Windows 2000 Administration in a Nutshell

Windows 2000 Administration in a Nutshell
Author: Mitch Tulloch
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 772
Release: 2001
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781565927131

Anyone who installs Windows 2000, creates a user or adds a printer is a 2000 system administrator. This book supplies the tools for performing the important day-to-day administrative tasks in a handy, easy-to-look-up alphabetical reference, and addresses the problems associated with bridging the gap between the Windows NT and Windows 2000 platform.

Windows? 2000 Server For Dummies? Quick Reference

Windows? 2000 Server For Dummies? Quick Reference
Author: Sue Plumley
Publisher: For Dummies
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2000-02-18
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780764506628

Whether you have to install Windows 2000 Server or administer it, Windows 2000 Server Quick Reference is the ideal companion. Turn to this guide when you need quick advice for performing a new task or a refresher for a procedure you've forgotten. Written in easy-to-understand language and presented in a hassle-free format, this book lets you find the information you need on essential topics... Address basic questions of disk partitioning, the computer name, and licensing. Consider the file system you use on the server. Maneuver the Network and Dial-up Connections window and connect your LAN, dial-up users, and direct connections. Explore the Active Directory and see how to create forests and trees, how to replicate, and what to do with organizational units. Dive deep into the configuration of replication, routing, schema, and site settings. Give users access to the server, assign permissions, and create user profiles as well as groups and group policies. Manage and monitor your Window 2000 Server's security.

Windows XP For Dummies

Windows XP For Dummies
Author: Andy Rathbone
Publisher: For Dummies
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2001-09-15
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780764508936

Windows XP is the most powerful of Microsoft’s Windows software – software that’s been updated many times since starting to breathe in January 1985. XP is short for Experience, but Microsoft calls it Windows XP to give it a more modern-day, "at-this-happening-moment" sound. Someday, sometime, something in Windows XP will eventually leave you scratching your head. No other program brings so many buttons, bars, and babble to the screen. Windows XP For Dummies is for everyone who has a clue about what they want to do with their computers. Bypassing the technical hoopla, this friendly reference comes to the rescue when Windows XP stumps you or when you're feeling spunky and want to dig into deeper details of the ever-popular operating system. In either case, you can expect to pick up information on Finding the file you saved or downloaded yesterday Moving those little windows around on the screen with the mouse Making Windows XP run like your older versions of Windows Starting and closing programs by clicking the mouse button Making Windows XP work again when it’s misbehaving Beginning with the basics, this book explains all the Windows XP stuff that everybody thinks they already know – until the program starts tossing them stumbling blocks. Windows XP For Dummies clears the way to Navigating the new Start menu and taskbar with ease Setting up a secure Internet connection Having a good time with digital photos, music, and videos Personalizing XP for each member of your family Fixing common problems using System Restore and online resources Most people meet up with Windows XP by something other than choice. Their new computer probably came with a version already installed; maybe the workplace introduced a Windows XP update; or perhaps the latest version of their favorite program required Windows XP. Any in case, Windows XP For Dummies helps you adjust easily to the new Windows kid in town – and even enjoy his company!

The Ultimate Windows Server 2003 System Administrator's Guide

The Ultimate Windows Server 2003 System Administrator's Guide
Author: G. Robert Williams
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Total Pages: 1006
Release: 2003
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780201791068

-- Not only explains the new features of Windows .NET Server 2003, but also provides continued support for Windows 2000 administration.-- Covers changes in security, Active Directory, Microsoft Management Console, and integration with the .NET Framework, among many others changes.Windows .NET Server 2003 is the first Microsoft product that is innately affected by the company's recent Trustworthy Computing initiative. If this is successful, this will be the most stable, reliable, and dependable server OS that Microsoft has ever released. It will also feature an integrated environment with the .NET Framework and the Common Language Runtime. The Ultimate Windows .NET Server 2003 System Administrator's Guide is an essential resource for planning, deploying, and administering a Windows .NET enterprise system. The authors draw on years of experience designing and administering Windows NT and UNIX systems in order to guide you through the varied tasks involved in real-world system administration. There are detailed discussions of key Windows .NET Server administrative functions, and descriptions of many advanced tools and optional components. In addition the authors have included a comprehensive and convenient command reference.

