Customer Reviews

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Administrator's Pocket Consultant (Independent Administration/Support)

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4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I have been in this business since there was a business to be in and I have YET to see a technical reference that cuts to the point as quickly as this one.

Want to set up DNS? Never done it? You can now! And in less than 20 minutes with no specific DNS knowledge!

Any aspect of administring NT servers can be performed in 30 minutes or less!

Control security, Build a better workstation with docked and undocked profiles (THAT REALLY WORK!) and much much more!

This is a great book with all the essential information for day-to-day NT administration. Its compact size and its cover are simply fantastic. As a result of this book, I am picking up other "Administrator's Pocket Consultant" books for SQL7 and Exchange 5.5 . Does anyone know when the IIS4 Administrator's Pocket Consultant is coming out ..if ever?

I read the wonderful reviews this book got and ran to the store to buy it. I run a small school district network and had several real world issue's I was looking for resolution to before purchasing it . . . this book did not help with one.

This might be an OK book to learn the basics (thus the 2 stars), but it has no troubleshooting tips or advanced network issues that gave me any real world help.

Several hours, 3 NT4 books and 2 cell phone calls from my wife asking where I was later, I left with the Windows NT4 Administrators Survival Guide.

These other reviews must have been written by the authors relatives!

Contains nothing but useful information, yet covers everything. If you have at least some previous knowledge and understanding of NT 4.0 this book is an excellent resource. It deals with topics from drive array configuration and TCP/IP considerations to Managing Users and Groups. Everything is laid out and explained in a concise, to the point, easy to read format. Read it cover to cover for an overview/review of NT 4.0 or keep it with you as a reference tool.

A valuable reference for experienced NT administrators. Sure, you've done a certain task before but it was a year ago- and you just need a tap in the right direction. The size is great, keep a copy in the server room. The index is thorough and the chapters logically organized. A great addition to your toolbox.

While it may not actually fit in your pocket, what this book does very well in put information in bite-size chunks. It is short and too the point, instead of the usual 20 pages of fluff that one has to read through to find the info they need. This is book is a definite must.

This book is just what it says, a handy guide that you can carry around in your bag for when you need to check where something is, or look up the syntax of something that has slipped your mind, and you don't have time to waste trying to find that stuff on the internet, or in help (when it is likely not there), or any of that. Occasionally useful.

This is a good little book that has helped me out most of the time. It doesn't have every answer that one would think (or expect), but for a book that small, it's great that it covers the basics.

This is with out question the most valuable book for day to day use that an NT Server administrator can keep with them. For all those times you find yourself trying to remember that little used admin applet or procedure, you will find it here. Microsoft Press has done a great job in compiling this guide. Here's to hoping they print one for all of their products.

This is with out question the most valuable book for day to day use that an NT Server administrator can keep with them. For all those times you find yourself trying to remember that little used admin applet or procedure, you will find it here. Microsoft Press has done a great job in compiling this guide. Here's to hoping they print one for all of their products.