Help Commands

help command

Obtain help for a standard Windows 2000 command.

command /?

Obtain help for the specified command.

net help command

Obtain help for one of the net commands.

net helpmsg nnnn

Explain Windows 2000 message number nnnn.

ntbooks

Open main Windows 2000 help file. Navigate to Troubleshooting and Additional ResourcesAdditional ResourcesWindows 2000 Commands in the help file to find documentation of the various commands.

W2RKSupp.Chm

The help file for the additional support tools available on the Windows 2000 distribution CD.

Deploy.Chmand Unattend.Doc

The help files and documentation related to unattended and other automated Windows 2000 installations (these files are located wherever you installed the installation automation tools from the Windows 2000 distribution CD, discussed in the previous section).

W2RKTool.ChmRK

The main help file for Resource Kit commands. Other useful help files in the Resource Kit include:

  • W2RKBook.ChmRK: Resource Kit books.

  • RegEntry.ChmRK: Descriptions of registry keys and values.

  • GP.ChmRK: Descriptions of many Group Policy settings.

  • W2000Msgs.ChmRK: Documentation of Windows 2000 error messages and event log entry types.

  • Counters.ChmRK: Documentation of all Performance Monitor counters.

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