Microsoft® Windows® Administrator's Automation Toolkit

by Don Jones

Get the detailed guidance, tips, and tools you need to automate Windows system administration--including 120 full working scripts with command-line controls on the CD! Windows automation expert Don Jones shows you how to run the scripts as written or customize them for your unique requirements. You'll learn how to reconfigure multiple services on a computer, shut down multiple remote computers, add users to Active Directory(R) directory service, automate security configurations, work with Internet Information Services 6.0, and perform other key computer and network management tasks. You'll also explore advanced scripting tools. The CD features all 120 timesaving scripts, plus a bonus eBook to further your scripting expertise.

For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.

480 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Don Jones has written dozens and dozens of books and ebooks on information technology topics, and is perhaps most well-known in that space for his "Month of Lunches" series, published by Manning. Don's recently branched out into topics like business management, instructional design, and self-improvement/motivational, along with launching books in science fiction and fantasy. Don lives in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, is a huge fan of Disney Parks, and loves Figment best of all.