The following table lists common tasks for configuring Active Directory Users and Computers. The user interface for performing these tasks is different in this version of Windows from the way it was in 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Manage user accounts | User Manager | Active Directory Users and Computers. For more information, see Manage users. |
| Manage groups | User Manager | Active Directory Users and Computers. For more information, see Manage groups. |
| Manage computer accounts | Server Manager | Active Directory Users and Computers. For more information, see Manage computers. |
| Add a computer to a domain | Server Manager | Active Directory Users and Computers. For more information, see Manage computers. |
| Manage account policy | User Manager | Active Directory Users and Computers. For more information, see Account and local 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. |