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Windows NT in a Nutshell

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this book goes into a lot of topics, but handles a lot superficially. for the price and for a nutshell book, it is a good reference. but don't assume it will give you detailed information about all topics. all in all worth buying, but also get a more detailed book like minasi's server 4 or the equivalent for workstation.

This is a great book is you are looking to get into NT and haven't really worked with it before. You will definitely need to get other books if you want to delve into specifics (such as security, TCP/IP, etc.) try other O'Reilly books or Mark Minasi's HUGE Mastering Windows NT Server 4.0.

It does need a second edition...

I am a MCP soon to be a MCSE. Thus, I have seen many books written on Windows NT. In terms of information, organization, correctedness, usability, and value, this title definitely ranks among one of the best, if not the best. The diagrams and concise explanations given to every feature are magnificently documented.

I've chewed through mounds of NT books, including MCSE ones, and nearly all of them are merely cursory depth books. Very little reference to them at all.

This book is awesome, it has one place for you to look up different aspects of NT and find out what and how...this book has no equal for strict reference material on NT. Another Great one O'Reilly!!!

This book carries on the tradition, I have NEVER been disappointed by a book from O'Reilly. This book is a great "one-stop" reference for tasks concerning Windows NT. My favorite part is Chapter 7 "Uncommon Sense." It is full of helpful NT tips and tricks. This will stay on my desk as long as we are running Windows NT.

There are some books that sit on the book shelf and others that become dog-earred through usage -- my book is pretty worn with usage.

I found the section on NT command line reference to be the most useful. The command line can be more convenient an doesn't rely on the GUI NT overhead and can be utilized in batch scripts.

I didn't utilize the GUI navigation charts very much, since I tend to learn navigation through pratice and hopefully relevant navigation labels.

The author doesn't show any bias toward Microsoft and speaks in plain language. This is a pleasant contrast to many of the technical authors that seem to deliberately confuse the new user to make an impression that they are a master of the subject.

Eric Pearce has done in one book what others have failed to do in hundreds. All the information you need to effectively use Workstation or Server is at your fingertips for less than $20. Being a person who has to support NT on a daily basis, this is the only reference that never leaves my side.

This is the best reference on Windows NT I have used in the past five years. If you are an NT administrator, novice or experienced, buy this book.

You will find easy to understand explanations of important concepts, including TCPIP. The chapter on Uncommon Sense provides detailed information unavailable in the Microsoft texts but available through on line support (at a cost higher than the price of this book!). O'Reilly titles are uniformly a great buy for IS/IT professionals.

Another great "Nutshell" book. Eric Pearce does an outstanding job of laying the Windows NT interface out for your inspection. The entire book is very well laid out, with accurate and concise information. I found chapter 7, Uncommon Sense, to be very useful. Here you will find additional tricks and tips to help peak the performance of your system. Whether you are looking for information to use with the Graphical User Interface (GUI) or for that obscure option switch to type on a command line, you will find it in this book.

This book is exactly what the tittle implies. It is a reference book for system administrators. It is not everything on NT or it would have to be three feet thick. It is not just a theory book. There are practical steps with clear graphics on how to. How to what you ask? How to do the things needed by an administrator and shows the administration tools needed for such items as Backup, DHCP, Disk admin, and DNS Manager Internet service. Because the NT is not as intuitive and straight forward as UNIX you need a book like this to tell you what they were thinking when they put NT together.