the windows 2003 support tools consist of a number of command

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The Windows 2003 Support Tools consist of a number of command-line utilities, visual basicscripts, GUI based applications, and documents - all of which you must install from a seperateapplication. The Support Tools are not automatically installed when you install Windows 2003;their installation isnt an option in the Windows 2003 setup. The installation program is locatedon the CD-ROM in the \support\tools folder and the setup file (suptools.msi) must be opened

manually to initiate the installation wizard.

The setup program installs the Support Tools files onto your hard disk and requiresapproximately 24 MB of free space for a full installation. You must be logged on as theAdministrator or have Administrator privileges to be able to install them. Setup creates aWindows 2003 Support Tools folder within the Programs folder on the Start menu. The setupalso adds the \program files\support tools directory (or the directory name you choose forinstalling the tools) to your computer's path environment variable this allows you to run thecommand line tools from any folder on your system.

Once the installation is complete, you can click on Start > Programs > Windows 2003 Support

Tools to open the command prompt in the Program Files\Support Tools directory and start usingthem. All the GUI-based tools, along with the command line ones, can be found in the \ProgramFiles\Support Tools folder (or whichever location you chose at installation).

Installing the support tools

As mentioned previously, the support tools are located in the \support\tools folder on theWindows 2003 CD-ROM. Navigate to that location and double click the "suptools.msi" file tostart the installation wizard.


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Press next and browse through the screens, select "I Agree" when the license agreement screencomes up. You will be prompted to choose a location in which to install the tools. By default, thelocation is c:\program files\support tools\


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Press the "Install Now" button and the installation will proceed. The installation will take acouple of minutes to be complete. Press "Finish" and close all windows to be able to start usingthe tools.

The support tools explained

This section will display the list of support tools found on the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROMin alphabetical order.

To use the command line format tools, open the command prompt and type the filenamefollowed by the appropriate parameters. If you are unaware of the parameters of the tool youwish to use then type: filename /? to show the list of available parameters.

Tool Name: ACL DiagnosticsFilename: acldiag.exe

Format: Command LineDescription:

Detects and displays the permission problems found in the Access Control Lists of objects in Active Directory

Tool Name: Active Directory Replication MonitorFilename: replmon.exeFormat: Graphical User InterfaceDescription: Allows the control of Active Directory replication information

Tool Name: Active Directory Search ToolFilename: search.vbsFormat: Command Line

Description: A script used to search an LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)directory

Tool Name: Application Deployment DiagnosticsFilename: addiag.exeFormat: Command Line

Description: Gives you a list of the software implemented on a local computer using grouppolicy


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Tool Name: ADSI EditFilename: adsiedit.msc

Format: Graphical User Interface

Description: Allows the editing of objects in Active Directory in a low-level style editor

Tool Name: Advanced Power Management StatusFilename: apmstat.exe

Format: Command Line

Description: Gives information about advanced power management features in older notebook computers

Tool Name: Binary File Difference FinderFilename: bindiff.exe


Description: Allows you to compare two binary files and view their differences

Tool Name: BITS Administration UtilityFilename: bitsadmin.exe


Description: Adminsters the Background Intelligent Transfer Service which controlsbackground file transfers for Internet Information Services

Tool Name: Browser Status

Filename: browstat.exeFormat: Command Line

Description: Displays network browser status

Tool Name: Cabinet Tool


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Filename: cabarc.exe


Description: Creates, views and extracts compressed .CAB files

Tool Name: Clone PrincipalFilename: clonepr.dll


Description: This dynamic link library clones windows NT 4.0 users and groups to allowmigration to a Windows Server 2003 forest

Tool Name: Dependancy WalkerFilename: depends.exe


Description:

Allows you to view all the dependencies of a file. You are able to check whichDLLs are dependant on others. This can be very useful when investigating aproblem related to a missing file. The image below shows the GUI interface of thedependancy viewer. To demonstrate, I have loaded the twain_32.dll file - as youcan see, this dll depends on three other dlls for it to work.


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Tool Name: Device Console UtilityFilename: devcon.exe


Description: The command prompt version of the device manager in the hardware tab of system

properties

Tool Name: DFS and SYSVOL Replication Topology Analysis ToolFilename: topchk.cmd


Description: Shows the FRS replication topology

Tool Name: DHCP Server Locator UtilityFilename: dhcploc.exe

Format: Command LineDescription: Shows a list of all DHCP servers on the subnet

Tool Name: Directory Disk UsageFilename: diruse.exe


Description: Displays directory sizes and compression information

Tool Name: Directory Services ACL Editor

Filename: dcaslc.exeFormat: Command Line

Description: Manages access control lists for Active Directory objects

Tool Name: Directory Services UtilityFilename: dsastat.exe


Description: Compare and contrast two directory trees in the same domain or across differentdomains

Tool Name: Distributed File System (DFS) UtilityFilename: dfsutil.exe


Description: Manages DFS, limits clients to targets within the same site and enables windowsserver 2003 based DFS servers to select remote targets


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Tool Name: DiskprobeFilename: dskprobe.exe


Description: Allows you to edit the disk sector information directly (includes also the MBR)

Tool Name: Disk Manager DiagnosticsFilename: dmdiag.exe


Description: Provides detailed diagnostic information about hard disk drives

Tool Name: DNS Server Troubleshooting ToolFilename: dnscmd.exe


Description: Administrators are able to view and modify DNS servers, zones and resources

Tool Name: Domain Controller Diagnostic ToolFilename: dcdiag.exe


Description: Analyzes and reports on the state of a domain controller

Tool Name: Encrypting File System InformationFilename: efsinfo.exe


Description:

