Customer Reviews

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Server in 21 Days (Sams Teach Yourself...in 21 Days)

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I agree completely with one of the other reviewers: the authors of this book took a decent book about Windows NT Server 4 and butchered it by just doing a search for 'Windows NT' and replacing with 'Windows 2000'. Too bad that they didn't proof read it afterwards, as it left obvious gaffs like 'Windows 2000, version 3.51' and the like; by about the tenth one of these I just had to put the book down. There is very little new material in this book even though W2K has a number of totally new topics. It would appear that it was rushed to press based on a Beta version of Windows 2000 so that they could cash in on the W2K craze. Sams: please have your books proof read by someone that is knowledgeable in the industry before you publish them. This could have been a useful book. Hopefully they will tune it up and republish it after fixing the problems.

In spite of the poor review from our friend from down under, I bought this book (the only W2K Server book my local CompUSA had), while I waited for my Amazon order to arrive. I should have just waited or else opted for Next Business Day shipping!

This appears to be the old NT4 Server book with new material, but far too much just updated with "Find [Win NT] and Replace [Win 2000]" on a word processor, as evidenced by the references to Windows 2000 Server 4 and Windows 2000 3.51.

A book on W2K Server cries out for some comparisons like, "If you did THIS with NT4, the counterpart in W2K is THIS". You won't find them in this book. It was not only not helpful, it was downright discouraging! It almost makes me want to just stay with NT4 Server!

This is without a doubt the worst technical book I have ever purchased. I bought it as an interim guide whilst waiting for Mark Minasi's book to arrive - should have been more patient. The content is ill-planned, rehashed NT4 guides, and in many cases just plain wrong. My guess is that it was written based on a pre-release beta that no longer reflects the true nature of Windows 2000 server. Do yourself a big favour - avoid this book at all cost - it will waste your time as well as your money, and it will confuse you no end - just read Chapter 2 if you don't believe me.

I would have to also disagree with the bad review this book received. Sure it was written based on the Pre Release of Windows 2000 Server however I have found the book very useful and helpful. It Saved me a lot of time. I would also recommend using the "Mastering Advance Server 2000" book to go along with this one for more in depth details.

It is amazing that anyone would rate this book so low. While it is true that this will not be the only book on Windows 2000 you will need, it is safe to say that there is much to gain from this book. For one, it is easy to read, is well organized, and is good value for money, IMHO. That the contents look similar to a book on NT 4.0 holds no water: Windows 2000 IS NT 5.0, which resembles NT 4.0 in many ways. So far, I've had no regrets. This book is definitely not as bad as is being portrayed.

I would have to also disagree with the bad review this book received. Sure it was written based on the Pre Release of Windows 2000 Server however I have found the book very useful and helpful. Saved me a lot of time. I would also recommend using the "Mastering Advance Server 2000" book to go along with this one for more in depth details.