Microsoft Windows Server 2008: A Beginner's Guide (Network Professional's Library) [Paperback]

Marty Matthews (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072263512 | ISBN-13: 978-0072263510 | Publication Date: February 14, 2008 | Edition: 1

Get up and running on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with ease

This hands-on guide covers all the essentials of deploying and administering the latest release of Microsoft's powerful, versatile network operating system. Using clear screenshots and step-by-step instructions, Microsoft Windows Server 2008: A Beginner's Guide shows you how to set up the server, migrate from earlier versions, and handle networking, administration, storage, and security. You'll also get details on the new Web tools and management utilities available in Windows Server 2008.

• Install, configure, and deploy Windows Server 2008
• Set up and manage a network
• Work with Active Directory and Domains
• Set up communications features and an Internet connection
• Install, customize, and maintain Internet Information Services (IIS) 7
• Configure a VPN server and client
• Set up Terminal Services and Remote Desktop
• Manage storage and file systems
• Secure your Windows Server environment
• Set up and manage printing and faxing
• Use the built-in management tools, including Server Manager and group policies

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About the Author

Martin Matthews has more than 40 years of experience as a programmer, systems analyst, and president of a software firm. He is the author of Windows Server 2003: A Beginner's Guide and is the cocreator of the bestselling QuickSteps series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (February 14, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072263512
• ISBN-13: 978-0072263510
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,420 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #44 in Books > Computers & Technology > Microsoft > Development > .NET

More About the Author

Martin (Marty) Matthews has been writing books that help people easily use technology for over 25 years, authoring or co-authoring over 80 books in that time. He is the co-creator of the very successful and highly acclaimed QuickSteps series of books, published, as most of his books are, by McGraw-Hill. His most recent books in print, appearing in 2011, are "Computing for Seniors QuickSteps," "Windows 7 for Seniors QuickSteps," and "Windows 7 SP1 QuickSteps." He is currently working on "Quicken 2012 QuickSteps," and will soon start "Genealogy QuickSteps," due out in the first half of 2012.

Marty does consulting when he is not writing and likes to backpack, ski, and sail in the great Pacific Northwest where he lives with his wife Carole (who is also a writer) on an island in Puget Sound. Prior to their writing career, Marty and Carole were the co-founders and principal executives of a software company that developed and sold an estimating and accounting system for printing and contracting businesses. Marty has been "playing" with computers since they took up the better part of a football field.

See Marty and Carole's web site at http://www.matthewstechnology.com.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide for SOHOs, August 30, 2009

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sansai "sansai" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Microsoft Windows Server 2008: A Beginner's Guide (Network Professional's Library) (Paperback)

This book provides a quick and easy way for small offices to get started with Windows Server 2008. It is not a test prep or theoretical book - it's about installing and configuring a server for actual use. Anyone familiar with client versions of Windows (like XP or Vista) should be comfortable using this guide. It covers the basics of Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, IIS, VPN, Terminal Services, and much more, all from a practical, get-it-working standpoint. There are one or two passages that cover information far too basic for a guide like this, as on page 239 where web links are explained. I trust that most folks who are going to setup a server will understand what a link is. But don't let this throw you - 99% of the book is solid, useful information. I have read virtually all of the Windows Server 2008 books, and recommend this one strongly for new sysadmins on smaller networks.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for the Begineer, April 27, 2010

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Frank Wentz "Frankone" (STOCKTON, CA, US) - See all my reviews
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I am a beginner this book is not for the beginner. If you are installing a windows server 2008 on a single server, this is not the book. If you understand the first few chapters than chapter 5 and the last of chapter 7 could be left out of the book! Chapter 3 which is on installation was very complex.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book for the cost, April 7, 2011

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This review is from: Microsoft Windows Server 2008: A Beginner's Guide (Network Professional's Library) (Paperback)

This book Was purchased in addition to the Windows Server 2008 R2 Unleashed by Guy Yardeni. This book was bought as the Setup guide but really It was used more of a Reference for where the other book was lacking. Between the two books Server 2008 R2 Enterprise setup was a breeze. DNS, VPN, Everything really.

The only thing missing in both books seems to be user account setup and management for Active Directory. Both books seem vague on the subject as if they didn't want to touch on it,

Over all this book was good for bit's and parts but If I had to choose this one or The one mentioned above I would go with the one mentioned above.