Wanting to do something fundamentally different than it’s been done before turned out to be much harder than I ever thought and completely rewarding for you the reader, I hope. You see, there were plenty of books for Windows administrators and plenty of books for people who wanted to script Windows; but no one had...

Learn how to set up and support the Windows® XP Professional operating system—and prepare for the Microsoft® Certified Professional (MCP) exam—with this official Microsoft study guide. Work at your own pace...

Whether you’re a new user of Microsoft Access or an experienced Access database developer, you’ll find a number of solid improvements in Access 2002. With an eye toward enhancements both in form and function, the changes in Access make working with the interface more intuitive than ever; extend the reach of your data by giving...

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Welcome to the Microsoft Windows Security Resource Kit. This book provides detailed information about security features in Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP and explains how to better secure computers running these operating systems. This book also provides information on managing security and privacy on...

This book is designed primarily for Microsoft Outlook application developers using Microsoft Exchange Server. Many of the examples assume that you’ll be deploying workgroup applications in an Exchange Server environment using both public and private folders. It’s also assumed that you’ll be using Outlook 2002 to run the...

Microsoft Excel is a powerful tool for analyzing and presenting information. One of the strengths of Excel has always been its macro language. Since Excel first appeared, it has always had the most extensive and flexible macro language of any spreadsheet program. Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) first appeared as part...

Get the single resource that defines—and illustrates—the rapidly evolving world of computer and network security. The Microsoft Encyclopedia of Security delivers more than 1000 cross-referenced entries detailing the latest security-related technologies, standards, products, services, and issues—including sources...

Welcome to Network Programming for Microsoft Windows, Second Edition! The second edition covers the same topics as the first edition and even more as well. This book primarily focuses on the Winsock network programming technology. In particular, we've added a chapter on writing high-performance, scalable Winsock...