Now that Windows NT is firmly entrenched as the standard network operating system for many corporations, NT professionals are looking for ways to fine-tune NT's performance. Full of real-world solutions, this book covers every performance topic from general tuning techniques to in-depth analysis of tuning with the registry, defining and minimizing bottlenecks, and domain and capacity planning.
"High Performance Windows NT 4 Optimization & Tuning" provides all the information needed to juice up the voltage of this increasingly popular networked PC operating system for lightning-fast performance in any system environment. In clear, well-organized chapters, it shows readers everything they need to configure, optimize, and fine-tune Windows NT 4 systems for their specific situations. The CD includes all project and source code files used in the book and Windows NT performance and diagnostic tools.
The author of numerous NT-related books, Stewart gives immediate solutions to specific Windows NT problems. Designed as a quick reference for optimizing and tuning Windows NT Server and Workstation, this book presents explanations of common symptoms related to performance issues.
Optimizing™ Windows NT® Maximize Your NT Network Performance Take full advantage of the portability, compatibility, and scalability of Windows NT Identify critical topology issues and network bottlenecks. Reconfigure your hardware and subsystems for maximum performance. With the expert advice of Sean K. Daily, MCSE, you'll quickly learn how to tune your NT system to get the most performance out of your existing network. Working Solutions for Everyday Networking Challenges Complete overview of Windows NT performance tuning capabilities Component-by-component coverage of the best hardware for your network Expert techniques for tuning NT subsystems — memory, disk, printing, and applications Detailed review of NT networking architecture and protocols Strategies for optimizing Internet Information Server, server scripting, and Proxy Server Hundreds of benchmarking, maintenance, troubleshooting, and recovery tips CD-ROM includes: ConfigSafe/NT Bench32 TcpSpeed Dynameasure demo TweakBIOS SuperDisk NT SuperCache NT ERDisk UltraBac Diskeeper Lite SuperPrint PLUS more NT utilities from NTInternals Shareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs, register with their authors for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. Freeware programs are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many PCs as you like — free — but they have no technical support. http://www.idgbooks.com
Performance is of critical importance to NT users, an aspect which can consume a great deal of time and resources. This book is focused on the important aspects of improving performance in an NT system: monitoring, benchmarking, and tuning.
For repairing performance loss or maximizing current potential, this guide aims to provide the information and conceptual framework that will enable readers to be performance experts. Includes information on processor performance, application profiling and hardware considerations.
This guide gives Windows NT developers the means to optimize speed and efficiency of programs, details methods they can use to isolate and resolve resource bottlenecks, and offers tips for improving code execution in Web, database, and network applications.