Provides information about files that have been encrypted using EFS. This is avery helpful tool when you want to analyze which files and folders are encrypted.If I were to go to the C: drive in the command prompt and type "efsinfo", a list of all the files and their encryption related information will be displayed. This can beseen in the example below:


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Filename: ntfrsutil.exe


Description: Displays the status of the NT file replication service onto the screen of dumps it ina file

Tool Name: FileVer

Filename: filever.exe


Description: States version information of a file or folder

Tool Name: FRS Connection Status ReportFilename: connstat.cmd


Description:

Tool Name: FRS Health Check Filename: health_chk.cmd


Description: States the health of the FRS of a specified domain controller

Tool Name: FRS Inbound and Outbound Logs Report ToolFilename: lologsum.cmd

Format: Command LineDescription: Displays information about FRS replication

Tool Name: Get Security IDFilename: getsid.exe


Description: Checks if a user account database is corrupt by comparing the SIDs of the accounton two domain controllers

Tool Name: Global Flags EditorFilename: gflags.exe


Description: Allows you to edit global registry settings or flags that are in use by the kernel

Tool Name: HTTP Configuration UtilityFilename: httpcfg.exe


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Description: Manages the HTTP Application Programming Interface

Tool Name: IAS Parse Tool

Filename: iasparse.exeFormat: Command Line

Description: Parses RAS and IAS log files and displays the results in IAS or ODBC format

Tool Name: Kerberos Keytab SetupFilename: ktpass.exe


Description: Configures a non-windows 2003 kerberos service to be a security principle inWindows Server 2003

Tool Name: Kerberos SetupFilename: ksetup.exe


Description: Configures Windows Server 2003 clients to use an MIT Kerberos Server

Tool Name: LDP ToolFilename: ldp.exe


Description: Performs Lightweight Directory Access Protocol operations

Tool Name: Manipulate Service Principle Names for AccountsFilename: setspn.exe


Description: Manipulates SPNs for active directory service accounts

Tool Name: Memory Pool MonitorFilename: poolmon.exe

Format: Command LineDescription: Shows information about the system's memory pool.

Tool Name: Memory Profiling ToolFilename: memsnap.exe


Description: Allows you to save a list of the memory resources being used by all processes


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Tool Name: Move UsersFilename: movetree.exe


Description: Moves objects between domains

Tool Name: Network Connectivity TesterFilename: netdiag.exe


Description:

Troubleshoots network connectivity by running various tests on your configurationand displaying the results. This tool does not require any extra parameters, whichallows the administrator to instruct a user to run this command, pass on the resultsand allow them to be analyzed. Thus, making it less complicated if say, a senioradmin was at home instructing the junior admin to do this on the servers at the

office. The image below only displays the first phase of the results.

Tool Name: Network Monitor Capture UtilityFilename: netcap.exe


Description: Acts as a packet sniffer by using Network Monitor to capture packets and log themto a file


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Tool Name: NItestFilename: nitest.exe


Description: Queries the status of trusts; lists primary domain controllers; forces a shutdown

and forces a user database in syncronization

Tool Name: PoolmonFilename: poolmon.exe


Description:

Helps to detect memory leaks by displaying detailed information about theallocation of memory. As soon as you type "poolmon" from the command prompt,the following kind of data will be shown. This includes the total amount of memory in the system and the memory available, amongst others.

Tool Name: Port QueryFilename: portqry.exe


Description: Allows you to troubleshoot TCP and UDP ports. This helps the administrator todetermine the state of any given port. If you type "portqryt -n computer_name -e


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port_number" the name will be resolved to the ip address and the port number willbe queried. Details such as the service assigned to that port, the port type (TCP,UDP), the state of the port and also any held data will be displayed.

Tool Name: Process ViewerFilename: pviewer.exe


Description:

Allows you to change a process priority or kill a process. This can be described asmore advanced version of the "process viewer" available in the task manager. Withthis tool you are able to set the priority of the thread and process or kill a processaltogether. Pressing on the memory detail button will bring up a window

displaying in-depth information as to where the memory of the process is going.


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Tool Name: Remote Command LineFilename: remote.exe


Description: Runs command line programs on remote computers using only named pipes

Tool Name: Remote Storage Diagnostics UtilityFilename: rsdiag.exe


Description: Queries and reports on remote storage databases

Tool Name: Remote Storage File Analysis UtilityFilename: rsdir.exe


Description: Displays information form files in remote storage

Tool Name: Replication Diagnostics ToolFilename: repadmin.exe



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Description: Allows the doagnosis of replication problems between controllers in WindowsServer 2003

Tool Name: Security Administration ToolsFilename: sidwalk.exe, showaccs.exe, sidwalk.msc

Format: Command Line, Command Line, Graphical User Interface

Description: Manages access control lists

Tool Name: Security Descriptor Check UtilityFilename: sdcheck.exe


Description: Displays access controls on an object

Tool Name: Service Pack Check Filename: spcheck.exe


Description:

Creates a file containing a list of the service pack versions of important systemfiles. This tool requires you to have the spcheck.ini file in the directory in whichyou are going to execute the command. If you do not have this file available, thenyou may download it from the Microsoft website. Type "spcheck" and a report willbe created and dumped into the current directory. You will then have to go to thefile and open it will a text editor (notepad.exe will do fine). The report contains alist of important system files and which service pack they have installed or if theyare missing.


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Tool Name: Windows Domain ManagerFilename: netdom.exe


Description: Provides command line administration of domains and trusts

Tool Name: Windows Installer Cleanup UtilityFilename: msicuu.exe


Description: Removes excess registry entries from a faulty installation

Tool Name: Windows Installer ZapperFilename: msizap.exe


Description: The same as the widows installer cleanup utility, only a more in depth version

Tool Name: Xcacls.exeFilename: xcacls.exe

Format: Command LineDescription: Sets and displays files ACLs

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