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Summary: This book is Still useful with Windows XP
Review: I bought this book some time ago and I still find it useful for my daily use with Windows XP. Specially the chapters on VBScript and HTML and the information on Networking still are very updated. If you still have Windows 98 because your hardware is not supported under Windows XP, (Some Video Accelerator cards) or you are interested in buying a cheap and still useful book for your Windows XP system, so don't look for more.....
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Summary: Used by tech in the real world!!
Review: I have used this book for two years in a college class I teach: Windows Installation & Configuration. I am having a hard time finding a suitable replacement, My students must have bought at least 125 copies of this book I know it's well worth the money.That is rare in our field. Now that it is out of print,I found out it was actually cheaper now that it is used. My next class may buy up all the used ones as "Optional Reference Material".
P.S. I am looking for a suitable repacement.
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Summary: wanted better network description
Review: I mostly bought this for general windows info and especially network information. After reading the network section a few times, I still have to buy another book to figure this out.
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Summary: A Great Classic & Free on Marks Site!
Review: I personaly own this book myself and it was fantastic. Of course Wintendo 98 is a dinosaur today and fading, if not gone already. But save yourself the cash and get it free from Mark Himself on this website, just goto the downloads section.
www.minasi.com
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Summary: Bits and Pieces , largely useless .
Review: I've had the book for almost a year . It has been pretty well useless . On some topics , it pitches at the beginner level ; on others it's advanced (but never in adequate detail). It feels 'cobbled together ' . A very poor substitute for a real technical reference . It reads like a collection of introductory chapters to other books ! Far better stuff elsewhere . Here's one sorry shopper . Don't join me on this one please .
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Summary: This book is inaccurate
Review: Many of the things detailed in this book - particularly with regards to the registry are incorrect! I suggest finding a better book as I have personally grown frustrated with this book myself and am looking for something better. It is simply wrong and out of date.
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Summary: Great book, but don't buy it
Review: Mark Minasi is an abolute expert on everything Windows, especially networking and servers. This book, which is of course slightly outdated since the release of Windows 2000 and XP, is an excellent primer for those of us still stuck with the 98 version (e.g. gamers)...
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Summary: I'll Be More Careful Next Time!
Review: Once again this book fails to deliver when I need it. Having trouble with Windows loading drivers on boot-up, I look up device drivers in the index and find a description of what some "loadfailed" messages mean. (Example: "You can't run Windows without extended memory"). Not a word of advise on what to do next to actually solve the problem.For that reviewer who is disappointed that this book is out of print - I'll sell you my copy. Cheap!
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Summary: The Power of an Operating Systems Class Focused on One OS
Review: This book is a must for understanding how and why Windows 98 works. Remember this book isn't for beginners, so try and buy a beginners guide to Windows 98 along with this one. One example that this book is not for beginners: Another reviewer quoted what they thought was an error on page 105. Well, that person was mistaken because the book is quite correct. If that reviewer had read up to page 109 he/she might have learned that you first personalize the display settings to ensure that there is something to later edit and restore. So, the moral of this story is: "finish the book before you pass judgement."
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Summary: The Power of an Operating Systems Class Focused on One OS
Review: This book is a must for understanding how and why Windows 98 works. Remember this book isn't for beginners, so try and buy a beginners guide to Windows 98 along with this one. One example that this book is not for beginners: Another reviewer quoted what they thought was an error on page 105. Well, that person was mistaken because the book is quite correct. If that reviewer had read up to page 109 he/she might have learned that you first personalize the display settings to ensure that there is something to later edit and restore. So, the moral of this story is: "finish the book before you pass judgement."
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