The In-depth Coverage You've Been Waiting for on SP1 and R2 Picking up where Mastering Windows Server 2003 left off, bestselling author and leadingWindows Server expert Mark Minasi returns with a much-anticipated Upgrade Edition that delivers exactly the information you need to understand SP1 and R2. With clear, hands-on instruction, this book thoroughly covers features and changes that have been largely undocumented in the marketplace until now, from SP1's critical security enhancements to R2's new management/administration tools, enhanced print controls, and more. If you manage, maintain, or depend on Windows Server 2003, this is the book you've been waiting for! Coverage includes: * Getting and installing SP1 * Hiding folders from prying eyes with ABE * De-worming Windows(r) with Data Execution Prevention (DEP) * Solving SP1/R2 incompatibilities * Stopping spyware and locking up ports * Stopping mobile thieves by blocking USB memory sticks * Upgrading to R2 and getting to know its GUI * Understanding R2's new Print Management Console * Controlling folder usage with quotas and more * Integrating Unix and Windows * Working with Active Directory Coverage Focused Specifically on Critical SP1 and R2 Updates Insights from One of the World's Leading Windows Authorities Fills the Information Gap on SP1 and R2 For the fourth year in a row, Mark Minasi is the winner of CertCities.com Reader's Choice Award for Favorite Technical Author. www.sybex.com

Picking up where Mastering Windows Server 2003 leaves off, bestselling author and preeminent Windows Server expert Mark Minasi has returned with a highly anticipated updated edition that delivers exactly the information that systems administrators need to upgrade an existing Windows 2003 Server network

Offering high-level, unbiased, clear instructions, this book shows readers how to upgrade to Windows Server 2003 SP1 and R2 and use its largely undocumented features. Readers will learn how this operating system is capable of handling a diverse set of server roles, including file and print management, Web application services, remote access and virtual private networking, and streaming media

Windows Server 2003 is Microsoft’ s current iteration of its flagship network operating system and includes the largest server pack ever released by Microsoft

Examines how R2 provides a new management interface and new admin tools, enhanced printer controls, new file replication and distributed file services, and many other enhancements to make the jobs of IT professionals easier

Aimed directly at the several million systems administrators, help-desk personnel, MIS professionals, and corporate programmers who depend upon Windows Server 2003

Mastering Windows Server 2003 Upgrade Edition is the addendum to the main volume, providing hands-on instruction for upgrading an existing installation to Windows Server 2003 SP1 and R2 by the pre-eminent Windows Server expert. The book explains the changes and shows the readers how to install and use the upgrades, which  include the largest service pack ever released by Microsoft.