title: Windows 2000 System Administrator's Black Book: The Systems Administrator's Essential Guide to Installing, Configuring, Operating, and Troubleshooting a Windows 2000 Network
author:  James Michael Stewart 
description: With Windows 2000 becoming less of a novelty and more of an established force in organizational networks, a book based on experiences with real-life deployments--instead of laboratory systems--comes in handy. <i>Windows 2000 System Administrator's Black Book</i> distills the Windows 2000 experiences of three administrators into a large collection of stepped procedures, with some tips and conceptual explanations in the mix. It pays special attention to the differences between Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000--a valuable emphasis. It also shares numerous practical lessons, such as the fact that you can (against Microsoft's recommendations) put printers of different makes and models in the same printer pool, as long as they all can be made to use the same driver. This book has real substance, and the authors know their subject.
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  **Preface**
  
  
  For system administrators already familiar with Windows NT, becoming familiar
  with Windows 2000 can be an awkward process: while the GUI looks very much the
  same, there are subtle differences, which can easily trip you up, and a whole
  new set of administrative tools, some of which are obvious at first glance and
  some of which are bizarre.
  
  
  This book is designed to be a desktop reference guide that can help advanced
  administrators move quickly from Windows NT to Windows 2000. It is not a
  series of tutorials for beginners but a tool to help experienced
  administrators find information quickly on concepts, tasks, tools, utilities,
  and commands they need to know to get the job done.
  
  
  The focus here is on administration of Windows 2000-based networks. Therefore,
  Windows 2000 Server is emphasized, while coverage of Windows 2000 Professional
  is limited to how it differs from Server and how it can be installed and
  managed.
  
  
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