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Summary: All the Basics You Need.
Review: This book covered 90% of my Windows 2000 Profesional questions and problems at work when I upgraded our computers to this operating system. In fact one year latter it still sits by my side at work and provides the answers to 2 to 3 questions a month. There is a lot of stuff in here, and you know what: You won't use or probably know 75% of it - but the great part about this book is that it's all in one place in case you do forget or need to know. On a side note: The Resource Kit Tools that come with are something I can't live with out and makes this book worth it just for that.
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Summary: Alot of Info but none I was looking for
Review: This book is a wealth of knowledge but was lacking on information on hosting a web site, FTP server option and SMTP that are all on the Windows 2000 pro install. I was looking for some information on SMTP and they mentioned it ONCE in this book. I thought for sure with over 1800 pages and being almost 4in thick this book would go into great detail on these subjects, but I found out different. I do have to say with the information in the book you do not have to be a computer Guru to understand everything in this book. It does give a great explanation on everything from set up to managing it and even gives to tips on how to increase performance with single or Duel processors. All in all I will be keeping this book as a great reference manual. But it only gets 3 stars because of the lacking information on the FTP, SMTP, and web hosting.
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Summary: A most impressive and handy reference
Review: This book stands out among other Win2K references, not for its slim profile, but for every useful and thorough bit of information on absolutely anything directly related to the OS, even to other interesting aspects of modern computing. This book is as useful to a Windows 2000 Professional user as Windows 2000 Professional is to your computer!
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Summary: Deploy, manage and optimize Windows 2000 Professional
Review: This Resource Kit packs over 1700 pages of detailed technical information and more than 200 timesaving tools and utilities on the CD. It's everything you need to maximize performance and reliability of your business desktops-and help reduce your ownership and support costs. Expedite rollout using the automated installation and customization features in Windows 2000 Professional. Configure TCP/IP network and remote access services for seamless connectivity across mixed networking environments. Manage users, software, and network resources using Group Policy and other Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins. Exploit enhancements to the file, data storage, and device management capabilities in Windows 2000. Protect local and network resources with Encrypting File System (EFS), virtual private networks, and Internet Protocol (IPSec). Analyze and tune disk usage, memory, and processor activity to deliver a more responsive computing environment. Solve common problems faster using Resource Kit troubleshooting strategies and procedures.
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Summary: Other reviewers should have read the title more carefully
Review: What's annoying with people who don't take the time to look at what they buy, is the negative feedback on things they buy. One complains about not being able to find info on the server components: To this person, I would advise him to get the SERVER edition of this series ($700) as IIS doesn't ship with the workstation ed. To the customer bitching about DC (or lack of it) there are lots of 95/98 books out there talking about direct connection with Win'95: please buy a volume that refers to Windows '95 and nothing else. Why, why, why, can't these people read the title and description of things they buy more carefully? Better be cautious than sorry. Finally, this book has every answer on Windows 2000 technology as it comes out of the version called Windows 2000 WORKSTATION edition. Buy it if you use THIS OS (and don't complain if you are a Linux user and don't find a chapter on LINUX inside ;-) I was gonna rate this book 4 stars (as I rarelly give 5 stars to technical books), but now I need to give it a 5 stars to balance for these whiners in order to do justice to this great book.
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Summary: Fluffy And Shallow
Review: While this book contains 1700+ pages of information, most of it is too shallow, ill organized and inadequate to be of benefit to anyone configuring and troubleshooting Windows 2000 Professional. Instead of spending your hard earned money on this overpriced book, consult Windows 2000 online Help section as well as Microsoft's website, where many of the tools on the CD that accompanies this book are available.
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