Essential Windows XP Commands Reference [Paperback]

William R. Stanek (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2002

Essential Windows XP Commands Reference puts information about essential Windows XP commands in your hands. You'll find detailed usage information on over 200 of the most used commands. Every command entry features one or more usage examples and many examples include command shell syntax as well as scripting syntax for batch, VBScript and JScript, making this one of the only resources available of its kind!

This is the indispensable reference guide for power users, administrators and developers:

*Well-organized and designed to provide instant access.

*Listings of commands by name and by task allow you to quickly identify commands to use.

*Tips for using, running and scheduling commands.

*Troubleshooting tips, like how to install Recovery Console and configure Dr. Watson.

Essential Windows XP Commands Reference is the perfect resource reference. The book puts detailed information on hundreds of Windows XP commands at your fingertips and is designed for power users, administrators and developers. It’s the one resource reference you'll use every day!

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Best-selling author William Stanek delivers an incredibly useful Windows XP resource! This book is perfect for anyone that routinely works with the command-line or needs help with Windows XP commands. You get:

* Fast Answers with thorough details

* Quick Access with many different ways to look up commands

* Lots of Helpful Tips, including troubleshooting information

* Lots of examples! Many examples are provided with standard command-line syntax and for Windows scripts.

Readers have been writing to thank us for this guide, and we think you will too!

About the Author

William R. Stanek has nearly 20 years of hands-on experience with advanced programming and development. He is a leading technology expert and an award-winning author. Over the years, his practical advice has helped programmers, developers and network engineers all over the world. He has written more than 25 computer books, which are sold all over the world and have been translated in many languages. Current or forthcoming books include Microsoft Windows XP Professional Administrator's Pocket Consultant, Microsoft Windows .NET Server Administrator's Pocket Consultant, and Microsoft Windows 2000 and IIS 5.0 Administrator's Pocket Consultant.

Mr. Stanek has been involved in the commercial Internet community since 1991. His core business and technology experience comes from over 11 years of military service. He has substantial experience in developing server technology, encryption, and Internet solutions. He has written and conducted training courses for Digital Think, Global Knowledge, and Microsoft. His training courses cover Windows 2000, Windows .NET, XML, SQL Server and Exchange Server. He has written technical white papers on XML programming, large-scale databases and data centers. He is widely sought after as a subject matter expert.

Mr. Stanek is proud to have served in the Persian Gulf War as a combat crewmember on an electronic warfare aircraft. During the war, he flew numerous combat and combat support missions, logging over two hundred combat flight hours. Additionally, he has nearly 1000 hours of flight time. In his military career, he has always been at the top of his class—a two-time distinguished graduate, honor graduate, and unit technician of the year. His civilian education includes a B. S. in Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude, finalist for valedictorian, and a Master of Science in Information Systems with distinction from Hawaii Pacific University. His distinguished accomplishments during the Persian Gulf War earned him nine medals, including the United States of America's highest flying honor, the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross. His career total was 17 medals in only 11 years of military service, making him one of the most highly decorated veterans of the Persian Gulf War.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Reagent Press (February 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575450461
• ISBN-13: 978-1575450469
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,475,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

William has over 20 years of hands-on experience with advanced programming and development. He is a leading technology expert, an award-winning author, and a pretty-darn-good instructional trainer. Over the years, his practical advice has helped millions of programmers, developers, and network engineers all over the world. He has written more than 100 books. Find William on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/WilliamStanekAuthor.

William has been involved in the commercial Internet community since 1991. His core business and technology experience comes from over 11 years of military service. He has substantial experience in developing server technology, encryption, and Internet solutions. He has written many technical white papers and training courses on a wide variety of topics. He frequently serves as a subject matter expert and consultant.

William has an MS with distinction in information systems and a BS in computer science, magna cum laude. He is proud to have served in the Persian Gulf War as a combat crewmember on an electronic warfare aircraft. He flew on numerous combat missions into Iraq and was awarded nine medals for his wartime service, including one of the United States of America's highest flying honors, the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross. Currently, he resides in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and children.

William recently rediscovered his love of the great outdoors. When he's not writing, teaching, or making presentations, he can be found hiking, biking, backpacking, traveling, or trekking in search of adventure.

Follow William on Twitter at http://twitter.com/WilliamStanek. William also writes as Robert Stanek. To learn more about Ruin Mist, Magic Lands, Bugville Critters, visit http://www.bugvillecritters.com/.

William R. Stanek (www.williamstanek.com) lived in Japan from 1985 to 1989. He traveled extensively and made many friends. While living in Japan, he spent much of his free time in Aomori (青森), Hachinohe (八戸), Misawa (三沢), and Tokyo (東京). He misses the wonderful food and drink and the good friends he made. He says, "On break, I traveled all over. On the island of Hokkaidô in Sapporo they have these wonderful Ice Festivals. My favorite thing about spring was the Cherry Blossom Festival. I'd take day trips to Aomori (青森) and Hachinohe (八戸) all the time. While in Japan, I studied kendo, the Japanese language, and Buddhism."

William lived in Europe from 1989 to 1991. During that time, he lived in Germany (mostly) and had several extended stays in the UK and Scotland including deployments to Mildenhall, UK. He spent his time in the UK travelling, and especially enjoyed his visits to Cambridge and London. He's been a football (soccer) fan since he was old enough to kick a ball and especially enjoyed being in Kaiserslautern for the championships. He misses the wonderful food and drink and the good friends he made. He says, "There's nothing like Fridays at the pub or Saturday market."

William lived in Hawaii from 1991 to 1996. During that time, he worked shift-work at Kunia Field Station, attended Hawaii Pacific University and University of Hawaii, and spent a lot of time at the beach. He and his wife's first child was born in Hawaii. William's writing career began in Hawaii when his first book, Electronic Publishing Unleashed, was published in 1995. The runaway success of that book and it's sequel, Web Publishing Unleashed, helped establish him as a leader and innovator in technical writing.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Limited information, poorly presented, May 9, 2002

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Dennis (Los Altos, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Essential Windows XP Commands Reference (Paperback)

I bought this reference because I liked Stanek's book "Windows XP Professional Administrator's Pocket Consultant." I was disappointed. It is 275 pages, but the information could be printed in half that if weren't all double-spaced and in large type. It is also cheaply printed--the titles seem to use a drop shadow effect that might have looked good on-screen, but looks more like a bug when printed.

Only basic command-prompt stuff is presented. I don't see anything about file name completion, for example, and newer tools like fc (File Compare) are not included.

There are six pages on scheduling tasks with the "at" command, but it never mentions the newer XP command, schtasks, which is better integrated with the GUI version.

Finally, there is no index in the book. There is a chapter that has commands sorted by function rather than name, but it isn't a substitute for a real index.