The Computer Management console conveniently displays user, group, system and storage information in a single view. Improved wizards in the Configure Your Server screen split server configuration into logical sections, including Active Directory, file server, print server and networking. Server employs the Explorer-type view to display the administrative tools used to maintain and configure it. The last remnants of MS-DOS may have been completely removed, although its spirit lives on in the familiar command line interface. A similar architecture to Windows NT Server 4.0, and includes support for multiprocessing, virtual private networking and remote access.
Differences arise on server-specific functions, such as setting up remote administrator management.
The real configuration work begins once the operating system has installed and rebooted. In terms of the Explorer-style user interface, the OS is almost identical to Windows 2000 Professional, which in turn owes much to Windows 98. And despite the complete shift to 32-bit code, it's still very useful to bring up a command line interface for some system tasks. A welcome addition to Windows 2000 Server is the expanded library of wizards in the Configure Your Server screen. In addition, there are many other new features in Windows 2000 Server to tempt you to upgrade.