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Microsoft Windows Internals, Fourth Edition: Microsoft Windows Server(TM) 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 (Pro-Developer)

Format: Hardcover
Author: Mark E. Russinovich
ReleaseDate: 08 December, 2004
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Rating:

Outstanding In-depth Analysis of Windows
Like I would imagine with most readers, I don't need to know everything about Windows but I do need to know everything possible about specific issues. I highly recommend this book to anyone who needs a very technical analysis of Windows-XP/2K/S2003. For me, it's primarily the file system (NTFS). This is the best study that I have found. I have read Russinovich's work for years - and used his technical software - and have the utmost respect for him as an engineer, software developer, and a writer (However, he's probably very boring at parties!). For anyone interested in the intricacies of NTFS and other filing systems, I also recommend Brian Carrier's outstanding "File System Forensics Analysis".

Excellent technical reference
Not only did it satisfy this areas of interest, but I found it to be very informative in associated system areas such as the cache and virtual memory. I purchased this book mainly to get detailed information about the NTFS file system. I feel this book was an excellent purchase.

Over the top
. Went thru complete book once and more info in one paragraph than most other books,
a goldmine, benchmark and have not yet found another better.