Windows 2000 Professional - Softcover

Honeycutt, Jerry

9780735709508: Windows 2000 Professional

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735709505 ISBN 13: 9780735709508

Publisher: Sams, 2000

Windows 2000 Professional explores the power available to the Windows workstation user on the corporate network and internet and is aimed directly at the power user who values the security, stability and networking capabilities of NT alongside the ease and familiarity of the Windows 9X user interface. This book covers both user and administration topics, with a dose of networking content added for connectivity. It also covers upgrading from Windows 9X and Windows NT 4, working with the enhanced Windows 2000 interface, setting up Internet connections, configuring network security, working remotely, "Internetworking" with Windows 2000 Server, Windows 9X, Linux, Novell, and MacIntosh. Also, includes extensive coverage of networking (including Virtual Private Networks) customizing the Windows interface and working with the Windows 2000 Registry.

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Review:

The heir to Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation has its own set of peculiarities and pitfalls, and the value of Jerry Honeycutt's Windows 2000 Professional is in its explanations of them. Honeycutt, a veteran of several documentation efforts and a noted Windows Registry expert, goes into considerable depth on how Windows 2000 Workstation works. You can use this book as a reference and a guide to remind you how to accomplish particular tasks, but you'll generally find it more valuable as a resource you read from cover to cover in order to boost your understanding of what goes on behind the graphical user interface. A case in point is Honeycutt's explanation of Windows 2000's new way of resolving version conflicts among Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs). In a crystal-clear five-page passage, the author explains the problem, tells how Windows 2000 attempts to solve it, and documents the use of a utility program (System File Checker) that power users and system administrators can use to identify problems.

Honeycutt's strength as a writer has always been that he's not afraid to tangle with complicated parts of Windows that other writers tend to gloss over, and this book reflects that strength. He explains, patiently and with considerable detail, Windows 2000's way of supporting multiple languages and their character sets, for example. He also explains dual-boot configurations and power-management problems in similar depth. Don't turn to this book if you're not at all familiar with high-end Microsoft operating systems, but you will be pleased if you're an NT or Win2K power user. --David Wall, Amazon.com

Topics covered: Windows 2000 Workstation for power users and system administrators. Fresh installation, upgrading, managing disks and files, handling services, networking, accessibility and many other topics receive coverage in depth.

Synopsis:

For courses in Windows NT, Windows 2000 Networking, and Operating Systems. As a future system administrator faced with the prospect of deploying and managing the Windows 2000 Professional desktop system, you need a reliable source of accurate, in-depth information on its various features and capabilities. Windows 2000 Professional is that source. Jerry Honeycutt gives you proven strategies and procedures for installing, deploying, and managing servers and workstations in diverse enterprise settings. In this book, students have access to inside information that isn't included in the help files. In addition, the facts and tips in this book permit them to work smarter and faster, and the warnings help them avoid potentially harmful actions.

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