Description:
Publishers of computer books love to boast about the secrets their books contain. The only thing they like better is to tout the number of tips and time-saving shortcuts their authors share. All too often, the secrets and tips are obvious and semi-obvious things that almost anyone could figure out through experimentation and a scan of the manufacturer's manual. In contrast to a lot of its shelf-mates, the title of Windows 2000 Secrets is not misleading. This book really does contain a lot of information about generally undocumented and honestly helpful aspects of Windows 2000 Professional. In addition to a good deal of straight documentation of surface features, you'll find explanations of many of Windows' back doors, secret passageways, and false bookcases. A typical section explains how to convert a FAT or FAT32 file system to NTFS--that's the sort of thing you'd find in any Windows 2000 book. However, the authors of this book call the reader's attention to a little-known switch (which you can invoke when running the conversion program) that resolves many filename problems. Other secrets include using the Generic/Text printer driver to convert Web pages to plain text, editing dial-up connection settings manually, and even using a secret feature to win at Minesweeper every time. Unsupported tools, such as TweakUI, get coverage too, and the book's full text appears on the companion CD-ROM to speed searches. --David Wall Topics covered: Windows 2000 Professional for power users. Covers all areas of the operating system, including the user interface, file management tools, users, Internet connectivity via modems, and basic local area networking.
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