Press Release
May 18, 1999
Zero Administration for Windows Offers Vital Assistance for Sys Admins
SEBASTOPOL, CA -- Microsoft developed the Windows NT Zero
Administration Kit (ZAK) to help system administrators manage
large numbers of client applications efficiently. The Zero
Administration Kit uses a pre-configured set of system policies
and user profiles on Windows NT Workstation 4.0 and Windows 95
with an automated setup tool to centralize configuration, eliminate
local access to the desktop computer, and allow applications and data
to be stored on the network server, giving IT Managers centralized
control and management of both applications and data. O'Reilly's latest
release, Zero
Administration for Windows by Craig Zacker, gives sys
admins the background and techniques required to automate manual
configuration, customize the scripts, prevent users from creating
configuration problems and much more.
"When Microsoft first began using the phrase 'zero administration' in the
context of Windows NT, snickers were plainly audible throughout the computing
industry" says author Craig Zacker. "Even the thought of a Windows-based PC
that was stable enough to require no professional attention was-and
is-laughable. But Microsoft's Zero Administration Initiative for Windows,
though quite possibly misnamed, is certainly worthy of attention, even if it
does not instantly make system administrators redundant."
Topics covered in Zero
Administration for Windows:
- Planning and testing a Zero Administration
- Deploying the ZAK
- Zero Administration tools
- Customizing Windows NT installations
- Securing the file system
- Automating application installations
- Creating user profiles
- Using system policies
- Creating custom system policies
Zero
Administration for Windows is a vital tool for Windows NT
network administrators who are responsible for the deployment and
maintenance of large numbers of client systems.
For more information about the book, including Table of Contents, index,
author bio, and sample chapter, see:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/zeroadm/
Chapter 8 "Creating User Profiles" is available at:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/zeroadm/chapter/ch08.html
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Zero Administration
for Windows
By Craig Zacker
1st Edition May 1999 (US)
1-56592-508-4, 560 pages, $34.95 (US$)
order@oreilly.com
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