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Resource Kits

Microsoft ® Windows ® Resource Kits contain lots of information on the operating system and how to get it installed, plus lots of useful tools.

With the help of the Windows 95 Resource Kit, it took me only 2 weeks to prepare the migration of one of our departments' workstations from OS/2 to Windows 95 (starting without any Windows 95 knowledge at all!).
The tool that helped me most in that project was BATCH.EXE, a tool that can make a "snapshot" of your current installation and translate that snapshot to a SETUP.INF for unattended installations.

Many of my early NT 4 batch files rely on Resource Kit utilities.

Starting with Windows 95, Resource Kits are available for every Windows version, as well as for Exchange, SMS, Office, etc.
Many Resource Kits are available as "internationalized" versions as well.

 

Windows Server 2008 Resource Kit
Windows Server 2008 Security Resource Kit
Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Resource Kit
Windowsr Group Policy Resource Kit: Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Resource Kit
Windows Vista Resource Kit Windows Vista Resource Kit
Microsoft Windows Security Resource Kit, Second Edition (Resource Kit) Microsoft Windows Security Resource Kit, Second Edition
Microsoft Windows Desktop Deployment Resource Kit Microsoft Windows Desktop Deployment Resource Kit
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit: A Microsoft Resource Kit Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit: A Microsoft Resource Kit
Microsoft Windows Server(TM) 2003 Resource Kit Microsoft Windows Server(TM) 2003 Resource Kit
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Resource Kit, Third Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional Resource Kit, Third Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Resource Kit Documentation Microsoft Windows XP Professional Resource Kit Documentation
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit Supplement One Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit Supplement One
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Resource Kit Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Resource Kit
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit Supplement 4 Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit Supplement 4
Microsoft Windows NT Server Resource Kit Microsoft Windows NT Server Resource Kit
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation Resource Kit Microsoft Windows NT Workstation Resource Kit
Microsoft Windows 98 Resource Kit Microsoft Windows 98 Resource Kit
Microsoft Windows 95 Resource Kit Microsoft Windows 95 Resource Kit
Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Resource Kit Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Resource Kit
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Resource Kit Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Resource Kit
Microsoft Office 2003 Resource Kit Microsoft Office 2003 Resource Kit

 

A subset of the Microsoft Windows 98 Resource Kit can be found on the Windows 98 CD-ROM.
It isn't installed by default.

The Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools are available for free at Microsoft's web site.

Download several Windows 2000 Resource Kit Tools for free from Microsoft's web site.