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Windows NT Power User's Toolkit

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ISBN-10: 0079123015

ISBN-13: 9780079123015

Edition: 1996

Authors: Mark Riordan

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This collection of interpreted shareware/freeware, which includes over 500MB of quality software on the accompanying CD, was designed for power users of Microsoft Windows NT.
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List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English

Illustrationsp. xvii
Prefacep. xix
Acknowledgmentsp. xxiii
Introductionp. 1
Wndows NT: An Operating System with a Futurep. 1
Windows NT and Shareware/Freewarep. 2
About the Reviewsp. 2
Software Licensing: Shareware, Freeware, and "Joyware"p. 3
Types of Software Licensesp. 4
Redistribution and Use of Softwarep. 5
Read the License!p. 5
About the Association of Shareware Professionsp. 6
About the Compact Discp. 7
Administration Toolsp. 9
Managing Securityp. 10
NT Security Featuresp. 10
Security IDs and Descriptorsp. 11
Permissionsp. 12
Access Control Entriesp. 13
Understanding Access Control Listsp. 13
User Rightsp. 15
Account Policiesp. 15
Auditing and the Event Logp. 16
NT's Security Toolsp. 17
Shareware and Freeware Security Utilitiesp. 22
Event Logsp. 31
Event Log Utilitiesp. 33
The Registryp. 35
Organization of the Registryp. 36
Registry Hivesp. 37
NT's Registry Editorp. 38
Freeware and Shareware for Registry Maintenancep. 41
Servicesp. 50
Control Panel Services Appletp. 51
NET Commands: Command-Line Interface for Services Controlp. 52
NETSVC: Remote Control of Servicesp. 52
INSTSRV: Install or Remove a Servicep. 53
SRVANY: Run Any NT Application as a Servicep. 54
User Managementp. 55
User Profile Editor: Manage User Preferences and Settingsp. 56
User Manager for Domains: Assign User Profilesp. 59
Add Users: Command-Line User Creationp. 59
SetShell: Set Alternatives to Progman on a Per-User Basisp. 61
Time Synchronizationp. 62
TimeServ: Service to Synchronize Time with Many Sourcesp. 63
TimeSync: Powerful Multiprotocol Network Time Synchronizerp. 65
ACTS: Moderm-Based Time Synchronizationp. 66
NTPDATE: Internet Network Time Protocol Clientp. 67
Tardis: Simple UNIX Time Protocol Client and Serverp. 68
Miscellaneous Administration Utilitiesp. 69
Server Manager for Domains: Manage Many Attributes Remotelyp. 69
Backup Programsp. 71
Repair Disk: Create Emergency Repair Diskp. 71
Iktapeutils and tar: UNIX-style tape archivingp. 72
AutoBackup: NT Backup Schedulerp. 74
NetBack: NT Backupp. 75
Process and Performance Managementp. 77
Processes in Windows NTp. 77
Monitoring and Controlling Processes and System Resourcesp. 79
Process Display and Manipulation Utilitiesp. 79
PView and PViewer: Detailed Per-Process Viewers and Killersp. 79
PMon: Running Display of All Processesp. 81
SysMon: Performance-Oriented Memory, Disk, and Process Monitorp. 82
TaskView: Attractive GUI Process Viewer/Controllerp. 83
UNIX-like Console PS and KILL Programsp. 85
Resource Monitorsp. 88
Tracklt: Small Memory and Disk Monitorp. 88
NTMem: Minimal Memory Monitorp. 89
MemStatus: Memory Bar Graphp. 89
System Monitor 32: Graphical Resource Monitorp. 90