Windows 2000 Active Directory

Windows 2000 Active Directory
Author: Edgar Brovick
Publisher: Sams Publishing
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2000
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780735708709

Annotation Windows 2000 is one of most anticipated software releases in history and is a realization of a vision for desktop computing that Microsoft has been articulating for the past six years. The keystone and most eagerly anticipated new feature in the new administrative power inherent in the Windows 2000 Active Directory (AD). Windows 2000 Active Directory will provide the ideal foundation for achieving synergy between information about users, network infrastructure elements, and applications. Active Directory will provide the means to manage the entire network infrastructure from a single application. Active Directory will be a huge stumbling block for most administrators who need to get Windows 2000 up and running. Windows 2000 Active Directory will offer hands-on insight into the workings of the new and complex world of Active Directory. Through the use of case studies, troubleshooting tips, check lists, mitigation recommendations, and technological explanations, the reader will receive the expert advice of experienced authors and beta testers.

Windows NT/2000 Native API Reference

Windows NT/2000 Native API Reference
Author: Gary Nebbett
Publisher: Sams Publishing
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2000
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781578701995

Windows NT/2000 Native API Reference is absolutely unique. Currently, documentation on WIndows NT's native APIs can only be found through access to the source code or occasionally Web sites where people have chosen to share bits of insight gained through reverse engineering. This book provides the first complete reference to the API functions native to Windows NT and covers the set of services that are offered by Windows NT to both kernel- and user-mode programs. Ideal for the intermediate and advanced level user- and kernel-mode developers of Windows systems, this books is devoted to the NT native API and consists of documentation of the 210 routines included in the API. Also included are all the functions added in Windows 2000.

Windows PowerShell Quick Reference

Windows PowerShell Quick Reference
Author: Lee Holmes
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2006-09-27
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0596528132

For years, support for scripting and command-line administration on the Windows platform has paled in comparison to the support offered by the Unix platform. Unix administrators enjoyed the immense power and productivity of their command shells, while Windows administrators watched in envy. Windows PowerShell, Microsoft's next-generation command shell and scripting language, changes this landscape completely. This Short Cut contains the essential reference material to help you get your work done-including the scripting language syntax, a regular-expression reference, useful .NET classes, and much more.

ADO ActiveX Data Objects

ADO ActiveX Data Objects
Author: Jason T. Roff
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 628
Release: 2001
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781565924154

The architecture of ADO (ActiveX Data Objects), Microsoft's newest form of database communication, is simple, concise, and efficient. This indispensable reference takes a comprehensive look at every object, collection, method, and property of ADO for developers who want to get a leg up on this technology.

Windows Me Annoyances

Windows Me Annoyances
Author: David Karp
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 486
Release: 2001-03-26
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780596000608

In an ideal world, an operating system is a collection of software that handles a computer's "dirty work" invisibly, quickly, and most of all, painlessly. For many of us, however, Microsoft Windows exists outside this ideal world. We are annoyed by "personalized Menus" that keep changing, icons we don't use cluttering up our workspace, periodic crashes, unintelligible error messages, and inadequate documentation to help us figure it all out. Windows Me Annoyances has the insider information you need for overcoming Windows' many annoyances and limitations. Whether you're looking to finally solve a nagging problem, dramatically improve system performance, or customize the interface to better suit your work habits, the Windows Me Annoyances solution-oriented format makes finding information and implementing solutions easy and pain free. Thanks to the thorough and relevant documentation on the registry, Windows Scripting Host, and Windows' built-in networking capabilities, customizing and improving Windows Me is easier than ever. Based on the author's extremely popular Annoyances.org web sites, Windows Me Annoyances delivers an authoritative collection of techniques and tools for customizing Windows Me, including: Several approaches and hidden tools for working with the Windows registry, the database of system- and application-specific configuration information How to bypass Windows roadblocks such as the Home Networking and System Restore wizards, allowing you to take control of the processes quickly and painlessly A tutorial and reference on automation with the Windows Scripting Host as a means of eliminating many Windows Me annoyances Using third-party software and utilities to handle some of the more complex workarounds and customizations Dealing with software that overwrites your file associations and other settings without warning Windows Me Annoyances is the intermediate and advanced Windows user's best resource for turning Windows into the user-friendly, customizable interface it was meant to be, but doesn't always manage to be on its own.