Get the ideal one-volume guide for the IT professional who administers Windows Server 2003. Now fully updated for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2003 R2, this ADMINISTRATOR’S COMPANION offers up-to-date information on core system administration topics for Microsoft Windows®, including Microsoft Active Directory® directory service, security issues, disaster planning and recovery, and interoperability with Novell NetWare and UNIX. It includes all-new sections on SP1 security updates and new features for R2. Featuring easy-to-use procedures and handy workarounds, this book provides ready answers, practical solutions, and clear procedures for on-the-job results.

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 14 Ratings

Too Basic for Administrator Level Work - 2007-10-10
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In an administrator's companion you expect to find technical material not usually found in the typical server manual. That's supposedly the whole purpose. You expect to find an expert in the field blessing us with the fruits of their experience; experience we can't usually find in the typical book on this platform. This book is like reading introductory Windows. "Click the button by enable to enable". Step by step instructions on how to use the "Add New Hardware" wizard which came out with Windows 95. I pray no network administrator needs to be told something like that. It's like this throughout the book. So I checked the author's credentials. I discovered one of the authors is a writer of computer books. In other words, text from other computer books is regurgitated and placed in this book. Now the author has another book to add to their list of accomplishments. Some of the admin companion books are really good. But unless you need just another basic level book with page after page telling you things like "if you want this click it and click Next" then pass this book by. A good administrator companion book is usually written by several experienced administrators. Such books are out there. This is not one of them.

Best Admin Book ever !!! - 2009-05-26
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That's an amazing book for any It Admin that are working on Windows Server 2003. Really great resource that can save time when you need to troubleshoot.

Server 2003 - 2009-01-07
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Very well documented. It touches all the relevent topics an administrator needs to know.

Comprehensive and very easy to read - 2007-11-05
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Don't get scared by its size. I thought the contents were very well presented and easy to read & understand. I thougth notes about what one can avoid from the author's years of experience was very helpful and proved to be true in many occasions for me as well.

I used this book to plan out a server deployment and migration for a client and I was very grateful for the deployment tips.

Small and handy - 2007-07-30
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Yes, this is a small and handy Windows 2003 administrator's handbook. I used it many times and it is simple to read and I dont have to remember anything about Windows Server now that it is all in the handbook.

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