Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Expert Companion (Eu-Expert Companion) [Paperback]

Carl Siechert (Author), Craig Stinson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735608555 | ISBN-13: 978-0735608559 | Publication Date: September 16, 2000

This Expert Companion takes power users under the hood of the Windows 2000 Professional operating system -- delivering the inside information, quick tricks, and power tips they need to get maximum performance from their desktops. Readers drill down and explore lesser-known system features and capabilities, optimization and customization options, troubleshooting tactics, and advanced tools and techniques. Packed with authoritative information and expert advice -- plus a CD loaded with ready-to-use templates and utilities -- this made-by-Microsoft reference can help advanced users take their Windows 2000 Professional experience to the limits.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional has a lot of things going for it, but useful online documentation is not one of them--particularly if you're not totally clueless about what you want to do and how to do it. Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Expert Companion does a good job of explaining how to use the operating system in terms that, while often are too basic for the "Expert" who's mentioned in the title, won't insult the intelligence of a generally capable Windows 2000 user. If you're the administrator of a Windows 2000 network, you'd be wise to keep this book on hand as a resource for users who come to you with questions about how to make adjustments to their workstations. It'll come in handy, too, when you have to tweak user machines yourself.

Authors Craig Stinson and Carl Siechert provide lots of background information on numerous topics, and frequently insert useful blurbs on potential pitfalls. (They cover easily neglected stuff, like forgetting to open a port in your firewall for time-synchronization services.) Where it's appropriate, Stinson and Siechert give you step-by-step instructions for accomplishing tasks; these are reinforced by tables that enumerate options and alternatives. Overall, this is a highly effective (if unexciting) book about configuring Windows 2000 Professional. --David Wall

Topics covered: Windows 2000 Professional for the competent user and network administrator. All critical operations are explained, including hardware, software, and user administration. The same goes for local area networks (LANs) and Internet connectivity.

About the Author

Craig Stinson is a journalist and author. He has written or coauthored more than 20 books including Windows Vista® Inside Out, Deluxe Edition and Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 Inside Out.

Carl Siechert specializes in implementing and documenting operating system technologies. He has coauthored several Windows®-related books, including the popular Windows Vista® Inside Out, Deluxe Edition, with Ed Bott and Craig Stinson.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1008 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (September 16, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735608555
• ISBN-13: 978-0735608559
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,709,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference manual to have with you., September 23, 2000

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Michael J Woznicki "Michael J Woznicki" (Holland, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Expert Companion (Eu-Expert Companion) (Paperback)

Windows 2000 Professional hit the market and bang everyone was talking about how Microsoft has given us another operating system without any support. Well Microsoft Press has put together a book that makes supporting the newest Operating System a whole lot easier.

In Part 1 of the book and cd-rom combination you have Starting and Setting up of the operating system, The book details what to do, what to look for and how to make the installation easier. Part 2 covers the Management tools, Part 3 is managing Program, Part 4 Managing Hardware. Part 5 is for System administration.

In part 6 you have the topic of Network Management and Part 7 shows you how to use the internet. Part 8 shows techniques to security management with Part 9 dealing with the Automation of tasks, Finally there is Part 10 Maintaining and optimizing the operating system.

The book includes exercise for you to practice and includes pictures and screen shots along with diagrams, figures and tables. The Cd-rom that comes with the book includes the Internet Explorer Administration kit, several power tools and knowledge base articles for troubleshooting.

Microsoft Press has taken a great deal of time and effort to put together a very extensive book that will help out every user from beginner to expert. Checkout Microsoft Press's website for dozens of other title in the computer and certification areas.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a must-have!, October 19, 2000

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PSZ (Paris, France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Expert Companion (Eu-Expert Companion) (Paperback)

I have been using and managing computers for over 30 years. I think of myself as an expert user. And yet, after only ten minutes browsing this book, I found answers to questions that have been left unanswered by Microsoft, and by many other books; answers I have been looking for for several months, and some I had been searching for since my NT days. In addition, all explanations given are clear, concise and complete, which proves a level of expertise I can only bow to.

I have not yet read the book cover-to-cover, but I can already say, it's a must-have for every Windows 2000 Pro user who cares about how his (her) system works, and wants to make it work even better.

We can only wonder why Microsoft does not use the same writing style for its Resource kits...

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 800 Pages of Useful, Hard-to-Find Information, October 23, 2001

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

This review is from: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Expert Companion (Eu-Expert Companion) (Paperback)

Finally, a book for users like me! I am an experienced computer user with a deep background in many operating systems including Unix. I want consise information to help me really understand Windows 2000 as an expert user. It is not hard to find such books for Unix, probably because you pretty much have to be an expert to use Unix. Most Windows books, on the other hand, seem to be addressed to non-computer people.

I use this book regularly to look things up, but I've also enjoyed just browsing around discovering interesting things about Windows 2000. Actually, the book has given me a whole new appreciation of the operating system.