Administrative Tools

Most of the tools you’ll need for managing a Windows Server 2003 network come as part of the Windows Server 2003 package, but only a few of them are automatically installed along with the operating system.

Installing Administrative Tools Locally

To install the full set of Administrative Tools locally, double-click the Adminpak.msi file in your Windows\System32 folder (it’s also in the \i386 folder on the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM). This starts the Administrative Tools Setup Wizard, which installs the tools (and later removes them and reinstalls them, if you wish). Click Next to proceed with the installation.

Making Administrative Tools Available Remotely

To make Administrative Tools available to others on your network, ...

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