Taking users beyond the basics, Windows NT 3.x Unleashed reveals the unique features of one of the world's most powerful operating systems. The authors provide in-depth advice on installing, configuring, and managing Windows NT systems, and also offer advice for setting up and administering an NT Server network. The CD-ROM includes utilities, demos, and more.
This book is a comprehensive reference that explains not only how to install, configure, and maintain Windows NT on an individual workstation, but also how to connect computers using NT's built-in peer-to-peer networking. This new edition also devotes considerable attention to version 3.5's improved connectivity features for NetWare and TCP/IP.
The book will instruct the advanced user on how to exploit all of the features of XP, creating a finely tuned system, optimized for top-notch performance. Comprehensive coverage of Windows XP Professional. Features secrets to optimization with explanations not normally found in user manuals accompanying software. Coverage of advanced topics to benefit the IT Professional. Terry guides the advanced reader through nearly every Windows XP topic imaginable giving ideas and solutions practical to typical problems encountered by professionals. Here are a few examples: installations, use, and maintenance; performance tuning; optimizing memory; detailed registry info; pushing hardware profiles to their limits; XP system tools; how to build network bridges between Dissimilar operating systems; working with compatibility modes to enable older o/s to interact with XP; device driver rollback; automatic driver up20011219; ensuring perfect printing always; maximizing XP for the Internet and intranets, and security, and more! As a consultant, Terry Ogletree travels the world, consulting with major corporations on nearly every imaginable computer topic, from disaster recovery to operating systems. His clients include Bristol-Myers Squidd, Digital Equipment and AT&T. Terry is well known for his magazine articles and devotion to writing computer books. Recent publications include: Windows NT Server 4.0 Networking (Vol. 4 of Sams Windows NT 4 and Website Resource Library) Sams Computer Publishing, 1997, 0672309947; Practical Firewalls (Que Publishing, June 2000), 0789724162, Upgrading and Repairing Networks, Second Edition (Que Publishing, December 1999), 0789720345, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating Your Own CDs (Que/Alpha Books), 0789724928.
The ideal reference for developers creating applications for 32-bit Windows, this authoritative book delivers what every Windows programmer should know about design, code, and implementing cutting-edge Windows applications.1,100 pp.
Intended for intermediate to advanced level readers, this work contains coverage of networking technologies that range from Fast Ethernet to wireless connectivity. The contents of the book are geared towards Windows NT, and the information is framed in the constructs of the OSI reference model.
Journeys inside Windows Vista to explain how to get the most out of the operating system, discussing its key components and features and discusses installation, multimedia applications, networking, Web integration, Internet Explorer 7, and other essential topics.
One of the few advanced-level books for Active Server developers, "Active Server Pages Unleashed" is an in-depth examination of creating commercial quality dynamic Web sites. It assumes a knowledge of at least one language and Web site administration, and builds on that knowledge to enhance a programmer's ability to provide dynamic pages for the World Wide Web. The CD-ROM contains author's source code and third-party tools.
Windows Server 2008 R2 Unleashed is the most comprehensive and realistic guide to planning, design, prototyping, implementation, migration, administration, and support. Based on the authors’ unsurpassed experience working with Windows Server 2008 R2 since its earliest alpha releases, it offers indispensable guidance drawn from hundreds of production environments. Microsoft MVP Rand Morimoto and his colleagues systematically introduce Windows Server 2008 R2 to IT professionals, identifying R2’s most crucial enhancements and walking through every step of installation and configuration. Next, they present comprehensive coverage of every area of Windows Server 2008 R2, including Active Directory, networking services, security, R2 migration from Windows Server 2003 and 2008, administration, fault tolerance, optimization and troubleshooting, core application services, and more. The authors thoroughly address major Windows Server 2008 R2 enhancements and present extensive coverage of R2 innovations ranging from Hyper-V virtualization to DirectAccess and the enhancements in Failover Clustering. Every chapter contains tips, tricks, and best practices learned from actual deployments: practical information for using Windows Server 2008 R2 to solve real business problems. Detailed information on how to... Plan and migrate from Windows Server 2003/2008 to Windows Server 2008 R2 and use R2’s new server migration tools Manage Active Directory with Active Directory Administrative Center, Best Practice Analyzer, and PowerShell scripts Use R2’s updated security tools and templates to lock down servers, clients, and networks Maximize availability with Windows Server 2008 R2 clustering, fault tolerance, and replication Streamline client management with new Group Policy ADMX settings and management tools Improve remote access using DirectAccess, Remote Desktop Services (formerly Terminal Services), and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Implement Hyper-V virtualization including the built-in Live Migration technology Leverage add-ons such as Windows SharePoint Services, Windows Media Services, and IIS 7.5
With its comprehensive coverage of topics, "High Speed Networking Unleashed" is an indispensable tutorial and reference. Anyone with a need to set up a network and maximize network performance will benefit from these pages. The CD-ROM contains utilities and third party software.