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Summary: Most useless book on my bookshelf
Review: I have had this book since it came out in 1996. When I found it, I was excited - I thought it was going to give me all of this great systems administrator level information about Windows NT. I happily picked up a copy to keep on my bookshelf for reference. I am _still_ awaiting the day where this book is going to give me some useful information.Over the last 4 years I've come across numerous situations in which something funky was going on with my NT box and I needed more information to diagnose the problem. Every time, I've gone to this book. Not ONCE has the book had an answer to my question! But, the book is SO huge, I keep thinking that there really MUST be some question out there I'm going to have that it will answer. Yet, it always amazes me with a complete lack of an answer -- typically in the form of "see your System Administrator". Uh, hello? What book are system administrators supposed to get then? Or what if you run NT at home and don't have a system administrator? This book touts itself as if it's the book FOR system administrators and then it tells them to "see their system administrator." (ayeeee!) Thank god I'm just a programmer, not a sys admin and thus only disappoint myself when I can't find the answer. I just remain baffled that Microsoft could fill 1300 pages without an ounce of useful information. Anyway, I've upgraded my NT systems to 2000 so I'm going to chuck the book -- just thought I'd offer a warning to others about it before it went completely out of my memory.
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Summary: #1 NT Resource
Review: If you are serious about administering NT, and are not just interested in passing exams for the quick buck, this book is for you. When I received my MCSE in 1996 there were very few study aids and test preps. I used the WKS and Server resource kits to pass the exams. I also learned a lot more about NT than was needed for the exams, but was essential in the real world. Now that the MCSE is worthless, maybe you should learn something useful about the operating system, rather then waste your time memorizing test questions.
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Summary: A Technical Must Have for the Power User
Review: Senior Network/Systems Administrator A must-have for the NT Power User. Both robust on theoretical knowledge about OS architecture, internals, etc. and rich in tips, tools, advice, right-on-target details and hands-on examples about utilities usage. Strong chapters include Deployment, Security, Printing, Tuning and Optimization, File system, Recovery, Troubleshooting, Registry, OS startup, compatibility, Networking and even the NT debugger. Rather common content for NT books, but this one is really packed with useful information. It isn't so much an on-the-spot problem solver. Yet this very technical book is an excellent reference on many advanced subjects for which information is not easily found elsewhere. It is also the kind of books that can actually be read from cover to cover : it provides the solid, in-depth, detailed knowledge of the OS that all serious NT administrators should have. Don't go without it.
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Summary: Incomplete, obsolete and overpriced. Get supplement 3.
Review: The most annoying thing about this title is its references to titles in the NT Server resource kit that are not included. The title has not been updated since the original printing several years ago and the CD utilities are mostly of little use or are full of bugs that are fixed on the supplement disks at more cost. Some of the software bugs are fixed by updates that should be available on the Microsoft web site but could not be downloaded because of errors in the web site links.
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Summary: A wealth of information
Review: The NTWS Resource Kit covers a lot of ground. It includes info on many subjects and has a substantial index.
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Summary: Not fun, but essential for the NT worksation exam.
Review: The text is dry and technical. Anything in the book is fair game on an MCP exam and therefor makes it a must have for those trying to pass the exam.
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Summary: This book in one word- GARBAGE!
Review: This book was a total waste of money. I wanted a book that would cover lots of information, but this is certainly an overkill. What else can you expect from Microsoft. However, a good point about the book is that it is a TRUE REFFERENCE book. There is an extensive index. However, for the average windows 95 user, who knows 95 well, this book goes to in depth. It is written for the network admin in mind. Reading is very dry. I was only looking for moderate depth coverage of topics. This book sucks.
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Summary: Still the definitive WinNT reference!
Review: This book, along with the Windows NT Server resource kit, provides the best reference to how NT works on a day-to-day administration level. (For even more detail, go get the excellent "Inside Windows NT" book from MS Press.) This book teaches things like automated setup, policies and profiles, how the registry works, and everything else a good NT admin needs to know. It's much more comprehensive than the online help, and the price is right for such a useful book. There are other thousand-page tomes on administering NT, but this is the best one I've read, and should be the starting point for every admin.
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Summary: Still the definitive WinNT reference!
Review: This book, along with the Windows NT Server resource kit, provides the best reference to how NT works on a day-to-day administration level. (For even more detail, go get the excellent "Inside Windows NT" book from MS Press.) This book teaches things like automated setup, policies and profiles, how the registry works, and everything else a good NT admin needs to know. It's much more comprehensive than the online help, and the price is right for such a useful book. There are other thousand-page tomes on administering NT, but this is the best one I've read, and should be the starting point for every admin.
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Summary: Concise, factual. Necessary reference.
Review: This is not an entertaining book... It's not supposed to be. What it is, is a factual reference on one subject. I found it to be interesting even though it didn't answer all my questions. But then what single book does?
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