Many of the following tools were included in previous Windows Resource Kits, but are now part of the Windows 2000 Support Tools, located on the Windows 2000 operating system CD-ROM in the \support directory. The Support Tools must be installed separately from the Windows 2000 operating system.
Each Support Tool is listed below by both its filename and its friendly name, if it has one, to facilitate finding the tool.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Acldiag.exe: ACL Diagnostics | Outputs information on security attributes on Active Directory objects. |
| Active Directory Replication Monitor (Replmon.exe) | Displays replication topology, status and performance of Active Directory domain controllers. |
| Advanced Power Management Status (Apmstat.exe) | Determines a computer's ability to exploit power management features in Windows 2000. |
| ADSI Edit | Microsoft Management Console snap-in that acts as a low-level editor for Active Directory. |
| Apmstat.exe: Advanced Power Management Status | Determines a computer's ability to exploit power management features in Windows 2000. |
| Browstat.exe: Browser Status | General purpose network-browser diagnostic tool. |
| Clonepr.dll: ClonePrincipal | Creates clones of Windows NT 4.0 users and groups and migrates them to Windows 2000. |
| Depends.exe: Dependency Walker | Displays a hierarchical diagram of the dependent modules of an executable or DLL. |
| Dfsutil.exe: Distributed File System Utility | Helps administrators diagnose the Distributed File System from the command prompt. |
| DiskProbe (Dskprobe.exe) | Allows users with Administrator privileges to directly edit, save and copy data on the physical hard drive that is not accessible in any other way. |
| Distributed File System Utility (Dfsutil.exe) | Helps administrators diagnose the Distributed File System from the command prompt. |
| Dnscmd.exe: DNS Server Troubleshooting Tool | Enables user to administer and obtain statistics from local and remote DNS servers. |
| Dommig.doc: Planning Migration from Microsoft Windows NT to Microsoft Windows 2000 | Guides administrators through the planning process for migrating Windows NT domains to Windows 2000. |
| Dsacls.exe | Facilitates management of access-control lists for directory services. |
| Dsastat.exe: Active Directory Diagnostic Tool | Compares and detects differences between naming contexts on domain controllers. |
| Dskprobe.exe: DiskProbe | Allows users with Administrator privileges to directly edit, save and copy data on the physical hard drive that is not accessible in any other way. |
| Dumpchk.exe | Verifies that a memory dump file has been created correctly. |
| File and Directory Comparison (Windiff.exe) | Compares two text files or folders and displays differences. |
| Filever.exe | Displays version information on executable files. |
| Gflags.exe: Global Flags Editor | Allows user to edit NtGlobalFlag settings for the Windows 2000 operating system. |
| Kerberos Keytab Setup (Ktpass.exe) | Configures an account for a non-windows-based Kerberos service and generates a keytab. |
| Kerberos Setup (Ksetup.exe) | Configures a computer for using a non-windows-based Kerberos realm. |
| Kill.exe: Task Killing Utility | Allows user to terminate selected tasks or processes. |
| Ksetup.exe: Kerberos Setup | Configures a computer for using a non-windows-based Kerberos realm. |
| Ktpass.exe: Kerberos Keytab Setup | Configures an account for a non-windows-based Kerberos service and generates a keytab. |
| Ldp.exe: Active Directory Administration Tool | Allows users to perform LDAP operations against any LDAP compatible directory such as Active Directory. |
| Memsnap.exe: Memory Profiling Tool | Takes a snapshot of memory resources consumed by running processes. |
| Movetree.exe: Active Directory Object Manager | Moves an Organizational Unit from one domain tree to another. |
| Msicuu.exe: Windows Installer Cleanup Utility | Removes registry settings for applications installed with Windows Installer. |
| Msizap.exe: Windows Installer Zapper | Removes registry settings for applications installed with Windows Installer. |
| Netdiag.exe: Network Connectivity Tester | Tests the state and functionality of a network client. |
| Netdom.exe: Windows 2000 Domain Manager | Enables administrators to manage domains. |
| Network Connectivity Tester (Netdiag.exe) | Tests the state and functionality of a network client. |
| Nltest.exe | Administers and tests domains and user accounts. |
| Planning Migration from Microsoft Windows NT to Microsoft Windows 2000 (Dommig.doc) | Guides administrators through the planning process for migrating Windows NT domains to Windows 2000. |
| Pmon.exe: Process Resource Monitor | Shows per-process usage of CPU and memory. |
| Poolmon.exe | Monitors memory tags, including total paged and non-paged pool bytes. |
| PPTP Ping: Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Ping Utilities | Verifies that the required protocol and port for Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol are being routed from a PPTP client to a PPTP server. |
| Process Resource Monitor (Pmon.exe) | Shows per-process usage of CPU and memory. |
| Pviewer.exe: Process Viewer | Displays information about a running process and allows you to stop it. |
| Reg.exe: Registry Management Utility | Manipulates registry entries on local or remote computers from the command prompt. |
| Remote.exe: Remote Command Line | Runs command-line programs on remote computers. |
| Repadmin.exe: Replication Diagnostics Tool | Assists administrators in diagnosing replication problems between Windows 2000 domain controllers. |
| Replmon.exe: Active Directory Replication Monitor | Displays replication topology, status and performance of Active Directory domain controllers. |
| Rsdiag.exe: Remote Storage Diagnostic Utility | Examines Remote Storage (HSM) databases and displays diagnostic information. |
| Rsdir.exe: Remote Storage File Information Utility | Examines Remote Storage reparse points and displays Remote Storage information for files. |
| Sdcheck.exe: Security Descriptor Check Utility | Displays the security descriptor for an object, including any inherited ACL's, as well as the security descriptor metadata. |
| Search.vbs | Performs a search against an LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) server. |
| Security Administration Tools (SIDWalker) | Manages access-control policies. |
| Security Descriptor Check Utility (Sdcheck.exe) | Displays the security descriptor for an object, including any inherited ACL's, as well as the security descriptor metadata. |
| SIDWalker: Security Administration Tools | Manages access-control policies. |
| Snmputilg.exe: SNMP Troubleshooting Tool | Queries a Simple Network Management Protocol host or community for Management Information Base values from graphical user interface. |
| Task Killing Utility (Kill.exe) | Allows user to terminate selected tasks or processes. |
| Tlist.exe: Task List Viewer | Displays a list of IDs, names, and windows of processes running on the local computer. |
| W2000msgs.chm: Windows 2000 Error and Event Messages Help | Provides explanations of Windows 2000 error messages. |
| Windiff.exe: File and Directory Comparison | Compares two text files or folders and displays differences. |
| Windows 2000 Domain Manager (Netdom.exe) | Enables administrators to manage domains. |
| Windows 2000 Error and Event Messages Help (W2000msgs.chm) | Provides explanations of Windows 2000 error messages. |
| Windows Installer Cleanup Utility (Msicuu.exe) | Removes registry settings for applications installed with Windows Installer. |
| Windows Installer Zapper (Msizap.exe) | Removes registry settings for applications installed with Windows Installer. |
| Wsremote.exe: Winsock Remote Console | Starts a console application on the server and connects to it from the client using sockets or named pipes. |