Microsoft KB Archive/302916

= Summary of Windows .NET and Windows 2000 Domain Administration Tools (Adminpak.msi) Compatibility =

Q302916

Formal product support for Microsoft Windows XP will be available from Microsoft beginning October 25, 2001. Until then, you can consult with your counterparts, peers, and Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) by using our online newsgroups. Access to the Microsoft newsgroups is available from the following Microsoft Web site: "http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp"

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows versions 2000, 2000 SP1, 2000 SP2 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows versions 2000, 2000 SP1, 2000 SP2 Server
 * Microsoft Windows versions 2000, 2000 SP1, 2000 SP2 Professional

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SUMMARY
This article describes the administration tools that you can use to manage Active Directory forests and domains and on which platforms they can be installed.

MORE INFORMATION
Administration tools are included with both Windows 2000 Server and Windows .NET Server to manage Active Directory forests and domains. These tools can be installed onto workstations for domain and forest management.

The tools that are addressed in this article are:


 * Active Directory Users and Computers (Dsa.msc)
 * Active Directory Sites and Services (Dssite.msc)
 * Active Directory Domains and Trusts (Domain.msc)
 * ADSI Edit (Adsiedit.msc)

The appropriate tools are already installed on Windows servers by default. The installation package for the tools (AdminPak.msi) can be located in the %Systemroot%\System32 folder of an installed server or in the I386 folder of a Windows 2000-based server installation CD-ROM.

Windows 2000 Administration Tools must only be installed on Windows 2000 operating systems, and they must only be used to manage a Windows 2000 Active Directory. It is neither recommended nor supported by Microsoft to use the Windows 2000 tools to manage a Windows .NET domain or forest as these tools may cause unpredictable behavior.

Windows .NET Administration Tools may be installed on either a Windows .NET-based server or a Windows XP Professional-based workstation. When you have installed these tools, you can use these tools to enable the administration of either a Windows .NET or a Windows 2000 Active Directory.

Windows .NET Administration Tools cannot be installed onto a Windows 2000-based computer.

Neither Windows 2000 Administration Tools nor Windows .NET Administration Tools (AdminPak.msi) can be installed on Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows NT operating systems. Additional query words: Professional adminpak.msi

Keywords : kbtool

Issue type : kbinfo

Technology : kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Pro kbWinAdvServSearch kbWin2000AdvServSP2 kbWin2000AdvServSP1 kbWin2000ProSP2 kbWin2000ProSP1 kbwin2000ServSP1 kbwin2000ServSP2 kbWinXPProSearch kbWinXPSearch

Last Reviewed: September 5, 2001

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