Zero Administration for Windows Book

Microsoft developed the Windows NT Zero Administration Kit (ZAK) to help system administrators manage large numbers of client applications efficiently. While most network administrators find the ZAK TaskStation and AppStation scenarios ineffective in their unmodified state, documentation on adapting them to an existing network environment is scarce. By exploring areas of the Windows NT infrastructure that have been neglected by most other books, Zero Administration for Windows demonstrates how to use the ZAK as a potent system administration tool. Going way beyond the step-by-step procedures typical of most books, this guide focuses on customization issues and shows how to adapt TaskStation and AppStation scenarios for specific needs. Zero Administration for Windows concentrates on the techniques used by the ZAK, rather than on procedures specific to the scenarios the kit provides. It explains techniques for automating manual configuration, customizing the scripts, and preventing users from creating configuration problems. The book also covers other techniques for building custom workstation configurations, such as the system differential files, registry dumps, and the syntax for installation and logon scripts and CMD files.Read More