What You Need to Use This Book

To get the most out of this book, you need a system running one of the following Microsoft Windows platforms:

• Microsoft Windows XP SP2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1

• Microsoft Windows Vista (formerly known as Longhorn)

You'll also need a running copy of MSH. Although the examples stand on their own, there is much to be learned by trying them out, tweaking them, and extending them for other purposes. For detailed instructions on how to download and install the command shell, see "Get MSH" in Chapter 1.

Programming or scripting skills are not a prerequisite to enjoying this book. I'm confident you'll find that most of the content of Monad is relevant to system administrators, developers, and power users alike.