Microsoft’s new GUI-less Server Core is a command line version of
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you need to quickly master this sleek new version. Packed with
instructions and practical examples, this book teaches you how to
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remote systems, and more. Includes best practices, 52 indispensable
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This book will show administrators how to manage and administer the
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early-adopter implementations of Windows Vista in large corporate and
private environments. The authors highlight the functions of Windows
Vista that both large and small environments have found to be the most
useful, including all-new features such as Complete PC Backup,
BitLocker, and the powerful Group Policy options that are only available
in Windows Vista.

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The perfect handbook for those who need to deploy, install, and configure installations, upgrade from previous versions, understand network addresses, manage day-to-day operations, configure storage, manage users and groups, implement security measures, configure mail services, and perform other vital administrative tasks. Covers the enhanced features and updates of the new version including the Microsoft .NET framework, Active Directory and its new drag and drop object management, Internet Information Server, and the Microsoft Management Console.

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Get on the fast track to becoming a Microsoft Certified Technology
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focus on only what you need to know to pass MCTS Exam 70-620, this
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Support a Seamless Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Messaging Environment

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this easy-to-follow resource. Using screenshots and step-by-step
instructions, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: A Beginner’s Guide shows
you how to set up Exchange Server, migrate from earlier releases, manage
recipients, and administer storage. You’ll learn how to integrate with
Outlook, support mobile users, handle backup and recovery, and implement
security measures. The latest monitoring and reporting tools,
performance enhancement techniques, and regulatory compliance procedures (more…)

Your Guide to Easy and Secure Windows Vista Networking is a complete
beginner’s guide to creating, configuring, administering, and using a
small network using Windows Vista computers. Inside you’ll find
comprehensive coverage of networking hardware, including Ethernet
(wired) hardware (from NICs to cables to switches to routers) and
wireless Hardware–from wireless NICs to access points to range
extenders.
We include handy “buyer’s guides” that tell you how to make smart
choices when purchasing network hardware. With hardware in hand, we then
show you how to roll up your shirtsleeves and put everything together,
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Your Hands-On Microsoft Windows Vista Administration Guide
Set up and manage Windows Vista in the enterprise using the detailed
information contained in this authoritative resource. Microsoft Windows
Vista Administration shows you how to leverage Vista’s powerful new
productivity, security, and management tools to give your business the
competitive edge. Inside, you’ll learn to design and implement Windows
Vista installation and migration plans, create network connections,
configure Internet services, and utilize Vista’s remote access features.
You’ll also learn to secure your Windows Vista environment, proactively
prevent performance problems, and tune Vista PCs. (more…)

Windows Server 2008 is Microsoft’s newest server operating system.
This new version is not just ‘window’ dressing, there are major
architectural changes and major new enhancements that administrators
will welcome. Microsoft has concentrated on enhancing security by
reducing the attack surface and making enterprise administration and
configuration more consistent. In this course, Mark Long will (more…)

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Windows XP is one of the more sophisticated computer programs ever made. It cost more money to develop and took more people to build than any computer program. For many people, Windows XP rates as the first must-have version of Windows ever – which is not to say the software’s absolutely “intuitive” or “seamless” or “user friendly” or (fill in most often-observed marketing jargon).
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This portable reference to Windows PowerShell summarizes both the command shell and scripting language, and provides a concise reference to the major tasks that make PowerShell so successful. It’s an ideal on-the-job tool for Windows administrators who don’t have time to plow through huge books or search online. Written by Microsoft PowerShell team member Lee Holmes, and excerpted from his “Windows PowerShell Cookbook,” “Windows PowerShell Pocket Reference” offers up-to-date coverage of PowerShell’s 1.0 release. You’ll find information on .NET classes and legacy management tools that you need to manage your system, along with chapters on how to write scripts, manage errors, format output, and much more. Beginning with a whirlwind tour of Windows PowerShell, this convenient guide covers: PowerShell language and environment (more…)