Special Edition Using Windows 2000 Professional explores the synergy between Windows 2000 Professional and the corporate and Windows power users' desktop. Windows 2000 Professional is aimed directly at the power user who values the security, stability and networking capabilities of Windows 2000 alongside the ease and familiarity of the Windows 9x user interface. SE Using Windows 2000 covers upgrading from Windows 9x and Windows NT 4, working with the enhanced Windows 2000 interface, setting up Internet connections, configuring network security, working remotely, "Internetworking" with Windows...

Some of Windows 2000's most anticipated features involve more powerful, effective, remote and unattended Windows client management. Windows 2000 Deployment and Desktop Management, written by one of the most experienced practitioners in the business, shows experienced administrators how to implement these technologies on their own networks. It is geared towards experience System Administrators, System Integrators, System Engineers and other IT professionals who are responsible for rolling out Windows 2000 Professional in an enterprise environment. This book focuses on the business drivers and...

Now, with the advent of VPN technology, Windows 2000 you will have the capability to roll out network designs that will save you money, be faster and easier to administer and maintain, and will solve many connectivity problems that are impractical to solve before. One of the most important changes in Windows 2000 is the addition of enhanced routing (the first "R" in "RRAS") and better remote client services (the "RAS"). The key uses of these features are found in Microsoft's new virtual private networks (VPN) technology. The ever increasing number of mobile workers, as well as the demand for...

Windows 2000 Professional explores the power available to the Windows workstation user on the corporate network and internet and is aimed directly at the power user who values the security, stability and networking capabilities of NT alongside the ease and familiarity of the Windows 9X user interface. This book covers both user and administration topics, with a dose of networking content added for connectivity. It also covers upgrading from Windows 9X and Windows NT 4, working with the enhanced Windows 2000 interface, setting up Internet connections, configuring network security, working...

Like other Essential Reference books, this will be a unique, focused, easy-to-use reference for anyone who administers, supports or manages a Windows 2000 network. It will provide a concise, technically accurate distillation of the essential information an administrator would need to know to successfully administer Windows 2000 in a real-life, enterprise production environment. Most administrators will find it hard to get their hands around the Active Directory, Kerberos authentication, IntelliMirror, group policies, and other new technologies in Windows 2000 because of their complexity....

The #1 Windows device driver book—fully updated for Windows 2000! Step-by-step planning, implementation, testing, debugging, installation, and distribution Complete coverage of the new Windows Driver Model (WDM) Practical debugging and interactive troubleshooting CD-ROM: Exclusive tools for streamlining driver development, plus extensive C/C++ sample driver library! Windows Driver Model (WDM) for Windows 2000 and 98—in depth! Building drivers that support Plug-and-Play and Power Management Windows Management Instrumentation: logging device errors and events—and...