Windows Administrator

If you’re a Windows administrator, scripting expertise can liberate you from boring, repetitive work–so you can take on the sophisticated, high-value projects you really want. Top scripting guru Don Jones has written the definitive administrator’s guide to getting results with Microsoft’s key scripting technologies: VBScript, WMI, and ADSI.
Jones draws on his unsurpassed experience training Windows administrators in conferences, classes, and from his enormously popular site, ScriptingAnswers.com.
You’ll learn how to use VBScript, WMI, and ADSI to gain administrative control over nearly every aspect of every recent Windows server or client, including Windows Server 2003, Vista, XP, 2000, and NT. As you gain experience, Jones introduces more advanced techniques, ranging from modular scripting and script encryption to integrating VBScript with HTML code.

— Network administrators can streamline Windows Server 2000 and 2003 management by grouping policy settings to monitor and regulate users and the network's computers; Group Policy concepts and tools allow them to enforce rules and automate processes — Revised for Windows Server 2003 SP1 and Windows XP SP2 with new material, including extensive coverage of network security — Provides background information for planning, creating, and applying Group Policy settings and offers extensive coverage of troubleshooting techniques — Includes ready-to-use scripts to automate routine administration tasks