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Microsoft Windows Command-Line Administrator's Pocket Consultant (Pro - Administrator's PC)

Format: Paperback
Author: William R. Stanek
ReleaseDate: 28 April, 2004
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Rating:

Good, but limited
The author succinctly illustrates many tools that an administrator may want to use from the command line. Good reference for command line administrative tasks. The book is laid out in four basic parts: Fundamentals, System Admin, File and Disk, Active Dir and Network.

Don't expect any more than this. Also don't expect any deep information on registry manipulation, driver discovery, system prep or access control list manipulation. All of which are accessible from the command line, and all of which are insufficiently covered in this book. Cacls, devcon, sysprep, don't expect to find *ANY* information here.

I don't entirely blame the author, I was just a bit disappointed to find out the hard way that this book is geared to a pretty inexperienced audience. But don't fool yourself, this is not a comprehensive refence to Windows command line tools.

What I would like to see: an Advanced Windows Command Line Reference. .

Una excelente obra de consulta
Despu�s de usar este libro en el trabajo del d�a a d�a, mi opini�n y el uso que doy a la l�nea de comandos ha cambiado radicalmente. Un libro para todos aquellos que siempre quisiste conocer y nunca te atreviste a preguntar sobre la l�nea de comandos de Windows. Ahora esa consola de comandos se ha convertido en una herramienta imprescindible.

I read this book from front to back the first day I had it.
I can't even find good (all-encompasing) references on Microsoft's Web sites. I have been looking for a book that describes what can be done from the Windows command-line for years and years. This gave me everything I wanted and more. When I came in to work the next day I immediatly ordered copies for everyone on my team (we're software testers).

Back before Windows I used to use the command-line to do magical things with batch files but over the years I lost touch with what was possible. This book showed me that you can still do wonderful things with batch files (and more) and told me what those things were. I felt like a kid in a candy store and wasn't able to put it down. I read it from front to back in the first evening. I don't plan to ever let it out of my sight.