Introduction

Who Should Read This Book

If you've never used a prior version of Windows Server, stop right here: This book probably isn't for you. We won't be covering the basic concepts for technologies such as TCP/IP, nor will we be providing detailed tutorials on installing Windows, or any other basic topics. This book was designed with the experienced Windows 2000 Server (or Windows NT Server) administrator in mind. We've written every word to leverage your experience with Windows 2000 Server, and we'll be making many comparisons between Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003. Our goal is to simply “add on” to your knowledge, helping you understand the differences between Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 and how to take advantage of those differences.

If you've used Windows 2000 Server but don't consider yourself an expert, this book is still for you. We've provided ample background information in the form of online sidebars, which we'll reference from within the text. These sidebars provide all the information you need to understand advanced topics such as Certificate Services, while keeping the main body of the text focused firmly on what's new in Windows Server. Windows NT administrators should find the sidebars especially useful because they'll help bridge the gap between Windows NT and Windows Server 2003.

How to Use This Book

Each chapter of this book focuses on a specific area of Windows Server 2003: Internet Information Services, security, Active Directory, and so forth. Use the Table of Contents to flip right to the section you need to learn first, or just start with Chapter 1, “Introduction to the Windows Server 2003 Family,” and read the book straight through to learn all there is to know about what's new in Windows Server 2003.

Throughout the book, you'll find a number of special elements designed to increase your understanding of this new product:

Note

These notes are designed to call your attention to information that's particularly important. We'll use these notes to highlight often-overlooked facts, interesting features, and other important information.

Caution

We'll use these cautions to alert you to potentially damaging actions and to give you some advice for avoiding a potential disaster. We'll also use these cautions to highlight places where the product doesn't work quite like you think it might, so that you can avoid any unpleasant surprises that can damage your network or cause a security vulnerability.

Tip

Tips will provide extra real-world information that will help you use Windows Server more effectively. These tips generally come from our experience with the product, and they're our way of passing on hard-earned lessons and saving you time.

Note

Tip

These elements will refer you to additional online sidebars for background information or more in-depth coverage of basic concepts and other topics. We'll refer to the online material by an ID number, such as A010101. Visit the book's product page at www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0789728494. Click the Extras tab and locate the article's ID number.

  • We'll use cross-references to refer you to relevant material elsewhere in this book. For example, to begin reading this book, see Chapter 1, p. 3.

We'll also use some special typefaces in this book to highlight particular pieces of information. We'll italicize new terms when we define them, so that you can more easily locate those terms later if you need to remember exactly what they mean. Whenever we tell you to type something, we'll list it in a bold, monospaced font: Type ipconfig at a command-line prompt. We'll also boldface user interface elements when we refer to them, such as asking you to select Open from the File menu, or to click the OK button on a dialog box.

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