RESOUR32: Dialog-Based Disk and Memory Monitorp. 91
Miscellaneousp. 92
TaskCtrl: Manipulate NT's Schedulerp. 92
Operating System Utilitiesp. 93
Command Scheduling and Queuing Programsp. 93
ntcrond: Command Scheduler with Remote Administrationp. 94
WinAT: Windowed Interface to ATp. 96
Cron: Flexible, Unpolished Schedulerp. 96
AutoExNT: NT Equivalent of AUTOEXEC.BATp. 97
Batch Job Server: Full-Featured, Security-Conscious Batch Queuing Systemp. 98
Batch File and Scripting Toolsp. 101
KiXtart 95: Enhanced Batch Language and Logon Script Processorp. 101
Choice: Get Input from the User in Batch Filep. 102
Rec: Make a Command Recursivep. 103
Sleep: Pause for a Specified Timep. 104
Driver Supportp. 104
RAMDISK: DOS-Style Memory-Only Pseudo Disk Drivep. 105
Drivers: Report on Currently Loaded Driversp. 106
CTAPE: SCSI Tape Driver Managerp. 106
Executable File Analyzersp. 107
DLLInfo3: Report on DLL Usage for a .EXEp. 107
ExeType: Determine Type of Executablep. 108
Boot Managementp. 109
Boot Partition: Configure NT's Boot Managerp. 109
REMBOO: Remotely Reboot a Computer from Command Linep. 110
Miscellaneous Utilitiesp. 111
Remote: Allow Remote Command Executionp. 111
Internet Applicationsp. 113
Remote Login Applications and Servicesp. 113
Servers for Login and Remote Command Executionp. 114
Clients for Remote Login: Terminal Emulators and r-Commandsp. 120
Electronic-Mail-Related Internet Applications and Servicesp. 125
BLAT: Simple Email File Senderp. 125
Sendmail: UNIX-Style Mail Transportp. 126
EMWAC Internet Mail Services: Easy-to-Configure, Powerful Mail Serverp. 128
NTMail and NTList: Full-Featured Mail Serverp. 129
PULLMAIL: Transfer Mail from a POP3 Mailboxp. 132
e-Mail Notify: POP3 Mail Checkerp. 133
Qbik Mail Monitor: Multiple POP3 Mailbox Checkerp. 134
RIPEMSIG: Digital Signing of Electronic Mailp. 135
World Wide Web Clients and Serversp. 137
EMWAC HTTPS: Basic HTTP Serverp. 138
CGI PerFormp. 139
Web Wizard: Simple HTML Authoring Toolp. 141
CMed: HTML Authoring Tool for Expertsp. 142
Analyse: Web Server Statistics Summarizerp. 143
EMWAC WAISS and WAIS Toolkit: Full-Text Indexing Serverp. 144
GOPHERS: EMWAC Basic Gopher Serverp. 145
Usenet News Clients and Serversp. 147
NNS: News Server for Large Newsfeedsp. 148
Slurp: Retrieve Usenet News from Remote Serverp. 150
Tin: Powerful Console-Mode Newsreaderp. 151
WinVN: Friendly Windowed Newsreaderp. 153
Miscellaneous Internet Applications and Servicesp. 156
Micro X-Win32: X Windows Serverp. 156
QVT/Net: Bundled Multipurpose Internet Clients and Serversp. 157
WS_FTP Feature-Packed, Convenient FTP Clientp. 161
CuteFTP: Powerful FTP Clientp. 163
Archie: FTP Database Query Toolp. 164
Ipr, Ipq, Iprm: Print Files on UNIX Serversp. 166
Two Windowed Finger Clientsp. 167
FingerD: Full-Featured Finger Serverp. 168
NT FingerService: Finger Server with System Statusp. 169
FingersS: EMWAC Finger Serverp. 170
PPing: Multihost Parallel Pingp. 171
WS_WATCH: Comprehensive Internet Connectivity Checkerp. 172
WinWhois: Windowed WHOIS Clientp. 174
Nslookup: Complex Domain Name Server Query Toolp. 175
InterSnoop: Multipurpose Internet Query Toolp. 176
FBLI DNS: Domain Name Serverp. 178
NTBIND: Port of Berkeley Domain Name Serverp. 180
Here: Let Others Know Your PPP Hostnamep. 181
