A big time-waster for Windows system administrators is having to perform routine, repetitive, and time-consuming tasks on a daily basis. That problem is now solved with Paraglyph’s latest edition of the popular book, Windows Admin Scripting Little Black Book, 3rd Edition. Bestselling author Jesse Torres has extensively revised his comprehensive insider’s guide to just about every script under the sun, which all system administrators and Windows power users can employ.

Windows Admin Scripting Little Black Book, 3rd Edition has been fully updated and expanded to cover the latest features of Windows XP, including Service Pack 2, Microsoft Exchange, and SQL Server. This “must have” book helps Windows users and administrators quickly deploy powerful scripts that can save hundreds of hours of valuable time. One Amazon reader recently remarked, “This book has so much information, it’s almost scary. There is a script in here to do about anything and everything you could possibly want to do.”

The scripts, designed for the four major scripting tools - Shell Scripting, AutoIt, KiXtart, and Windows Script Host - cover everything, including file management, automating Windows and applications, remote system management, enterprise management, registry maintenance, security, backup and scheduling, and much more. Author Jesse Torres, an MCSE and IT expert, has also included custom scripts to greatly help administrators automate Microsoft Exchange Server and perform critical SQL operations. This new edition also covers scripting Norton Antivirus, automating applications through Send-Keys, scripting a silent Windows XP service pack, exporting e-mail attachment in Microsoft Outlook, and much more. The author includes all the scripts in the book on his Web site, for easy downloading. All scripts are ready-to-use - no modification needed! Special tutorials are provided to help Windows users and administrators quickly get up to speed with the powerful scripting languages and tools that are used.

Keith Weiskamp, President of Paraglyph Press, says: “This book is certainly a Windows administrator’s best friend, and that’s why it has become so popular over the years. Most users and administrators simply don’t have the time to figure out how to automate their daily work, and that’s the real benefit if this book. Jesse is an expert at showing everyone how they can use scripting to become more productive and recoup some free time from their busy schedules.”

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