[JaxPM] RE: O'Reilly Releases "Managing the Windows 2000 Registry"

[JONES, WILLIAM C]

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> From: 	Denise Olliffe
> Sent: 	Thursday, September 21, 2000 1:45 PM
> To: 	bill at fccj.org
> Subject: 	O'Reilly Releases "Managing the Windows 2000 Registry"
> 
> For immediate release
> Review copies available by request
> Contact: Denise Olliffe (707) 829-0515 ext 339 
> deniseo at oreilly.com
> 
> 
> NO REASON TO FEAR REGISTRY SAYS O'REILLY AUTHOR
> 
> 
> The Windows 2000 Registry is a critical file management system--complex
> and frequently misunderstood. It is the repository for all hardware,
> software, and application configuration settings. Paul Robichaux's
> just-released book, "Managing the Windows 2000 Registry" (O'Reilly,
> $39.95), is a system administrator's guide to maintaining, monitoring,
> and updating the Registry database.
> 
> "It's true that making a mistaken Registry edit can indeed send your
> machine to the 'Blue Screen of Death' territory quick as a wink, but
> there's no reason to be afraid of the Registry any more than you'd be
> afraid of a chainsaw, your car, or a high-speed lathe," says Robichaux.
> "The Registry is a integral part of Windows 2000, and you should be
> comfortable using, repairing, and modifying it if you want to
> administer Windows 2000 systems .The goal of my book is to demystify
> the Registry so you can better administer the machines under your
> care."
> 
> "Effectively using and managing the Registry are critical skills for
> administrators. Even with the recovery console, driver signing, and
> self-repair, someone still has to know how to fix, or change, things
> manually," explains Robichaux. "If you're a Windows 2000 administrator,
> knowing how to safely modify the Registry is a basic life skill, like
> knowing how to safely cross the street or what not to say in a biker
> bar."
> 
> His new book covers both Windows NT and Windows 2000, so it is useful
> for several groups: people who are still running NT and thinking about
> migrating, people who are in the midst of migrating, and people who
> have already migrated. A "must-have" for every 2000 system manager or
> administrator, "Managing the Windows 2000 Registry" covers what the
> Registry is and where it lives on disk, available tools, Registry
> access from programs, and Registry content.
> 
> 
> What reviewers said about "Managing the Windows NT Registry"
> 
> "Finally, the O'Reilly series has Paul Robichaux's Windows NT Registry,
> which is the ONLY decent book on that subject I have seen."--Jerry
> Pournelle
> 
> "This book is going on my 'A' shelf of absolutely necessary reference
> books."--L.J.  Johnson, Enterprise Zone
> 
> 
> Chapter 7, Using Group Policies, is available free online at:
> http://www.ora.com/catalog/mwin2reg/chapter/ch07.html
> 
> For more information about the book, including Table of Contents,
> index, author bio, and samples, see:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mwin2reg/
> 
> For a cover graphic in jpeg format, go to:
> ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/graphics/book_covers/hi-res/1565929438.jpg
> 
> 
> # # #
> 
> 
> Managing the Windows 2000 Registry 
> By Paul Robichaux
> 1st Edition September 2000
> 1-56592-943-8, 558 pages, $39.95
> order at oreilly.com
> 1-800-998-9938
> http://www.oreilly.com
> 
> 

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