clock


User Accounts

• Create and manage • Local user accounts

• Passwords

• .NET passports

• Access the Local Users and Groups tool• Specify whether Ctrl+Alt+Delete is required to log on


Microsoft Management Console Overview

• Provides structured environment for consoles, snap-ins, and extensions

• Provides consistent interface for all management tools

• Settings and layout options can be stored as an .msc file


The MMC Console

• Like a document window• Console tree

• Left pane

• Loaded snap-ins and extensions are listed

• Details pane• Right pane

• Details associated with the active item from the console tree


Snap-Ins

• Adds control mechanisms to the MMC console for specific service or object

• Standalone snap-ins:• Provide main functions for system administration and

control

• Extension snap-ins• Add functionality to standalone snap-ins


Using the MMC

• MMC tools found mainly in Administrative Tools• Can also be used to create your own custom consoles


Administrative Tools

• Component Services• Data Sources (ODBC)• Event Viewer• Local Security Policy• Performance• Services• Computer Management.

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