This volume represents the distillation of 25 person years worth of MS-DOS study. It reveals tips, tricks, techniques, undocumented features, and investigations into the most popular disk operating system in the world. Written for the power user but also useful to programmers, the book examines many hidden features of the MS-DOS operating system, clears up poorly documented methods, and provides little-known facts and numerous ways to increase the performance of MS-DOS. Organized for easy reference, this is a must-have.

Revised and updated edition (1st ed. was 1986) now covers DOS 3.2 and DOS 4, and adds information about the newer 80386 machines, the PS/2 Micro Channel machine, new disk formats, the VGA graphics adapter, and the LIM EMS 4.0 standard for expanded memory capacity. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

All over the world, Windows gurus have been working overtime to uncover the hottest new Windows Vista tips, tricks, and tweaks. Now, J. Peter Bruzzese has collected all their best discoveries in one place: Tricks of the Microsoft® Windows VistaTM Masters! Bruzzese has interviewed top Windows professionals, instructors, and power users; scoured the Web (so you won't have to); and rigorously tested every single tip. Only the most valuable tips tecnhiques and tips made the cut to improve your efficiency, take total control of your digital media and data; use Internet Explorer 7, Windows Mail, and Calendar; configure Windows Defender and Firewall; avoid, troubleshoot, and fix problems; make Windows Vista work better, faster, smarter, safer, and more fun too! Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 General Tips and Tricks of the Masters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2 Mastering the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 3 Mastering Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 4 Security Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 5 Disk Configuration and Volume Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 6 Office 2007 Tricks for Vista Masters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 7 Master Vista Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 8 System Recovery and Diagnostic Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 9 Mastering the New Vista Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 10 Group Policy Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

This covers the UNIX environment, file and task management, personal management, devices and file systems and communications. The books include bits and pieces: Programs, Scripts, Shell Script Bugs and Tricks.