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Summary: Basic at best
Review: A good book for the beginner but definitely not one for the advanced user. I paged though pulled a few worthwhile tweaks and then passed it on to the help desk. I did like Mark's Mastering Windows 2000 Sever guide!
Rating:
Summary: Basic at best
Review: A good book for the beginner but definitely not one for the advanced user. I paged though pulled a few worthwhile tweaks and then passed it on to the help desk. I did like Mark's Mastering Windows 2000 Sever guide!
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Summary: The perfect reference for a non-computer geek
Review: A perfect compromise between the too basic Dummies books and the extremely dry techinical books. Mr. Minasi writes in a manner that makes those of use who are more advanced than the "dummies" level but not in the "Geek" catagory understand the concepts. Explanations are clear and put in layman's terms.
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Summary: Mastering user side or admin side??
Review: I bought the entire Mastering Win 2000 Ressource kit in order to prepare for my Win 2K MCSE but when I when throught the table of content and the first half of the book in found myself back in kindergarden with a babysister. this book is almost no use for the Win 2K exam but I think I would good for somebody with little or no Win2K experience. It is more from a user or would be power user point of view not at all from a system admin side. this book will not help you master Win2K with topics like send email with outlook express, use Win2k multimedia capacities and else
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Summary: Nice source for getting knowledge not as a study source
Review: I bought this book to keep it as a source to depend on when needed, when it was time to use with reading for the MCSE windows 2000 pro exam I did help me to answer some questions that I couldnt found answers for them in the training kit.This book takes u from the basic level up to higher levels of knowledge.In brief good for real problems not so good as a study material.
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Summary: The right book for the layman
Review: I disagree with the first reviewer's assessment. This book is quite good and useful. It's more than a rehash of the win2k online manual or any other book (as far as I know). Instead it contains good, practical information you can use every day.I got this book last night and read most of it in 24 hours. I still like the "Windows 2000: The Complete Reference" better for its clarity and technical accuracy, but if you are not into technical details this book (Mastering Windows 2000 Pro) may be for you. From setting up win2k to using win2k (who still can't use Windows?) to trouble-shooting win2k, the information is all there, and the book makes a good read from cover to cover as the authors write very succinctly. If you are just a user, as opposed to a technician or sysadm, this book is about right to get you started on win2k. I love win2k for its performance and reliability (not a single crash so far!), and this book makes an excellent companion. (If you need more in-depth coverage, Windows 2000: The complete Reference is worth checking out.)
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Summary: Not recommended for the advanced technical user
Review: I was disapointed with the book. It might be useful for a novice user, but it doesn't get into the detail which I was expecting. I have been pleased with other Sybex books in the past, but this one probably won't make it on my reference shelf. If you are an advanced user searching for a rather technical book, I would not recommend this book.
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Summary: Not recommended for the advanced technical user
Review: I was disapointed with the book. It might be useful for a novice user, but it doesn't get into the detail which I was expecting. I have been pleased with other Sybex books in the past, but this one probably won't make it on my reference shelf. If you are an advanced user searching for a rather technical book, I would not recommend this book.
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Summary: W2K Pro for the Newbie
Review: I was disappointed in this book. The majority of the almost 1000 pages are written for people just stumbling in from the backwoods who've never seen a computer. There are a few tidbits of detail to be gleaned by the experienced user, but more often than not the book spends too many words explaining operations or features that even the most casual user of any Windows OS already knows. I had hoped for a book that took me deep into the W2K Pro OS, but this one barely let me beneath the surface. A far better book for the experienced is the Windows 2000 Administrators Pocket Consultant, which I purchased at the same time as this one. The Pocket Consultant is getting all the thumb marks.
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Summary: W2K Pro for the Newbie
Review: I was disappointed in this book. The majority of the almost 1000 pages are written for people just stumbling in from the backwoods who've never seen a computer. There are a few tidbits of detail to be gleaned by the experienced user, but more often than not the book spends too many words explaining operations or features that even the most casual user of any Windows OS already knows. I had hoped for a book that took me deep into the W2K Pro OS, but this one barely let me beneath the surface. A far better book for the experienced is the Windows 2000 Administrators Pocket Consultant, which I purchased at the same time as this one. The Pocket Consultant is getting all the thumb marks.
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