As companies keep their existing hardware and operating systems for more years than ever before, the need to diagnose and repair problems is becoming ever more important for IT Pros and system administrators. Whatever version of Windows you're using (including Windows 10) you'll likely need to maintain compatibility with older software that the company must use for mission-critical operations, or older hardware that's required for specific purposes, but you don't want to sacrifice security for the sake of compatibility. In this briefbook you'll learn how to maintain optimal compatibility with the older software and devices that you need to use. The authors are well-versed in training in classrooms and video, with Andrew Bettany running the IT Academy at the University of York, and IT Masterclasses and Mike Halsey being a teacher, tech-book author, and having produced many tutorial videos under the brand PC Support.tv.

The Windows file system is large and complex, featuring not only a huge number of essential files and folders for the Windows OS, your software and hardware, but also several different underlying file systems that manage and maintain file integrity on your disks. In this book you'll learn how to navigate around the Windows file structure (up to Windows 8.1), with what does what and how essential everything is. Additionally we'll show you how to effectively manage file, folder and security permissions to ensure users get what the access they need, and no more. We'll also show you how to repair the underlying disk file system should something go horribly wrong.

Geospatial mapping applications have become hugely popular in recent years. With smart-phone and tablet numbers snow-balling this trend looks set to continue well into the future. Indeed, it is true to say that in today's mobile world location-aware apps are becoming the norm rather than the exception. In Microsoft Mapping author Ray Rischpater showcases Microsoft's Bing Maps API and demonstrates how its integration features make it by far the strongest mapping candidate for business that are already using Windows 8 or the .NET Framework. Whether you want to build a new app from scratch of add a few modest geospatial features to your existing website Ray's carefully chosen examples will provide you with both the inspiration and the code you need to achieve your goals. What you'll learn * Fully working code samples that show the concepts in use with ASP.NET 4.5, Windows 8 and Windows Phone. * Complete solutions to the common problems of geospatial development: visualisation, hosting and localization of services are all explained.* Demonstrates how the Bing Maps API can be connected to the Azure Cloud in order to provide a stand-alone mapping bolt-on with little additional up-front cost and great reliability. * Unique coverage of how the Bing Maps API can be implanted within Windows Phone and iOS apps to provide a robust service tailored to the capabilities of each device. Who this book is for This book is for experienced Microsoft developers with a grounding in C# and .NET together with a basic understanding of WCF.

This book introduces novice developers to a range of data access strategies for storing and retreiving data both locally and remotely. It provides you with a range of fully working data access solutions and the insight you need to know when, and how, to apply each of the techniques to best advantage. Focussing specifically on how the Windows 8 app developer can work with the Windows Runtime (often called Windows RT) framework this book provides careful analysis of the many options you have open to you, along with a comparision of their strengths and weaknesses under different conditions. With the days of a single database being the right choice for almost all development projects long gone. You will lean that the right choice for your app now depends on a variety of factors and getting it right will be critical to your customer's end user experience. We cover a range of data access strategies ranging from storing and retrieving data locally using the JET API, to using the most popular open and closed source database products like SQLite and SQL Server. We look at how lightweight HTML and JavaScript apps work well with equally feather-weight data stores like IndexedDB.We'll also introduce you to more advanced data access techniques like REST (JSON), WCF RIA Services, ASP.NET MVC 4 Web API and Windows Azure that can hugely expand the horizons of what it is possible for your app to do as storage - and even processing - are taken beyond the confines of your user's device. By the time you have read this book you will be familiar with the key data access considerations you will need to evaluate as you build you apps and you will be able to confidently select the data access architecture that is most appropriate to the app you want to build. What you'll learn * Understand the data access capability of WinRT * Explore the various data access strategies * Understand local storage in Windows 8 Apps * Discover how to use HTML5 indexedDB as an offline database * Use SQLite and SQL Server with Windows 8 Apps * Develop ASP.NET MVC 4 Web API data stores * Learn how to consume data through a WCF Service * Integrate your app with Public Web Services using REST * See how SQL Azure can extend your Windows 8 Apps Who this book is for This book is for all the .NET, iOS, Android and Windows Phone app developers looking to develop data driven Windows 8 style apps.You should be comfortable with basic programming concepts and have worked with simple data stores previously. Table of Contents * Introducing Windows 8 development from a data perspective * Windows 8 Modern app data access strategies * Selecting the right strategy for your app * Local Data Access I: JET API * Local Data Access: II: IndexedDB * Dealing with Application Data * WCF RIA Services * ASP.NET Web API * SQL Databases * Windows Phone 8 Data Access

