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New ways to do familiar tasks

The following table lists common tasks for configuring Active Directory® Domains and Trusts. The user interface for performing these tasks is different in this version of Windows from the way it was in Microsoft® Windows NT® version 4.0.

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If you want to In Windows NT 4.0 use In this version of Windows use
Create or manage trust relationships User Manager Active Directory Domains and Trusts.
For more information, see Manage trusts.
Manage account policy User Manager Active Directory Users and Computers.
For more information, see Security policies.
Manage user rights User Manager Active Directory Users and Computers.
Edit the Group Policy object for the domain or organizational unit containing the computers to which the user rights apply. For more information, see To edit a security setting on a Group Policy object.
Manage audit policy User Manager Active Directory Users and Computers.
Edit the Group Policy object assigned to the Domain Controllers organizational unit. For more information, see To edit a security setting on a Group Policy object.