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Need Windows NT Server Tools for XP Pro

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by leonidasromero

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Good Afternoon Everyone,

Currently running NT 4.0 on our five servers, and was able to do some basic administration of said servers on my Windows 98SE laptop via the use of the Windows NT Server Tools (i.e. User Manager for Domains, Event Viewer and Server Manager).

Now, I have upgraded to an XP Pro laptop, and I want to be able to have the same basic administration of my NT Servers, but I am running into so many walls trying to find these NT Server tools for XP!! Can any one shed some light, like maybe they don't even exist, or a workaround to get the Server tools I had working in 98SE to work in XP?

Any help would be appreciated!!

Thanks,

Leo

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by yetanotheradmin

User Manager for Domains and Server Manager should work when run from your laptop. As for event viewer, open mmc and add a snap in for event viewer. You can add a snap in for each of your servers and save as a .msc file. That way you can view all at once.

by leonidasromero

Currently, when trying to run these tools, I get a MSNET32.dll missing error. If you have run into this, please elaborate.

Thanks,

Chris

by willcomp

Is notebook running XP Pro? If not, it must be upgraded to XP Pro to join domain.

Dalton

by rindi1

Have you tried to get hold of the NT Server Resource Kit? I'm not sure they install on a Windows XP PC but you can try. If that doesn't work get the next higher resource kit (windows 2000). Many of those tools should also be able to manage NT Servers.

by leonidasromero

Wicked Frigging Cool!! In the Apps\Client folder were the tools that loaded up in an instant (minus the Event Viewer, which I think will be a plug in thanks to YetAnotherAdmin).

Thanks man!!

by yetanotheradmin

I have had trouble in the past running server manager and user manager for domains on Win9x boxes. Have you copied the apps from the server or do you have versions compatible with 9x? I use both (copied from NT servers) on Win2kPro and XpPro boxes with no problem.

BTW. Thanks for rejecting the original answer, particularly as I appear to have answered a third of your question. A comment might have been more appropriate.

by leonidasromero

Thank you for the Event Viewer solution. I may need you to elaborate more on it, but first I will tackle it myself and see what I can come up with. As for your issue with Server Manager and User Manager for Win 9X, I have the Microsoft Windows NT Server Tools for Windows 9X if you need them. That is what I use now on my 9X boxes and it works great!

Thanks again!

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