Windows Phone 8 Recipes is a problem-solution based guide to the Windows Phone 8 platform. Recipes are grouped according to features of the platform and ways of interacting with the device. Solutions are given in C# and XAML, so you can take your existing .NET skills and apply them to this exciting new venture. * Not sure how to get started? No need to worry, there's a recipe for that * Always wondered what it takes to add cool features like gesture support, maps integration, or speech recognition into your app? We've got it covered * Already have a portfolio of Windows Phone 7 apps that needs to be upgraded? We have a recipe for that too The book starts by guiding you through the setup of your development environment, including links to useful tools and resources. Core chapters range from coding live tiles and notifications to interacting with the camera and location sensor. Later chapters cover external services including Windows Azure Mobile Services, the Live SDK, and the Microsoft Advertising SDK, so you can take your app to a professional level. Finally, you'll find out how to publish and maintain your app in the Windows Phone Store.Whether you're migrating from Windows Phone 7 or starting from scratch, Windows Phone 8 Recipes has the code you need to bring your app idea to life. What you'll learn * Set up your development environment with the Windows Phone 8 SDK. * Upgrade your existing Windows Phone 7 apps to Windows Phone 8. * Meet and try out the new features provided in the Windows Phone 8 SDK. * Bring your apps to life with live tiles, notifications, and cloud services. * Discover the easy steps to setting up your own Windows Phone Store account. * Learn how to submit your apps for publication to the Windows Phone Store. Who this book is for Windows Phone 8 Recipes is for the developer who has a .NET background, is familiar with C# and either WPF or Silverlight, and is ready to tap into a new and exciting market in mobile app development.

Beginning Windows Store Application Development - HTML and JavaScript Edition introduces you to the Windows 8 modern app design paradigm and the new Windows 8 programming model developed around this paradigm. You'll learn to build rich, immersive applications designed to run on the many devices powered by Windows 8. The authors draw on their extensive practical experience to provide not only a comprehensive introduction to the model and its features, but guidance on best practices and a real-world sample application that you develop over the course of the book. Beginning Windows Store Application Development - HTML and JavaScript Edition also emphasizes how devices will be used and applications will be built in a world that has become far more connected. The book takes you beyond the syntax of any development language and examines factors such as application design, user experience, social integration, and maintaining data and settings across multiple devices.

My Windows® 10 Computer for Seniors is an easy, full-color tutorial on the latest operating system from Microsoft.

Veteran author Michael Miller is known for his ability to explain complex topics to everyday readers. Michael wrote this book from the 50+ point of view, using step-by-step instructions and large, full-colour photos to cover all the most popular tasks.

• Written specifically for seniors - this is not a beginner level book that is shoehorned into the "Seniors" mold
• Full-colour, custom interior that is designed specifically for seniors, using larger text and images
• Part of the wildly popular My... series, which has already shown some traction with the seniors audience

Prepare for the newest versions of Microsoft Exam 70-533-and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Designed for experienced IT professionals ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSA level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Design and implement Azure App Service Apps Create and manage compute resources, and implement containers Design and implement a storage strategy, including storage encryption Implement virtual networks, including new techniques for hybrid connections Design and deploy ARM Templates Manage Azure security and Recovery Services Manage Azure operations, including automation and data analysis Manage identities with Azure AD Connect Health, Azure AD Domain Services, and Azure AD single sign on This Microsoft Exam Ref: Organizes its coverage by exam objectives Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you Assumes you are an IT professional with experience implementing and monitoring cloud and hybrid solutions and/or supporting application lifecycle management This book covers the 533 objectives as of December 2017. If there are updates for this book, you will find them at https://aka.ms/examref5332E/errata. About the Exam Exam 70-533 focuses on skills and knowledge for provisioning and managing services in Microsoft Azure, including: implementing infrastructure components such as virtual networks, virtual machines, containers, web and mobile apps, and storage; planning and managing Azure AD, and configuring Azure AD integration with on-premises Active Directory domains. About Microsoft Certification Passing this exam helps qualify you for MCSA: Cloud Platform Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate certification, demonstrating your expertise in applying Microsoft cloud technologies to reduce costs and deliver value. To earn this certification, you must also pass any one of the following exams: 70-532 Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions, or 70-534 Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions, or 70-535, Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions, or 70-537: Configuring and Operating a Hybrid Cloud with Microsoft Azure Stack.

