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Teach Yourself Windows NT 4 Server in 14 Days (Teach Yourself Series)

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While this book is supposed to teach you as if you don't know, it assumes a great deal. While it does have a good number of items fully explained, the step by step didn't follow the NT4 Server I installed. In fact, it missed several chunks. Additionally, I found the material either outdated or just way off in regard to the basics such as partition sizes. Even intermediate windows users would know the author is either missing something, or did his installs several years ago. Good explanations but not good as a unit.

Unlike other computer topics where I end up buying several books, this book has been all I've needed. The information is well organized and presented in a direct, concise, and easy to understand writing style. Thankfully missing are the feeble attempts at humor that other technical books feel compelled to include. The topics I was especially interested in -- security, domains, user accounts, user rights, and the NTFS file system -- were all fully explained. A useful glossary of terms and a decent index round out this book.