Product Description
Windows 95 got all the media hype but there's another operating system that's captured the heart of many a network administrator and information systems specialist -- Windows NT. In Discover Windows NT Workstation 4.0, you get the low-down on everything that makes this operating system from Microsoft one of the most advanced available for your PC. Chock-full of practical information you can understand and use -- and mercifully free of concepts and technobabble you can't -- Discover Windows NT Workstation 4.0 is the perfect guidebook to get you started. Turn here to discover how to… Open programs using the Start button, desktop icons, and the Run command Customize the NT desktop to suit your needs and enhance your productivity Manage files with Windows NT Explorer and your whole PC with My Computer Install and manage printers -- including accessing printers that you know are out there somewhere on the network Control who has access to your data and what they're allowed to do with it Connect to other computers on the network Work with text files, write letters and memos, and swap data between programs -- all using accessories built into Windows NT Play audio CDs and MIDI, video, animation, sound, and other multimedia files Edit images and annotate scanned documents Back up your data and protect yourself from computer viruses, hard disk crashes, and theft Access the Internet and the World Wide Web with Microsoft Internet Explorer
Plus, as all of the titles in our Discover series, Discover Windows NT Workstation 4.0 features the 6-Point Advantage… Color Tear-Out Card -- Key information and shortcuts that get you up to speed fast Discovery Center -- Quick summaries of the chapters' major points collected at the back of the book Real-Life Vignettes -- Winning stories on how real people use technology to improve their lives Visual Index -- Convenient picture maps direct you to the features you're looking for Web Path -- Handy references to feature- or topic-related Web sites Bonus Section -- Added-value tips and timesaving techniques at the end of each chapter
