Windows eBooks
Microsoft Windows XP Networking and Security Inside Out
Dig into Windows XP - and discover how you can really put its networking and security features to work! Also covering Windows 2000, this supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and handy workarounds in concise, fast-answer format. It's all muscle and no fluff. Find the best and fastest ways to perform everyday networking tasks, and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery! ...
Dig into Windows XP - and discover how you can really put its networking and security features to work! Also covering Windows 2000, this supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and handy workarounds in concise, fast-answer format. It's all muscle and no fluff. Find the best and fastest ways to perform everyday networking tasks, and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery! ...
Microsoft Windows Scripting with WMI
Go beyond simple queries and get the inside track on how to write system administration scripts with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) - straight from a Microsoft scripting expert. With labs and lessons you complete at your own pace, this definitive tutorial helps you build your scripting expertise and provides the professional guidance you need to automate Windows administrative tasks. ...
Go beyond simple queries and get the inside track on how to write system administration scripts with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) - straight from a Microsoft scripting expert. With labs and lessons you complete at your own pace, this definitive tutorial helps you build your scripting expertise and provides the professional guidance you need to automate Windows administrative tasks. ...
Microsoft Windows Registry Guide, 2nd Edition
Get the in-depth information you need to modify - and seamlessly manage - the Windows registry. Written for IT professionals and power users, this vital resource reveals little-known registry techniques, tricks, tips, and secrets to make your job easier. Understand the inner workings of the Windows operating system - and use the registry to get Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP to run the way you want, on a single desktop or across the network. You'll learn how to pinpoint registry settings and script registry changes, deal with registry permissions, use Windows Installer, and map Tweak UI settings. Also, find best practices for how to back up, restore, and maintain registry settings with confidence. ...
Get the in-depth information you need to modify - and seamlessly manage - the Windows registry. Written for IT professionals and power users, this vital resource reveals little-known registry techniques, tricks, tips, and secrets to make your job easier. Understand the inner workings of the Windows operating system - and use the registry to get Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP to run the way you want, on a single desktop or across the network. You'll learn how to pinpoint registry settings and script registry changes, deal with registry permissions, use Windows Installer, and map Tweak UI settings. Also, find best practices for how to back up, restore, and maintain registry settings with confidence. ...
Windows XP For Dummies Quick Reference, 2nd Edition
Next to your keyboard and mouse, this could be your most important accessory. Just keep it next to your keyboard and your mouse and refer to it to capitalize on the terrific capabilities at your fingertips with Windows XP. Windows XP For Dummies Quick Reference Second Edition covers the latest updates to Windows XP, including enhanced security and changes to Internet Explorer. It starts with the basics for true beginners, goes through everyday stuff, and progresses to the Web, accessories, and the control panel. After a quick introduction to the desktop, My Documents, dialogue boxes, and other basic info. ...
Next to your keyboard and mouse, this could be your most important accessory. Just keep it next to your keyboard and your mouse and refer to it to capitalize on the terrific capabilities at your fingertips with Windows XP. Windows XP For Dummies Quick Reference Second Edition covers the latest updates to Windows XP, including enhanced security and changes to Internet Explorer. It starts with the basics for true beginners, goes through everyday stuff, and progresses to the Web, accessories, and the control panel. After a quick introduction to the desktop, My Documents, dialogue boxes, and other basic info. ...
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003
Get your mission-critical network, messaging, and collaboration systems up and running quickly with the essential guide to administering Windows Small Business Server 2003. This reference details the features, capabilities, and technologies for both the standard and premium editions - including Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Exchange Server 2003, Windows SharePoint Services, SQL Server 2000, and Internet Information Services - in one volume. Packed with easy-to-follow procedures, real-world troubleshooting tactics, and under-the-hood insights, this Administrator's Companion delivers the expert information you need for everyday, on-the-job results. ...
Get your mission-critical network, messaging, and collaboration systems up and running quickly with the essential guide to administering Windows Small Business Server 2003. This reference details the features, capabilities, and technologies for both the standard and premium editions - including Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Exchange Server 2003, Windows SharePoint Services, SQL Server 2000, and Internet Information Services - in one volume. Packed with easy-to-follow procedures, real-world troubleshooting tactics, and under-the-hood insights, this Administrator's Companion delivers the expert information you need for everyday, on-the-job results. ...
Windows XP Bible, Desktop Edition
Focusing on Windows XP functionality, this Bible is value-packed and covers the basics (e.g., navigating a computer) as well as how to use the most popular Internet features; customize the work environment; maintain and tweak the system; use general techniques for working with text, numbers, and graphics. The Desktop Edition offers the very best content from the Windows XP Bible, combined with new coverage of Media Player, Movie Maker, and Service Pack 1, and features sidebars with annoyances, workarounds, solutions, and tips. ...
