Windows 2000 System Policies (Book/CD-ROM package) [Paperback]

Mark Wilkins (Author)

Book Description

Series: Windows Administration Tools | Publication Date: December 9, 1999

This text aims to give an in-depth look at the NT/Windows 95/98 system policy feature, a key component in controlling application software for users'

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Unleash the incredible power of Windows System Policies with this remarkable hands-on guide!

System policies are the enormously powerful new feature in Windows that allow administrators to control which application software, user settings, system settings, and Internet settings users can access. System policies are the simplest way to determine what can and can¿t be done with a computer. Yet, documentation on its implementation and optimization is minimal and its usage remains in large part a mystery. Until now.

Windows Systems Policies unravels the mystery by providing an in-depth look at the NT/Windows systems. Filled with expert advice and crystal clear directions, the book provides step-by-step instructions for deploying system policies for both local and server-based environments. And, you¿ll find custom templates that can be immediately utilized into your own network, saving you lots of time and money.

This guide includes comprehensive coverage of the following:

* System policies and user profiles
* Installing the System Policy Editor
* How the registry stores system policy settings
* How to create custom system policy templates
* Troubleshooting system policies
* Deploying systems policies
* Creating system policies for Office ¿97 and 2000 and
* Windows ¿98 and 2000
* Deploying zero administration
* System policies for the Internet Explorer

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media (December 9, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071350225
• ISBN-13: 978-0071350228
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,561,263 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on Windows Policies/Profiles I've read yet, February 25, 2000

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This review is from: Windows 2000 System Policies (Book/CD-ROM package) (Paperback)

Well ok, it is also the first book dedicated to the subject I've read as well. Having always dug through Tech Net articles or the one or two chapters most books give to system policies and profiles (and don't even get me started on the lousy Resource Kits) it was very refreshing to have such a well done book on the subject.

The author covers Win NT4, Win 9x and Win2K. He's documented all the exceptions and changes the Resource Kits do not. Mr. Wilkins even manages to write in a style approachable to both the new administrator as well as the seasoned one. If you are going to roll out policies/profiles get this book.

2.0 out of 5 stars Windows 2000 came later, November 16, 2000

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Bagna Luca Paolo (Pinerolo, Torino Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Windows 2000 System Policies (Book/CD-ROM package) (Paperback)

I'm very disappointed: I've bought this book hoping to find the advertized help about Win2K policies but all I've got about this subject is ONE chapter, 30 pages or so over 500 in the book. It looks like this chapter has been put into the book after the book itself was already done: infact, except for the specific chapter, the book always talks about the forthcoming Windows NT 5 operating system... Don't call it Windows 2000 System Policies, call it Windows 9X and NT with a quick and incomplete look to Windows 2000.