Communications Softwarep. 183
Serial Communications Softwarep. 183
A-Talk: Full-Featured Communications Programp. 183
PTerm: Capable Console-Based ANSI Terminal Emulatorp. 185
Kermit: Windowed VT102 Emulator with Kermit File Transferp. 186
Fax Softwarep. 187
Telcom FAX: Basic Fax Send/Receivep. 187
Zetafax: Full-Featured Client/Server Fax Systemp. 189
Bitmap Graphics Programsp. 193
Screen Capture Programsp. 193
SnapShot/32: Basic Screen Capture Programp. 194
Clip'nSave: Screen Capture and Bitmap Viewer/Converter Utilityp. 195
Grablt Professional: Basic Screen Capture Utilityp. 196
Image Viewing and Manipulation Utilitiesp. 198
L View Pro: Powerful Bitmap File Viewer/Editor/Converterp. 198
VuePrint Pro/32: Fast Bitmap File Viewer, Screen Saver, Decoderp. 201
PixFolio: Image Cataloger, Viewer, and Converterp. 202
PolyView: Basic Image Viewer and Manipulatorp. 206
Icon Studio: Simple Icon Editorp. 207
NetPBM: Bitmap Converter/Manipulators from the UNIX Worldp. 208
mpeg2play: Basic MPEG Video Playerp. 211
Desktop Customization Utilitiesp. 213
Clicker: Mouse Button Enhancerp. 213
CONCOL: Console Text Color Setterp. 214
Windesk: Desktop Settings Applicationp. 215
GO3D: Window Border Shaderp. 216
PUTINGRP: Program Manager Program Item and Group Creatorp. 217
GDHOOK: See File Dates and Sizes in File Open and Save Dialogsp. 218
Media Changer: Random Assigner of Wallpaper and Soundsp. 218
Desktop Enhancers and Replacementsp. 221
Drag and Drop Desktop: Desktop-Based Program Manager Replacementp. 221
MDESK: Evolving Desktop-Based Program Managerp. 223
clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities: Miscellaneous File and Utility Applicationsp. 225
Paper Drop: Desktop Wallpaper Switcherp. 225
Paper Freshener: Reload Wallpaperp. 225
EXE Type: Executable File Examinerp. 225
Recycler: File Trashcanp. 226
EXIT NT: NT Shutdown/Logoff Utilityp. 226
Digital Clock and Analog Clock: Flexible Time of Day and Datep. 226
General Drop: Drag-and-Drop for Any Applicationp. 226
System Information: Memory Usage Reporterp. 226
clySmic File Manager Extension: Miscellaneous Extensions to File Managerp. 227
TopDesk: Multiple Virtual Desktopsp. 227
Switcher: Windows 95-like Taskbarp. 229
TaskTool: Minimal Windows 95-like Taskbarp. 230
XBoard: Multiple Clipboard Storage Slotsp. 230
RipBAR: Full-Featured Application Launcher and Utilityp. 231
SmilerShell/95: Command-Line-Oriented Launcher/Enhancerp. 233
Dock 2000: Simple Application Launcher Toolbarp. 234
BananaPC: Simple Application Launcher Toolbarp. 235
Rocket Application Launcher: Simple Adjunct to Program Managerp. 236
DeZkTop: Desktop-Based Program Launcherp. 237
PC-Sweep: File Manager Replacement with Built-in ZIP and Viewersp. 239
File Manager StepUp: Enhancements to File Managerp. 240
FMViewer: File Manager File Viewing Buttonsp. 242
FM Applic: Application Launcher for File Managerp. 242
Drag and File: Replacement for File Managerp. 244
Directory Management Utilitiesp. 247
Directory Listing Programsp. 247
Olovsson Is: NT-Customized UNIX-like Directory Listerp. 248
GNU Is: NT Port of Powerful UNIX Directory Listerp. 249
File Searching Utilitiesp. 250
Search: Command-Line File Finderp. 250
NTFF: Windowed File Finderp. 251
BIGGEST and LATEST: Utilities to Find Large and Recent Filesp. 253
