Product Description

n-depth and comprehensive, this resource delivers the information you need for administering Windows Vista. You get expert technical guidance from those who know the technology best Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals and the Microsoft Windows Vista team. Plus more than 200 scripts, tools and essential administration resources on DVD. Get expert guidance on how to: Plan and implement high-volume and low-volume deployment projects Configure Group Policy to manage clients, user profiles, search features, and network resources Administer disks, file systems, folders, printers, and other devices Implement file and media sharing in workgroup and domain environments Configure wireless networking protocols, TCP/IP, and VPN connections Manage software updates, User Account Control, Windows Firewall, and Ipsec protection Monitor event logs and system performance Troubleshoot hardware, drivers, network connectivity, and stop messages DVD features: 140+ scripts for automating administration and deployment. Network troubleshooting tools. Debugging tools for 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows. Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment 2007 plus supporting tools.Technical white papers on Windows Vista administration. Sample chapters from Microsoft Security Resource Kit, Second Edition and Microsoft VBScript Step by Step. Fully searchable eBook.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38570 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-04
• Platform: No Operating System
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 5.03 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 1568 pages

From the Publisher
Key Book Benefits:

-Definitive product information and expert insights straight from the Windows Vista team and Microsoft MVPs -Provides the information that every Windows administrator needs about troubleshooting, security enhancements, group policy, and automating administration -CD includes additional job aids and a fully searchable version of the entire RESOURCE KIT book

About the Author
Ed Wilson is a Microsoft employee who is a Senior Consultant and scripting instructor in the U.S. Enterprise Services group. Prior to joining Microsoft, Ed was a Senior Consultant with a solutions provider partner in Cincinnati. He is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer and has taught numerous networking, scripting, and administration classes. As a leading Microsoft Press scripting author, Ed also wrote Microsoft VBScript Step By Step and Microsoft Windows PowerShell Step By Step.

Jerry Honeycutt is a popular author who has written more than 25 books. His most recent include Microsoft Windows Desktop Deployment Resource Kit (Microsoft Press, 2004), Introducing Microsoft Windows Server(tm) 2003 (Microsoft Press, 2003), and Microsoft Windows XP Registry Guide (Microsoft Press, 2002). Most of his books are sold internationally and are available in a variety of languages. Jerry is also a columnist for the Microsoft Windows XP Expert Zone, a Web site for Windows XP enthusiasts, and Microsoft TechNet, focusing on desktop deployment and management.

Tony Northrup, Microsoft MVP, MCSE, CISSP, is a networking and security consultant. He has authored dozens of books on Windows and Networking, including several Microsoft Self-Paced Training Kits, and numerous articles for the Windows XP Expert Zone. Charlie Russel, Microsoft MVP, is an IT consultant, specializing in combined Windows and UNIX networks. Charlie is coauthor of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Administrator's Companion, Second Edition and a key contributor to the Windows XP Expert Zone. He has authored many case studies and white papers on Microsoft Services for UNIX.

Mitch Tulloch is President of MTIT Enterprises. Before starting his company in 1998, Mitch worked as a Microsoft Certified Trainer for Productivity Point International. Mitch is a widely recognized expert on Windows administration, networking, and security, and has been awarded MVP status by Microsoft for his outstanding contributions in supporting users who deploy Microsoft platforms, products, and solutions. Mitch is also currently a professor at Jones International University where he teaches graduate-level courses in Information Security Management for their MBA program. Mitch has contributed more than a hundred articles to various IT websites and magazines, and he has written more than a dozen books, including the Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking, the Microsoft Encyclopedia of Security, Windows Server Hacks, and IIS 6 Administration.

The Microsoft Windows Vista Team designs, develops, and supports Windows Vista.

Customer Reviews

It will help with 70-624, 70-620, and others
I just passed the 70-624 delpoying vista and office 2007. I could not find a book that solely focused on this exam. But this resource kit, not only provides all of that information, but more than you need.

The hardest thing for me was trying to figure out what I needed for the exam. But trust me, all of it was there. The book was helpful because it explained the concepts thoroughly and took its time. I had to use some other test prep just to get a feel for the kind of questions that were on the exam, but I could not have studied without this book. I cant stand reading everything on technet, because the computer screen glare works my eyes. Give me an old fashioned book and let me work at the pages. Good book!

Very Detailed, Just what I wanted
Just what I needed. Setup the Vista deployment test center and all is well. Just the correct amount of details.

Handy resource
This resource kit isn't exactly the kind of book you sit down and read cover to cover, but it's always handy to have around. I refer to it regularly. Well done.