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Administering Windows Vista Security: The Big Surprises is a short, just-in-time explanation of two things. First, it tells the current Windows expert how to get around the administrative tools, which are all still there, but have been scattered to the four corners of the desktop. Second, and more important, it covers the handful of things in Vista that are not only new, but completely alien to anyone who knows pre-Vista Windows in depth. What current Windows experts will find appealing about this volume is that it is not a wide-spectrum survey of Vista: It covers only the biggest security "pain points" for someone faced with quickly understanding Vista from a technical support point of view. This book is part of the Mark Minasi Windows Administrator Library series.
· Written by bestselling author Mark Minasi, winner for the fourth year in a row of CertCities reader's choice award for Favorite Technical Author
· Mark brings his popular, tell-it-like-it-is approach to explain the inner workings of Windows Vista
· Focused specifically on the information that Windows systems administrators need to navigate and implement the tricky security features of Windows Vista
· Minasi's bestselling Mastering Windows Server 2003 (ISBN 0782141307) has sold over 85,000 units!
When most of the computer-using public first looks at Windows Vista, they'll see the snazzy new Aero Glass user interface, the new Internet Explorer tabbed interface, and the neat new games. But professional Windows experts will quickly look beyond the eye candy and new doodads and want to know such things as why they can no longer log on as Administrator, where the NIC properties are, and why it's impossible for them to delete most of the files in System32 even though they're administrators.
Vista is more than just a pretty interface. It's more secure than any other version of Windows, which is good from a security point of view, but it means that there's a lot of new basic concepts for administrators to understand, or they'll find themselves stymied when trying to do some of what were once the simplest things.
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Mark Minasi is one of the world's leading Windows authorities. He teaches classes in 15 countries and is a much sought-after speaker at conferences and industry gathering keynotes. His firm, MR&D, has taught tens of thousands of people to design and run Windows networks. Mark has written over 15 books for Sybex, including the market-leading Mastering Windows Server 2003 and The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide, which has sold over one million copies. Byron Hynes works in the Windows Server User Assistance group at Microsoft. He previously worked as a consultant and trainer with experience that includes running a regional Internet backbone, troubleshooting client-server and Web-enabled applications, and designing databases schemas, network infrastructure, and security models. He also speaks at events, ranging from user group meetings to international Tech-Ed conferences. Byron has written numerous articles and co-authored Hands-On Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory.
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