Visual Basic .NET Windows Services Handbook

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Summary: A Good reference for authoring windows services
Review: I read through this book in one go and found that it serves as an excellent reference for those who would like to author windows services using the .NET frameowrk. This book has been well organized, starting from the ground-up, explaining the anatomy of a windows service and goes on to cover advanced topics like threading and installation. A must have for people who would like to write windows services. I hope they would come up with a C# version soon (but C# guys can still use this one as a reference).

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Summary: Windows Services Served Well Done
Review: If you like Windows Services, you'll enjoy this handbook. As an entry-level systems administrator, I wasn't exactly sure how I could leverage .Net. I was taught C and C++ for windows services, but not everyone wants to learn, peer review, and maintain that.

As for the handbook, each chapter did a nice job of keeping my attention (that's good seeing as how I'm a generation X'er) and the overall structure, prose, and subtle humor kept me glued to each page.

Visual Basic .NET Windows Services Handbook gave me direction and purpose regarding future .Net services on our company's infrastructure. This handbook is a great tool for setting your sail in the seas of .Net Windows Services.

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Summary: VERY BASIC BOOK!
Review: If you no absolutely nothing about Windows Services, I still wouldn't recommend this book. You can find more useful information from one Google search than this entire book contains. Also, the link to the book's code is incorrect. The code is available via another site but is different than the code in the book. My recomendation...keep shopping!

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Summary: VERY BASIC BOOK!
Review: If you no absolutely nothing about Windows Services, I still wouldn't recommend this book. You can find more useful information from one Google search than this entire book contains. Also, the link to the book's code is incorrect. The code is available via another site but is different than the code in the book. My recomendation...keep shopping!

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Summary: Excellent: for professional programmers and in education
Review: The book is kept short and precise, very well structured. It fills a lots of gaps currently open in MSDN. It's the only one book you need for writing professional Windows services. Highly recommended.

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Summary: working basic examples
Review: the first four chapter was very good in explaining
how and when to use windows services
The chapter 5 and onwards was very poor.
I am expriencing non workable programs and i am currently
debugging them. no thanks to the author.
Only the first half of the book is OK. The rest is very shabby.