What s New in This Edition

What's New in This Edition

If you've been using my previous book, Windows 2000 Administration in a Nutshell , you'll quickly discover that this book represents a complete overhaul of that title and is not merely a cosmetic revision. The main changes in this new edition are as follows :

• The content has been thoroughly updated to cover the new features and enhancements of the WS2003 platform. This means coverage of new concepts, new tools, new procedures, and new commands has been added where appropriate. However, since my old book was almost 800 pages long, this means some old material had to be pruned to make room for the new, but I've tried to maintain all content important to everyday administration of the WS2003 platform.

• The content has also been completely reorganized to make it easier to use. In particular, all the alphabetical reference material in Chapters 3-6 of my old book, which covered concepts, tasks , consoles, and utilities, has now been blended into a single chapter (Chapter 4) to make it easier to use. This was done mainly in response to suggestions by readers of my earlier book. Thank you!

• Chapter 3, Task Map , has been added to this edition to help you quickly find useful information in Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 concerning specific administrative tasks you want to perform.

• Part I, called "The Lay of the Land" in my earlier book, has been expanded to help not just NT admins but also W2K admins transition to WS2003.