Windows 2000: Quick Fixes by Jim Boyce

Windows 2000: Quick FixesbyJim Boyce

Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (January 1, 2001) | ISBN: 0596000170 | PDF | 8,2 Mb | 304 pages

For those who are faced with switching over to the powerful but oftenconfusing Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Quick Fixes offerssomething completely new: not just solutions, but a fast, easy way tofind them. Designed with the power user in mind, this book is laid outfor optimal accessibility; it defines problems clearly and follows upwith concise, yet detailed, solutions.Windows 2000 Quick Fixes is an essential reference for both thenovice and the well-seasoned Microsoft OS user. For instance, newcomersto Windows 2000 who have children using their computers can quicklylearn how to protect some areas without walling off the entire system.Old hands at Windows will learn quick and easy new ways to recover dataor what to do when the administrator's password's been forgotten.Unlike many of the oversized and poorly organized books on the market,Windows 2000 Quick Fixes doesn't waste time with endlesstutorials, fluff, and useless background material. And while the book isdesigned for easy access, the material is by no means basic. It providesextensive coverage of problems for both the Windows 2000 Professionaland Windows 2000 Server editions, and takes power users frominstallation issues, through complex networking configuration problems,to important backup and security concerns.Some of the topics covered include:

— Setting up a dual-boot system— Recovering data— Resolving hardware configuration conflicts— Restoring the Registry from a back up— Making a printer available through the Internet— Using automatic address assignment without DHCP— Configuring Internet Connection Sharing— Hosting a web siteWith its clear, well-organized fixes to common problems,Windows 2000 Quick Fixes is the book to reach forwhen the pressure is on and there's no time to waste huntingfor buried solutions.