NTWHICH: Utility to Find Program in Pathp. 254
Filesystem Analyzers and Disk Space Reportersp. 255
RipSpace: Windowed Disk Space Analyzerp. 255
DIRUSE: Command-Line Disk Space Analyzerp. 256
du: Command-Line Directory Usage Reporterp. 257
Fragmentation Analysis Utility: Disk Fragmentation Checkerp. 258
File Time Modification Utilitiesp. 259
Stamper: Drag-and-Drop File Timestamperp. 259
GNU touch: Versatile File Creator and Timestamperp. 260
File Deletion Utilitiesp. 260
SECDEL: Secure File Deleterp. 261
File Eater: Well-Designed GUI File Deleterp. 261
zDEL: Powerful File Deleter and Finderp. 263
GNU rm: Simple File and Directory Deleterp. 265
Miscellaneous File and Directory Utilitiesp. 266
Secure Copy: Copy Files and Security Information Between NTFS Partitionsp. 266
Enhanced Change Directory Utilityp. 267
File Manipulation and Viewing Utilitiesp. 269
File Sortersp. 269
GNU Sort: Powerful Text File Sorterp. 269
LSORT: Sort Large Filesp. 271
Raw Disk Viewers and Editorsp. 274
DumpDisk: Raw Disk Sector Editorp. 274
Hex Workshop: Powerful Binary File and Disk Editorp. 275
WinImage: Diskette Copier/Image Manipulatorp. 276
Simple ASCII and Binary File Viewersp. 277
HEdit32: Binary File Editor Resembling Text Editorsp. 277
File Viewer: ASCII and Binary File Viewerp. 278
OnScreen/2: Character-Mode Text and Binary File Viewerp. 281
more: View Textfiles from Command Linep. 282
QRead: GUI ASCII Viewer with Annotation Capabilityp. 284
More Complex Document Viewersp. 285
Drag and View: Multiple-Format PC File Viewerp. 285
Aladdin Ghostscript: Barebones PostScript Viewerp. 287
GSview: Friendly PostScript Viewer Front Endp. 290
TeX, LaTex, and Metafont: Powerful Typesetting for Mathematicsp. 292
DVIUTIL: TeX DVI to PostScript or HPPCL Converterp. 294
File Converters and Encodersp. 295
ESS-Code: Multiprotocol Printable File Encoderp. 296
NTUUCODE: Encode or Decode Files Using UUENCODEp. 297
Text Utilitiesp. 299
Regular Expressionsp. 299
GNU Text Utilitiesp. 301
GNU Text Utilities and Related Programsp. 302
expand and unexpand: Convert Between Tabs and Spacesp. 302
Grep, egrep, and fgrep: Powerful Text File Searchersp. 302
sed: Copy and Transform Stream of Textp. 303
csplit: Split File into Multiple Files Based on Contentp. 306
split: Split a File into Equal-Sized Chunksp. 307
diff: Compare Files Intelligentlyp. 308
WinDiff: Compare Files Graphicallyp. 309
diff3: Compare Files and Resolve Differencesp. 311
Patch: Patch Files Based on diff Outputp. 312
Cut and Paste: Manipulate Columns of Textp. 313
Uniq: Remove Duplicate Linesp. 315
Join: Combine Files Where Fields Matchp. 316
head and tail: Extract Beginning and End of Filesp. 316
wc: Count Lines, Words, and Charactersp. 317
pr: Format Texfile for Printingp. 317
printf: Output Text from Command Linep. 318
Compression and Archiving Programsp. 321
Zip Manager: Powerful GUI ZIPfile Managerp. 321
WinZip: Powerful, Easy GUI ZIPfile Managerp. 323
WinPack32D: Spartan Multiformat Archiverp. 325
Drag and Zip: Drag-and-Drop ZIP Managerp. 327
Installationp. 327
Creating Archivesp. 328
Viewing, Extracting, and Scanning Archivesp. 329
ZipWhacker: Simple ZIPfile Extractorp. 329
ZIP: Powerful Command-Line Archive Creatorp. 330
unzip: Free ZIPfile Extractorp. 332
