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Windows 2000 Essential Reference (Essential Reference S.)

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Sometimes the MOC can start to seem like a glorified HELP file without the details of an explanation. I found this publication to fill in the blanks on answers to the WHY's when plowing through MOC 1560b: "Updating Support Skills...". Active Directory, DNS, WINS, DHCP, DFS, RRAS, NAT, replication, MMC Consoles, routing, Terminal Services: You name it, this book has the details all in one place. I found this book to be a great value and find it easy reading anytime I want to know more on a subject in the MOC. If you're looking for one book to bring you up to speed on Windows 2000, I highly recommend you check this one out. Sufficiently detailed and easy to understand, a must for all MCT's.

This is an excellent book for those new to the field and new to Windows 2000. This book covers the essentials and is well organized. I recommend it to all of my students that are trying to learn Windows 2000 and want to be able to support the operating system. This book covers all of the important topics in a way that makes it easy for students to understand and absorb.

Great work Mr. Tate!

At first glance, I was a little concerned about how a book this small can pack enough information to call itself a "reference" (essential at that) - until I opened it and saw how compact everything is!! It took me virtually 10-15 minutes to fully digest all the data on some pages.. but it seem to be all here! I've been working with Win2k since Beta 3 two years ago and have not run into any problem that this book failed to help me resolve. A great buy for the battle-hardened Win2k administrator or someone preparing for the updated MCSE track.

This book is only for office issues with w2k, this is not suitable for issues which a rise with the advanced home user. My bad.

I was looking for one book on Windows 2000; a reference book, not a text book, and this one fits that description! If you already know what Mixed Mode is, this is the book for you. It's style hits the right note with me, and I especially like the little notes interspersed throughout. It's already saved my bacon twice upgrading from NT and it will live a long and useful life on my desk. It's a must-have if you need THE authoritative Windows 2000 reference.

. . . went into the making of this book. Being an unnamed contributor to the work also means I am really happy to have been a small part of it as well.

Check the names of those who worked on this book and you will find some of the most knowledgeable engineers and instructors in the world have worked on this. Virtually everyone on the project started with the product when it was NT 5.0 pre-Beta 2 and was either working directly with Microsoft's early adopters or teaching the product to other instructors.

If you are looking for a good, solid understanding of Windows 2000, this is a great first-stop. Don't pass it up.

Why did I buy the windows 2000 essential reference? At the suggestion of my college instructor in sys admin! I asked him why not a newer version? His response was that this text was the most complete of its kind and has never been equalled. He was also at a loss why the author had not updated it to represent the features in XP, or 7. He did say however, that most of the important administrative settings have changed very little and the text is still very valid, even with 7.

I have yet to put the text to the test, but when I do I will be sure and report my findings!

This is a great book. Very clearly laid out, easy to find answers to everyday questions.

It covers the material with a good amount of detail with more explanation than "Windows 2000 Administrator's Pocket Consultant" by William Stanek (another great book) while still being concisely written.

Also good to read straight through if you want an overview of Windows 2000 Server and Active Directory.

Highly recommended.