The following list is a brief summary of the mobile computing topics and tasks that are covered in this chapter. Use it to quickly find the information or task you are seeking.
Before you put a portable computer into service, you need to be sure that you have properly configured the software and hardware as well as any Windows 2000 features or components.
See "Setting Up a Portable Computer" in this chapter.
Portable computer users who frequently use their computers while they are away from the office can continue working with shared network files and folders even though they are not connected to the network. The feature that enables this, known as Offline Files, also synchronizes differences between the offline and online versions of folders and files.
See "Configuring Offline Files for Portable Computers" in this chapter.
See "Managing Files, Folders, and Search Methods" in this book.
Portable computers often rely on battery power. Use Windows 2000 power management features to optimize battery use by configuring power schemes, standby settings, hibernation settings, and battery alerts.
See "Configuring Power Management" in this chapter.
Knowing when it is safe to change device configurations is as important as knowing how. If you are adding or removing PC Cards, or docking and undocking a portable computer, you need to know how dynamic Plug and Play is implemented in Windows 2000.
See "Managing Hardware on Portable Computers" in this chapter.
Avoiding unauthorized access is the cornerstone of a secure system. However, you also need to maximize file and folder security, and minimize the risk of theft when it comes to a portable computer.
See "Security Considerations for Portable Computers" in this chapter.
See "Security" in this book.
If you deploy Windows 2000 Professional with Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server, you can use roaming user profiles and folder redirection to ensure that users have a consistent desktop environment regardless what computer they are logged onto in the organization.
See "Folder Redirection and Configuring Roaming User Profiles" in this chapter.
See "Managing Files, Folders, and Search Methods" in this book.
Some devices exhibit unexpected behavior when they are installed on portable computers. Knowing how particular devices impact some types of portable computers can help you avoid hardware configuration problems.
See "Hardware Issues Related to Portable Computers" in this chapter.
See "Device Management" in this book.