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Links to MS Windows Websites and Books
Also utilities and scripting newsgroups
Recommended Books.
Windows NT Shell Scripting
by Tim Hill.
The only book focussed purely on NT shell scripting, published 1998 so there is no mention of WSH or vbs or the more recent Resource Kit tools, despite this it's still a solid introduction to writing batch files under Windows.
Download the sample scripts from the New Riders Website
See a sample chapter on TechNet.
Mark Minasi's Mastering Windows Server 2003
by Mark Minasi.
Comprehensive and understandable guide to both Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2003 If improving the real-world performance and manageability of your network is the bottom line, this book delivers the goods.
For a taster of Mark's writing try the newsletter at minasi.com
Inside Active Directory: A System Administrator's Guide
by Sakari Kouti, Mika Seitsonen
Practical strategies for managing and Scripting Active Directory.
The preface, scripts and errata are at kouti.com
Also see
- Recommended WSH Books
- See Amazon items that are popular with the staff at Microsoft
Resource Kits + Downloadable updates
Version 2 now includes the essential Tools and Utilities for administering both XP and .Net server
New stuff includes some neat group policy tools and an updated RoboCopy. Many of the 120+ tools will also run on earlier versions of windows.
You can also download the tools (free)By Microsoft Corp
The essential Tools and Utilities plus more documentation than you'll have time to read.
A selection (but not all) of these tools can be downloaded (this includes a few bug fixes!)
Microsoft Windows Security Resource Kit
by Ben Smith et al, Microsoft Security Team
The definitive security reference for Microsoft operating systems, servers, clients, networks, and Internet services.
Deployment guidance along with security tools on CD.
NT 4 Workstation Resource Kit + Update
By Microsoft Corp
The essential Tools and Utilities for NT 4.
A selection (but not all) of the tools can be downloaded, there is also a download for NT Server
Also see Q234968 for errata
Microsoft Product Support's Reporting Tools - Free download
Operating Systems
Windows Server 2003
By Microsoft Corp
A variety of discounted licences can be found via the link above.
Microsoft Virtual PC 2004
By Microsoft Corp
Run multiple Windows Systems on the same hardware - invaluable for test systems (but needs plenty of memory)
Windows 2000 - Microsoft Documentation and Help Files
Windows XP - Microsoft Documentation
CommandLine.co.uk - Batch File examples and Utilities
FP Schultze - Batch files
Rob van der Woude.com - Batch files, VBS
Jsiinc.com - Windows Tips (today)
Steve Hardy - NT/2K command line scripting
Rick Lively - Commands for every version of Windows and DOS.
4GB Tuning and PAE Tuning for Windows 2003
NT 4.0 KB Ref - Archive of Knowledge base articles for NT 4.0
NT BugTraq.com - mailing list for security exploits
Other Batch Programming sites
Google/microsoft - Search for Microsoft related sites.
NT Utilities
SysInternals.com - pstools - an excellent collection of `Resource Kit - like` utilities.
CommandLine.co.uk - Useful tools (mainly free Win32 console utilities)
FP Westlake - Free Win32 console utilities
Alexander Frink - NT Security Utils, Logoff, Change password.
Bamboo Software - Scheduled Tasks and other command line Utils.
Somarsoft.com - Hyaena NT admin, Security tools
Barts Bootable Windows CD - Admin/Recovery
cmdtools.com - Wav.exe, EjectCD
poppeeper.com - Notify new email
MythicSoft.com - File Search for Win XP
Swynk.com - Utilities for remote install
Microsoft Application Compatibility Analyzer
David Thomas - Tamedos.com
PC-tools.net - Dir2Html, Trim
Boot Floppy Disk
Lost NT password
GUI Software
AnalogX.com - Screen capture, Terminal Server copy, etc
iTunes - MP3 software for Windows
Execsoft UnDelete
Command Line Scripting Newsgroups
NT 4 and Win 2K - alt.msdos.batch.nt
Windows 2000/XP - microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin
Win 95/DOS - alt.msdos.batch
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