gzip: GNU Replacement for UNIX Compressp. 333
tar: Noncompressing UNIX-Style Archiverp. 335
UNARJ: Free ARJfile Extractorp. 337
COMPRESS: Microsoft's Software Distribution Compression Programp. 338
EXPAND: Microsoft's COMPRESSfile Expanderp. 339
Command Shellsp. 341
Shells that Emulate NT's Command Processorp. 341
Take Command/32: Extended DOS-like GUI Command Shellp. 341
4DOS for Windows NT: Enhanced Character-Mode Console Replacementp. 343
WinOne: Windowed Command Shellp. 344
UNIX Command Shellsp. 347
MS Shell: Bourne Shell with Korn Extensionsp. 347
Bash: Bourne-Again Shellp. 351
Programming Languagesp. 353
Using Interpreters from the Command Linep. 354
GCC: GNU C and C++ Compiler and Toolsp. 354
CEnvi: C Language Interpreter and Command Shellp. 356
The CEnvi Packagep. 356
The CEnvi Languagep. 357
Java: C++-derived Language for the Internetp. 358
The Java Languagep. 358
Java Implementationp. 359
GNAT: Implementation of Ada-95p. 360
Installing and Using the GNAT Compilerp. 360
The Ada Languagep. 361
Oberon: Successor to Modula-2 and Pascalp. 363
The Oberon-2 Languagep. 364
The Oberon Systemp. 365
Icon: Modern, Theoretically Interesting Languagep. 366
The Icon Languagep. 366
The Language Processorp. 367
Envelop: Object-oriented Visual Basic Clonep. 369
GAWK: C-like Quick-and-Dirty Text Processorp. 370
The AWK Languagep. 371
The Interpreterp. 372
Perl: Full-Featured Multipurpose Interpreted Languagep. 373
The Perl Languagep. 374
The Interpreterp. 374
Perl5: Updated Perl with Object Orientationp. 375
Perl Version 5 Languagep. 376
The NT Interpreterp. 376
Python: Modern, Object-Oriented Multipurpose Interpreted Languagep. 377
The Python Languagep. 377
The Python Interpretersp. 379
The Python Distributionp. 379
Regina REXX: NT Port of IBM Scripting Languagep. 380
The REXX Languagep. 380
The NT Interpreterp. 382
J: Successor to APL, a Concise Array-Oriented Languagep. 382
The J Languagep. 382
The J Interpreterp. 384
WIN32For: Forth, a Small RPN-Based Languagep. 384
The Forth Languagep. 384
The WIN32 For Interpreterp. 386
Jax4th: Small, Command-Line Forth Implementationp. 387
The Languagep. 387
Jax 4th Implementationp. 387
Tcl/Tk: GUI-Capable Embeddable Scripting Languagep. 388
The Tcl Languagep. 389
The Tcl Distributionp. 390
Text Editorsp. 391
GUI NT Native Text Editorsp. 391
Programmer's File Editor: Fast, Configurable Editorp. 392
TextPad: GUI Text Editor with Sophisticated Searchingp. 395
UltraEdit-32: Simple Text Editor with Columns and Binary Editingp. 396
ARIS EDIT: Capable C Programming-Oriented Editorp. 398
Editeur: Entry-level GUI Text Editorp. 401
WinEdit: Powerful, Immature Programmer's Editor/Development Environmentp. 402
EcopadNT: Simple Notepad Replacement with Multipage Printingp. 405
EMACS Implementationp. 406
GNU EMACS: The Ultimate Powerful Editor/Programming Environmentp. 406
notGNU: Windowed Clone of EMACSp. 409
MicroEMACS: Windowed Clone of EMACSp. 412
vi: Ubiquitous UNIX Visual Editorp. 414
Using vip. 415
ELVIS: Fast, No-Frills vi Implementationp. 415
LEMMY: Windowed Version of ELVISp. 416
Vim: vi Improvedp. 417
Other Character-Mode Editorsp. 419
ed: Bare-Bones Historical UNIX Editorp. 419
Sandmann ED: VAX/VMS EDT Emulatorp. 422
Utilities for Programmersp. 425
