Windows XP Power Tools

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 848 pages
• Published by: Sybex May 17, 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 078214067X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0782140675
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.6 x 1.8 inches
• Weighs: 3.2 pounds

Product Description
Step-by-Step Instruction Helps You Harness the Full Power of Windows XP
Whether you're running Windows XP Home Edition or Professional, Windows XP Power Tools arms you with the advanced skills you need to become the ultimate power user. Full of undocumented tips and tricks and written by a Windows expert, this book provides you with step-by-step instructions for customization, optimization, troubleshooting and shortcuts for working more efficiently. A must-have for power users and network administrators, Windows XP Power Tools includes a CD filled with power tools including security, e-mail, diagnostic and data recovery utilities.
Coverage includes:
* Performing network, automated, and unattended installations
* Controlling Windows XP startup and shutdown
* Controlling printing
* Auditing the system
* Adding and removing OS components
* Understanding and managing the Registry
* Working with Device Manager
* Setting up and troubleshooting incoming and outgoing connections
* Hosting FTP sites
* Performing backups and recovering from disasters
* Managing users and groups
* Setting up, monitoring, and managing Remote Access
* Configuring and optimizing TCP/IP
* Managing certificates
* Configuring VPN connections
* Encrypting your files

Back Cover Copy
Step-by-Step Instruction Helps You Harness the Full Power of Windows XP

Whether you're running Windows XP Home Edition or Professional, Windows XP Power Tools arms you with the advanced skills you need to become the ultimate power user. Full of undocumented tips and tricks and written by a Windows expert, this book provides you with step-by-step instructions for customization, optimization, troubleshooting and shortcuts for working more efficiently. A must-have for power users and network administrators, Windows XP Power Tools includes a CD filled with power tools including security, e-mail, diagnostic and data recovery utilities.

Coverage includes:

• Performing network, automated, and unattended installations
• Controlling Windows XP startup and shutdown
• Controlling printing
• Auditing the system
• Adding and removing OS components
• Understanding and managing the Registry
• Working with Device Manager
• Setting up and troubleshooting incoming and outgoing connections
• Hosting FTP sites
• Performing backups and recovering from disasters
• Managing users and groups
• Setting up, monitoring, and managing Remote Access
• Configuring and optimizing TCP/IP
• Managing certificates
• Configuring VPN connections
• Encrypting your files

Reader Reviews
Regardless of your Windows XP level, professional systems administrators using XP Professional to first time home users using XP Home Edition can find value in this title. The author has succeeded in putting together an easy reading and comprehending, one-stop reference that puts Microsoft's Windows XP Resource Kit and Step by Step books to shame. The book does an excellent job of addressing the needs of users where Windows XP is their first OS away from Windows 9x, while not bringing the information level down for seasoned NT/2000 administrators who need a source of information for the features so poorly documented by Microsoft. The printed portion of the book covers everything from Windows Shortcuts, Policies, the Recovery Console and EFS to slipstream deployment of service packs, designing network topologies, web mastering with IIS and VPN Connections. The included CD-ROM includes many useful shareware/professional utilities and tools (and unlike some other included CD-ROMs, many of the titles are used quite frequently within the industry). A nice note about the CD-ROM and the book is that the author hasn't written an 800 page advertisement for the utilities - the CD-ROM can stay sealed in the pouch, never seeing the light of day, and the book will still stand on it's own. The back cover says it's a must-have. I've used Windows XP since it was in beta, deployed the release to my network users, and certified in the OS by Microsoft - and I couldn't agree more.