Windows® Internals: Including Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista (Pro Developer) 5th (fifth) edition

Delve inside the Windows kernel with noted internals experts Mark Russinovich and David Solomon, in collaboration with the Microsoft Windows product development team. This classic guide' fully updated for Windows Server 2008, including 64-bit extensions' describes the architecture and internals of the Windows operating system. You'll find hands-on experiments you can use to experience Windows internal behaviour first hand, along with advanced troubleshooting information to help you keep your systems running smoothly and efficiently. Whether you're a developer or a system administrator, you'll find critical architectural insights that you can quickly apply for better design, debugging, performance, and support., See how the core components of the Windows operating system work behind the scenes--guided by a team of internationally renowned internals experts. Fully updated for Windows Server(R) 2008 and Windows Vista(R), this classic guide delivers key architectural insights on system design, debugging, performance, and support--along with hands-on experiments to experience Windows internal behavior firsthand. Delve inside Windows architecture and internals: Understand how the core system and management mechanisms work--from the object manager to services to the registry Explore internal system data structures using tools like the kernel debugger Grasp the scheduler's priority and CPU placement algorithms Go inside the Windows security model to see how it authorizes access to data Understand how Windows manages physical and virtual memory Tour the Windows networking stack from top to bottom--including APIs, protocol drivers, and network adapter drivers Troubleshoot file-system access problems and system boot problems Learn how to analyze crashes