Windows 2000 Pro: The Missing Manual

by Sharon Crawford

Book Overview

Windows 2000 Pro combines the friendly interface of Windows 98 with the famous stability of Windows NT. Windows 2000, the successor to NT, introduces many technologies that weren't available in NT, including Plug-and-Play, support for USB devices, power management features, and more. It's 25% faster than Windows 98 and three times as stable. Unfortunately, despite all the enhancements, Microsoft forgot to address one of NT's most glaring omissions:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0596000103
• ISBN13: 9780596000103
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

As advertised - no more, no less

Windows changes with each version - e.g. "Network neighborhood" becomes "My network places", etc. Even experienced users can get lost in the often non-intuitive cascade of menus if the features aren't where you expect them to be.This book is exactly what it says - the missing complete user's manual. It doesn't claim to be overly technical, but it gets you past all of the essentials. It's well-written and well-organized with useful illustrations, so finding anything is a snap.After using Win2k at work for years, I recently upgraded my primary home system to it. Rather than hunt my way through the menus, I picked up this book and had both my new system and home network set up in almost no time.This is the sort of book I may only need to refer to once or twice in my life, but the time it has saved me so far more than compensates for the small investment. If your time costs less than mine or you're looking for something more technical, it might not be for you, but for me it was perfect.

A nice, basic, manual but no more

This is a very nice book for someone relatively unfamiliar with the windows operating systems. As such it is well-written, well laid-out and nicely illustrated. It will take every novice through just about everything he/she needs to know and even a little bit further. As such, its ambition to be the "missing manual" seems justified.However, if you, as a great many of us have, have been through various incarnations of Microsoft Windows and are looking for all of the new and exiting aspects of Windows 2000 as opposed to e.g. Windows 98, you're likely to be disappointed. Vast parts of the book would have been exactly the same in a book for one of the older operating systems. The book stops where, in my opinion, things get interesting. Do not expect any clever "insider"-information.

You shouldn't be Missing it

The title clearly means that this is the manual that should have come with Windows 2000 Professional! It's not about OTHER BOOKS, it's about Windows 2000 Pro and is a first rate guide to the system. It's NOT advanced stuff but a quick reading of the book description -- ABOVE -- would tell you that. It is very easy to read and has many neat tips and tricks.If programs came with books this good, we wouldn't need to buy any others.

Informational and easy to read

Great book written in an 'entertaining' way. Makes you feel like you are reading for fun instead of information. But the information is there! All the changes, the least known about features, and the most important functions covered in an easy-to-locate format.

Missing no longer

Sharon Crawford's book has all kinds of useful information for a Windows user. The functionality of the book rests in its ability to break down all the elements of Windows into meaningful components. It logically progresses from information about the different commands in the Start menu to the more intricate nuances of Windows and networking or adding hardware. The section in the back of the book about Maintenance and Troubleshooting, I found quite useful. I particularly appreciated the writing style -- it was entertaining and concise. Overall, I think it deserves its title.