Focusing on Windows XP functionality, this Bible is value-packed and covers the basics (e.g., navigating a computer) as well as how to use the most popular Internet features; customize the work environment; maintain and tweak the system; use general techniques for working with text, numbers, and graphics. The Desktop Edition offers the very best content from the Windows XP Bible, combined with new coverage of Media Player, Movie Maker, and Service Pack 1, and features sidebars with annoyances, workarounds, solutions, and tips. ...
Microsoft Windows Scripting Self-Paced Learning Guide
Automate everyday administrative tasks - and take greater control of your Windows networks - with this hands-on guide to scripting. Your instructor, a Microsoft Certified Trainer with more than a decade of enterprise consulting experience, expertly builds your scripting expertise with labs and lessons you complete at your own pace. From writing your first scripts from scratch with Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) and Windows Script Host (WSH) - to exploring the programmatic advantages of using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and Active Directory Service Interface (ADSI) - you'll learn timesaving ways to set up, deploy, and manage your Windows-based systems. ...
Automate everyday administrative tasks - and take greater control of your Windows networks - with this hands-on guide to scripting. Your instructor, a Microsoft Certified Trainer with more than a decade of enterprise consulting experience, expertly builds your scripting expertise with labs and lessons you complete at your own pace. From writing your first scripts from scratch with Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) and Windows Script Host (WSH) - to exploring the programmatic advantages of using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and Active Directory Service Interface (ADSI) - you'll learn timesaving ways to set up, deploy, and manage your Windows-based systems. ...
Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 2nd Edition
Windows is the number one operating system in the world. There's a lot to Windows XP, with office productivity applications, multimedia features, the Internet, and security upgrades. Now and then, you probably wish you could call Tech Support. With thumbtabs that make it easy to find what you're looking for and the famous For Dummies cheat sheet in the front, this book is designed to make life with Windows XP a lot easier, happier, safer, and a whole lot more fun. ...
Windows is the number one operating system in the world. There's a lot to Windows XP, with office productivity applications, multimedia features, the Internet, and security upgrades. Now and then, you probably wish you could call Tech Support. With thumbtabs that make it easy to find what you're looking for and the famous For Dummies cheat sheet in the front, this book is designed to make life with Windows XP a lot easier, happier, safer, and a whole lot more fun. ...
Programming Windows Server 2003
Programming Windows Server 2003 covers the new features of the OS and real-world techniques of applying them to your .NET applications. It is intended for intermediate and advanced-level .NET developers who wish to learn these new concepts now, and have a source for them in the future. With this book your applications can benefit from new technologies in COM+, IIS 6, XML Web Services, and UDDI Services. The book illustrates best practices by developing a start-to-finish example: a contact management system. It includes a unique, easy to follow guide to securing your apps and is chock full of detailed coverage of topics important to practicing developers and architects. ...
Programming Windows Server 2003 covers the new features of the OS and real-world techniques of applying them to your .NET applications. It is intended for intermediate and advanced-level .NET developers who wish to learn these new concepts now, and have a source for them in the future. With this book your applications can benefit from new technologies in COM+, IIS 6, XML Web Services, and UDDI Services. The book illustrates best practices by developing a start-to-finish example: a contact management system. It includes a unique, easy to follow guide to securing your apps and is chock full of detailed coverage of topics important to practicing developers and architects. ...
Windows 2000 Commands Pocket Reference
The Windows 2000 Commands Pocket Reference complements Windows 2000 Administration in a Nutshell by conveying the kind of no-nonsense, boiled-down information typical of O'Reilly's highly successful companion Pocket Reference series. It's a valuable, concise reference to Windows 2000 commands and command-line utilities. Includes Resource Kit commands. ...
The Windows 2000 Commands Pocket Reference complements Windows 2000 Administration in a Nutshell by conveying the kind of no-nonsense, boiled-down information typical of O'Reilly's highly successful companion Pocket Reference series. It's a valuable, concise reference to Windows 2000 commands and command-line utilities. Includes Resource Kit commands. ...
Windows XP Unleashed
Windows XP Unleashed guides the advanced reader through nearly every Windows XP topic imaginable giving ideas and solutions practical to typical problems encountered by professionals. How to build network bridges between Dissimilar operating systems; Working with compatibility modes to enable older O/S to interact with XP; Performance tuning; Optimizing memory; Detailed registry info; Maximizing XP for the internet, intranet, and security. ...
Windows XP Unleashed guides the advanced reader through nearly every Windows XP topic imaginable giving ideas and solutions practical to typical problems encountered by professionals. How to build network bridges between Dissimilar operating systems; Working with compatibility modes to enable older O/S to interact with XP; Performance tuning; Optimizing memory; Detailed registry info; Maximizing XP for the internet, intranet, and security. ...