Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Step by Step (Step by Step (Microsoft)) [Paperback]

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 1572318473 | ISBN-13: 978-1572318472 | Publication Date: February 5, 2000

Users learn Windows 2000 at their own pace using the proven Step by Step methodology. This book packs eight hours of instruction -- featuring ample screen shots, illustrations, and real-world examples to make learning easy, plus CD-based practice files that are tightly integrated with the lessons. Its modular design lets users find their own starting point and drive their own instruction. A "quick look" guide provides easy visual navigation, while lay-flat binding lets readers follow the text with both hands at the keyboard. Users build mastery of new Windows features such as the Active Desktop "TM" and Active Directory, new support for DVD, better Internet and remote access features and security, OnNow technology, and more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 306 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (February 5, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572318473
• ISBN-13: 978-1572318472
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,143,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great for Beginners - Awful for everyone else..., February 20, 2000

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Steve Bradford (Frederick, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Step by Step (Step by Step (Microsoft)) (Paperback)

If you need to learn how to Minimize windows, use a mouse, and learn various basic Windows skills, this is the book for you. If you want to learn about Win2K, skip this one. Written in simplistic terms for people who know little, if anything, about any Windows OS, this book teaches little.

I bought this book hoping to immerse myself in the new WIN 2K. I feel cheated by this book: few points about WIN2K. Instead, this book focuses on basic (and I mean basic) Windows skills. I think this book should have been retitled "WIN 2K for Dummies by Microsoft."

Skip this one and look for another alternative. This book will not teach you anything you don't already know.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Windows for Beginners, September 27, 2000

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This review is from: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Step by Step (Step by Step (Microsoft)) (Paperback)

I bought this book looking for some in depth coverage of Windows 2000 and how to set up some of the networking features. I did not expect a book centered around beginning to use the Windows Operating System. If you need to know how to navigate the Windows Desktop, customize it and use Internet Explorer, by all means, take this book. If you are like me and were looking for details about how to share files across a LAN, how to set up the sytem using two NICs, how to set certain user permissions and how this security system is different from Windows 98 and NT, skip this and find another book.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Step by Step, March 19, 2000

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Kathy Coleman (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Step by Step (Step by Step (Microsoft)) (Paperback)

As a recent immigrant to the PC world from Mac, this book was quite valuable. It covered all my needs to be up and running, yet there is more I can learn from this guide. The steps are clear and easy to follow. Highly recommendable!