A full set of tools given by Windows 2000 and XP that can utilize to run many applications and settings utilized for Windows. They are usually more advanced than tools there in Control Panel. Here is a breakdown of administrative tools and their functions.

Component Services

This administrative tool allows you to organize and administer COM parts and COM+ applications. COM+ is an extension of Component Object Model (COM), Microsoft's planned building block approach for developing application programs. COM is utilized by developers to generate re-usable software parts, link parts together to build applications, and take benefit of Windows services. Here you can install and organize COM+ applications, set security at application level, and make and maintain COM+ partitions.

Computer Management

This area gives tools that you can utilize to administer networks, computers, services, and other system parts.

Data Sources (ODBC)

ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) data sources stored information about how to attach to a data provider. It is a standard application programming interface (API) for accessing data in both relational and non-relational database management systems. ODBC creates it possible to access any data from any application, despite of which database management system is controlling data.

Event Viewer

This is utilized to monitor events recorded in Application, Security, and System logs.
Group Policy Managementthis gives a single user interface through which to run Group Policy across an enterprise. You can make and edit polices that control management of machines and users in an Active Directory environment. You can handle users, computers, domains, sites and organizational units.

Local Security Policy

This can be utilized to straight change account and local policies, public key policies and IP security policies for local PC. Security policy is a mixture of security settings that change security on PC. You can organize settings for items like who is permitted to accesses your PC, what resources users are allowed to utilize on PC and whether or not a user or group's actions are recorded in event log.

Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Configuration

.NET Framework 1.1 Configuration permits you to organize assemblies, remoting services, and code access security policy particular to version 1.1 of .NET Framework.

Performance

Performance Logs and Alerts carry full monitoring of use of operating system resources. You can gather performance data mechanically from local PCs. You can look logged counter data using System Monitor or send data to spreadsheet programs or databases for analysis and report generation.

Services

You can utilize Services to run services on remote PCs. This is an application form that runs in background and gives aspects like client or server applications, Web servers, database servers, and other server based applications to users, both locally and across network.