The most appealing feature of this book is that it contains material that the enterprise Windows administrator needs on a daily basis. Besides expert tips, the book refuses to ignore obvious questions about installing, configuring, and optimizing Windows NT/2000. In these pages, you will find dozens of tips on setting up Windows (including networking options), with full coverage of procedures for adding users, groups, and domains. Sections on service packs give invaluable advice on which ones are available and how to apply them correctly.
Besides the basics, the book also shows off today's back-end tools required for the corporate intranet (including material on Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol [DHCP], Domain Name System [DNS], and Remote Access Service [RAS]). The section on using and administering redundant array of independent disks (RAID) disk arrays is also a standout here, as are the numerous tips on customizing (and often disabling) Windows 2000 desktop features for complete control of the desktops on your enterprise.
Though this information is in a FAQ format, many questions get comprehensive treatment (and several pages of text) along with screenshots at certain points to help you through some of the more important administrative tasks. With its mix of breadth and depth for the real-world Windows administrator, The Windows NT and Windows 2000 Answer Book can prove to be a real time-saving resource for installing and troubleshooting Windows on the enterprise. --Richard Dragan
Topics covered: Windows 98, Windows NT and Windows 2000 administration, configuration, installation, troubleshooting, networking, backups, utilities, IP, DHCP, DNS, RAS, RAID, and IIS.