"Covers the new Windows NT interface"--Cover p. [1].

Includes index.

Part 1 Getting started: exploring a new technology; analyzing NT's architecture; setting up your system; interacting with the program; getting ready to program; getting ready to network. Part 2 Learning the basics: the desktop; the event viewer and performance monitor; the command prompt and console applet; the explorer and file management; NT's multimedia capabilites. Part 3 Connecting with Windows NT: networking with TCP/IP; configuring DHCP and WINS; the remote access service. Part 4 Inside Windows NT: working with file systems; RPCs, DDE/NetDDE, and interprocess communication; NT 4 security; the system registry; the NT backoffice suite. Part 5 For programmers and power users: the HAL, kernel, and executive, protected subsystems; device drivers; OLE and the component object model; real-time automation, control, and response; the printing subsystem. Part 6 Internet and intranet functionality: the Internet and NT's Internet information server; authoring for the intra/Internet. Appendices: diagnosis; troubleshooting.

This work aims to teach readers all aspects of Microsoft's operating system Windows NT4. Each chapter has beginning to advanced information to ensure a thorough understanding of the product.