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Overview
Windows 95 got all the media hype but there's another operating system that's captured the heart of many a network administrator and information systems specialist -- Windows NT. In Discover Windows NT Workstation 4.0, you get the low-down on everything that makes this operating system from Microsoft one of the most advanced available for your PC. Chock-full of practical information you can understand and use -- and mercifully free of concepts and technobabble you can't -- Discover Windows NT Workstation 4.0 is the perfect guidebook to get you started. Turn here to discover how to- Open programs using the Start button, desktop icons, and the Run command
- Customize the NT desktop to suit your needs and enhance your productivity
- Manage files with Windows NT Explorer and your whole PC with My Computer
- Install and manage printers -- including accessing printers that you know are out there somewhere on the network
- Control who has access to your data and what they're allowed to do with it
- Connect to other computers on the network
- Work with text files, write letters and memos, and swap data between programs -- all using accessories built into Windows NT
- Play audio CDs and MIDI, video, animation, sound, and other multimedia files
- Edit images and annotate scanned documents
- Back up your data and protect yourself from computer viruses, hard disk crashes, and theft
- Access the Internet and the World Wide Web with Microsoft Internet Explorer
Plus, as all of the titles in our Discover series, Discover Windows NT Workstation 4.0 features the 6-Point Advantage
- Color Tear-Out Card -- Key information and shortcuts that get you up to speed fast
- Discovery Center -- Quick summaries of the chapters' major points collected at the back of the book
- Real-Life Vignettes -- Winning stories on how real people use technology to improve their lives
- Visual Index -- Convenient picture maps direct you to the features you're looking for
- Web Path -- Handy references to feature- or topic-related Web sites
- Bonus Section -- Added-value tips and timesaving techniques at the end of each chapter
Book Details
Published
March 17, 1997
Publisher
Foster City, CA : IDG Books Worldwide, c1997.
Pages
448
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780764580253