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Inside Windows Nt Server 4: Certified Administrator's Resource Edition

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I read the whole thing with the help of some wine. I actually let a friend of mine read the book, but more as a practical joke. Well, my friend didn't think it was too funny. We both found it to be a waste of our time.

We did, however, find some value in the book at the target range. He took his 45 and I took out my 40 and we used the book as a sight in target. (I'll see if I can get him to write a review as well) This was the first and only time we have ever done anything like this. I teach the Microsoft curriculum and have found some other joy in passing the book around the room and telling the students that I would not recommend using it in the real world or to study for certification exams. You should see their expressions when they open the bullet torn pages and see pieces fall out.

Please don't get me wrong here. I love books and would never recommend that anyone do this with any other book. But, if you stumble across this one - go for it!

By the way - Drew Heywood did, in fact, write the best book I ever read on TCP/IP.

If you are new to the world of windows NT this book is not for you(try Alan carters book windows nt 4.0). It is a tough read. I couldn't remember some of things I had just read because I was falling asleep trying to read it. If you are an administrator it is probably a good book to use as a desk reference and looks kind of nice on the shelf. It seems very through and then some, moving into topics that are not really necessary for server like osi reference model. But if you want a book that will cover a broad number of topics in addition to server topics this book is it. there are also a few chapters in the back about some of microsofts backoffice products which is good if you want some background on this products.

One reader complained that there is "nly two pages for groups."So what! All you need to know for the exam is what groups do what. For more detailed info on groups, use the Microsoft Windows NT Network Administration Training book, or, O'Reilly's Windows NT in a Nutshell.

I very highly recommend this book for not only exam preparation purposes, but as an extensive, well-written reference point. Worth every penny.

While Drew Heywood is an excellent author - this book will not be one to wind up in his Hall of Fame. This book was chock full of inaccurate statements, misleading comments, and poorly thought out statements. Using this to study from, or even using it as a reference would be a mistake. I found it very tough to read, and most of the time found it downright frustrating. I would, however, recommend it for target practice. The book becomes much more valuable (not to mention, lighter) after substantial portions of it are removed with a large calibre hand gun. Surprisingly, the readability doesn't suffer in the least. Seriously though, this book is terrible and the back of a cereal box would make a better study guide.

The first read through I didn't grasp the nature of the OS. Later at the workstation even the simplest tasks (like adding workstations to the LAN via Groups) just seemed like a circle of lies. The book was little help with any of my problems. There are only two pages in the book on Groups! Maybe it's not the book's fault, maybe it's Microsoft's. My general opinion of all Microsoft products is very low.

I found the book to be very informative on all aspects of NTadministrati on and support. It is one of the few books that I haveseen that covers everythi ng from Hardware to the Microsoft Back Office. Its a excellent resource and study guide for anyone who is either training to become a MCSE or who is just intere sted in learning the fundamentals of Windows NT 4.0 deployment and support.

This Book is great it contain the necessary setup procedure, securty and etc. Which most of the Engineer needed.