Source Code Maintenance Utilitiesp. 425
Tags: Generate UNIX-Style Source Code Cross-Referencep. 425
Indent: Reformat C Sourcep. 426
Revision Control System: Source Code Version Controlp. 428
CVS: Front End to RCS Source Code Version Control Systemp. 430
Interactive Cross Reference for Windows NT: On-Line Source Indexerp. 432
Microsoft Visual C++ Browser Toolkit for Windows NTp. 433
Binary File Inspectorsp. 435
objdump: GNU Executable Reporter and Disassemblerp. 435
NEWEXE: In-Depth Executable Dumperp. 435
RES32: GUI Resource Viewerp. 436
Specialized Development Toolsp. 437
Flex: Code Generator for Lexical Analysisp. 437
Yacc: Language Parser Generatorp. 438
Tools to Aid the Application Building Processp. 439
Make: Powerful, Quirky Build Facilityp. 439
Makedepend: Helper for Makep. 441
Miscellaneous Developer Support Utilitiesp. 442
Freeman Installer: Tools to Create Custom Software Distributionsp. 442
CRC Tool: Create Database to Manage Object-Oriented Designp. 447
MDiff-MPatch: Binary File Patcherp. 448
Business, Productivity, and Engineering Programsp. 451
Time-Tracking Programsp. 451
NoteZ: Note-Based Calendar/Reminderp. 451
Responsive Time Logger: Full-Featured Time Accounting Systemp. 453
Milestones, Etc.: Project Management Softwarep. 454
Asset-Tracking Programsp. 456
Money Smith: Money Management Systemp. 456
Personal Databasesp. 459
PSA Cards: High-End Address and Phone Cardfile Databasep. 459
Practical Phonebook: Phone/Address Book with Dialer and Chatp. 461
Vault: Outline-Based Organizerp. 463
Drawing Programsp. 464
SmartDraw: Powerful Business Drawing Programp. 464
DeltaCad: Basic CAD Programp. 466
Calculatorsp. 467
WinHP: Basic Hewlett-Packard-Style RPN Calculatorp. 467
Calc95: Small, Powerful Scientific Calculatorp. 468
Math: Command-line Calculator with Functions and Variablesp. 469
Qwik Convert32: Simple Unit Conversionp. 470
Miscellaneous Applicationsp. 470
WinPLOT: Data Analysis and Displayp. 470
StopWatch: Simple GUI Stopwatchp. 471
InOut: People Trackerp. 472
Gamesp. 473
Frontier: Star Trek-like Arcade-Style Gamep. 473
SWINE: Netrek Star Trek Game Clientp. 474
NetHack: Classic Role-Playing Gamep. 475
NetHack: The Gamep. 475
Installing NetHackp. 476
WinChess: Full-Featured GUI Chess Programp. 476
Arason: Another Well-Done GUI Chess Programp. 478
Moraff's Morejongg: Highly Configurable Mahjonggp. 479
Sources for NT Software and Informationp. 480
Internet Sourcesp. 481
Internet Newsgroupsp. 482
On-Line Servicesp. 482
Products and Services from Microsoftp. 483
Windows NT Resource Kitp. 483
Microsoft Developer Networkp. 484
Microsoft Technical Information Network (TechNet)p. 485
Service Packsp. 485
Software in This Bookp. 487
License and Copyright Statementsp. 511
License Terms for the Microsoft Windows NT Resource Kitp. 511
License Terms for GNU Softwarep. 512
Copyright Statement for EMWAC Softwarep. 517
Copyright Statement for ESS-Codep. 518
Copyright Statement for Finger32p. 518
Copyright Statement for Flexp. 518
Copyright Statement for Indentp. 519
Copyright Statement for More, Sendmail, NTBINDp. 519
Copyright Statements for NetPBMp. 520
Java(tm)/HotJava(tm) Binary Code Licensep. 522
Copyright Statement for Whoisp. 522
Indexp. 525
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