| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Who Should Read This Book | p. 1 |
| How to Use This Book | p. 2 |
| Introduction to the Windows Server 2003 Family | p. 3 |
| Microsoft's Newest Operating System | p. 3 |
| Windows Server 2003 Family | p. 4 |
| Selecting an Edition | p. 5 |
| Product Activation and Volume Licensing | p. 11 |
| Installation and Deployment | p. 15 |
| What's New | p. 15 |
| Installation Changes | p. 16 |
| Server RIS | p. 26 |
| Upgrading from Prior Versions | p. 27 |
| Interface Changes | p. 31 |
| What's New | p. 31 |
| User Interface Themes | p. 32 |
| Compressed Folders | p. 32 |
| CD Burning | p. 34 |
| Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance | p. 37 |
| Other Interface Changes | p. 40 |
| Security | p. 45 |
| What's New | p. 45 |
| Microsoft's New Security Philosophy | p. 46 |
| Security Tools | p. 47 |
| Encrypting Data | p. 56 |
| Common Security Holes | p. 57 |
| Developing a Security Strategy | p. 62 |
| Active Directory | p. 65 |
| What's New | p. 65 |
| Active Directory Functional Levels | p. 66 |
| Tools and Utilities | p. 68 |
| Administration | p. 69 |
| Architecture | p. 74 |
| Security | p. 76 |
| Operations | p. 77 |
| Group Policy Changes | p. 81 |
| What's New | p. 81 |
| General Group Policy Changes | p. 82 |
| Group Policy Management User Interface | p. 86 |
| New Group Policies | p. 93 |
| Internet Information Services | p. 101 |
| What's New | p. 101 |
| IIS: Not Installed by Default | p. 103 |
| Architecture and Memory Management | p. 104 |
| Administrative Changes | p. 108 |
| Security Enhancements | p. 117 |
| Migrating from IIS 5 to 6 | p. 118 |
| Metabase and Management Enhancements | p. 119 |
| The POP3 and SMTP Services | p. 120 |
| Network Services | p. 125 |
| What's New | p. 125 |
| WINS, DHCP, and DNS | p. 126 |
| Fax Sharing | p. 132 |
| File Sharing | p. 135 |
| Distributed File System | p. 137 |
| Network Attached Storage and Storage Area Network Management | p. 139 |
| Encrypting File System | p. 141 |
| WebDAV and Remote Sharing | p. 142 |
| Web Development | p. 145 |
| What's New | p. 145 |
| The .NET Framework | p. 146 |
| Web Services Support | p. 154 |
| Other Development Platform Enhancements | p. 156 |
| Networking, Remote Access, and Communications | p. 159 |
| What's New | p. 159 |
| IPv6 Overview | p. 160 |
| IPSec Improvements | p. 164 |
| Universal Plug and Play Support | p. 168 |
| New Networking Services | p. 169 |
| RRAS Enhancements | p. 170 |
| Other Networking and Communications Improvements | p. 174 |
| Terminal Services | p. 179 |
| What's New | p. 179 |
| Terminal Services Overview | p. 180 |
| Remote Desktop for Administration | p. 180 |
| Remote Desktop Protocol 5.1 | p. 190 |
| Security Enhancements | p. 193 |
| Terminal Server Session Directory | p. 194 |
| Clustering | p. 199 |
| What's New | p. 199 |
| Clustering Terminology | p. 200 |
| Cluster Service | p. 201 |
| Network Load Balancing | p. 207 |
| Clusterable Services | p. 213 |
| Management | p. 215 |
| What's New | p. 215 |
| General Management Changes | p. 216 |
| Headless Servers | p. 220 |
| New Command-Line Tools | p. 225 |
| Maintenance | p. 231 |
| What's New | p. 231 |
| Hotfix and Service Packs Management | p. 232 |
| Administrative Scripting | p. 246 |
| Backup and Restore | p. 249 |
| Automated System Recovery | p. 250 |
| 64-bit Windows | p. 253 |
| What's New | p. 253 |
| 64-bit Overview | p. 254 |
| 64-bit Architecture | p. 255 |
| 32-bit Windows Compatibility | p. 258 |
| Significant Differences | p. 259 |
| Index | p. 263 |
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