Windows PowerShell in Action

PowerShell replaces cobbled-together assemblies of third-party management tools with an elegant programming language and a powerful scripting shell for the Windows environment. In the tradition of Manning’s ground breaking “In Action” series, this book comes from right from the source. Windows PowerShell in Action shows you how to build scripts…

 

Developing Drivers with the Windows Driver Foundation

Master the features and capabilities of the new Windows Driver Foundation–with guidance straight from the experts. The new Windows Driver Foundation, based on the Windows Driver Kit, simplifies driver development with new models and tools familiar to developers who work with Microsoft Visual Studio®. This in-depth guide delivers authoritative guidance…

 

Introducing Windows Server 2008

Take a first look at the next generation of Windows Server-with insights direct from the popular author and Microsoft MVP Mitch Tulloch and the Microsoft Windows Server team. With this insider’s introduction, you will get to preview and evaluate Windows Server code name “Longhorn.” You will learn how to use…

 

Hardening Windows Second Edition

Hardening is the process of protecting a system against unknown threats. System administrators harden against that which they think could be a threat. Administrators know the Internet is a hostile environment. Although they can’t tell, for example, that a hacker will attempt to gain access to the SQL server next…

 

Windows Vista Annoyances Tips Secrets and Hacks

Windows Vista may be the next big thing, but it still contains enough quirks and unaccountable behaviors to vex anyone. This unique guide not only discusses the most irritating features of the latest Microsoft operating system and how to get around them, but also explains how to improve Windows and…