Windows Embedded Compact 7 is the natural choice for developing sophisticated, small-footprint devices for both consumers and the enterprise. For this latest version, a number of significant enhancements have been made, most notably the ability to run multi-core processors and address more than the 512 MB of memory constraint in previous versions. Using familiar developer tools, Pro Windows Embedded Compact 7 will take you on a deep-dive into device driver development. You'll learn how to set up your working environment, the tools that you'll need and how to think about developing for small devices before quickly putting theory into practice and developing your own first driver from the ground up. As you delve deeper into the details of driver development, you'll learn how to master hardware details, deal with I/O and interrupts, work with networks, and test and debug your drivers ready for deployment - all in the company of an author who's been working with Windows CE for more than a decade. Packed with code samples, Pro Windows Embedded Compact 7 contains everything you'll need to start developing for small footprint devices with confidence. What you'll learn * Understand the internals of Windows Embedded * Know how the Windows Embedded Compact device driver model works * Plan and design your device driver from scratch * Develop stream interface device drivers * Learn how to develop NDIS network device drivers * Debug and test device drivers for quality and performance Who this book is for This book is ideal for anyone who wants to learn how to develop device drivers. While primarily focused on driver development, it also provides useful insights for both application developers and BSP developers. Table of ContentsPart I: Getting Started * Introduction to Device Driver Development for Embedded OSs * Development Environments - The Tools of the Trade Part II: Fundamentals * Design your Device Driver First * Mastering the Hardware Details * Dealing with Device Driver Registry Settings Part III: Device Driver Types * Understanding Device Drivers * The Essence of Stream Device Drivers Part IV: Device Driver I/O Essentials * Device Driver I/O and Interrupts * Device I/O Control Handling * Network Device Drivers Part V: Debugging and Testing * Debugging Device Driver Code * Using CTK to Develop Test Code

A clear and concise resource, the ideal guide to Windows for IT beginners Windows Operating System Fundamentals covers everything you need to know about Windows 10. Learn to master the installation process and discover the cool new features of Windows 10, including Edge, Cortana, and more. And because this book follows the Windows Server Operating System Fundamentals MTA Certification, it is perfect for IT professionals who are new to the industry and need an entry point into IT certification. This book covers the basics of the Windows operating system, from setting up user accounts to using the start menu, running applications, and setting up internet access. You'll be prepared to upgrade a computer to Windows 10 and to master the basic tools necessary to work effectively within the OS. Each chapter closes with a quiz so you can test your knowledge before moving to the next section. Learn to configure your Windows 10 operating system, optimize account controls, configure user profiles, customize system options, and more! Understand how to use Windows applications and tools for managing LAN settings, configuring Microsoft Edge, and setting up remote assistance Use Windows to manage devices like printers, cloud storage, OneDrive, and system devices Maintain, update, protect, and backup your data by configuring Windows Update, automated backup, and system recovery and restore With Windows Operating System Fundamentals, IT Professionals looking to understand more about Windows 10 will gain the knowledge to effectively use applications, navigate files and folders, and upgrade client systems. Thanks to the troubleshooting tools and tips in this book, you can apply your new skills in real-world situations and feel confident while taking the certification exam.

* Shows how to improve Windows desktop and server security by configuring default security before installing off-the-shelf security products* Educates readers about the most significant security threats, building the ultimate defense, operating system hardening, application security, and automating security* As a security consultant, the author has an impressive record-of his clients, not one who followed his recommendations has suffered a virus, worm, Trojan, or successful hacker attack in the past five years* The companion Web site includes author-created custom security templates and group policies that will automate advice given in the book

Windows 7 is more than an operating system. It's your gateway to email, the Web, work, entertainment, and fun. The latest Windows makes your computer more fun, easy, and powerful to use than ever before. With Windows 7 Made Simple, you can unlock the potential and power of Microsoft's latest operating system.Get up and running quickly with the Quick Start Guide Find what you want to know quickly, and learn at your own pace Read AND see how to do it with handy step-by-step visual aids What you'll learn Tour what's new, changed, and better in Windows 7 Explore Windows programs and features Customize and personalize your desktop Get a free email account Surf the Web Instant message and video chat Organize, print, and email pictures Organize and find things with Libraries Watch videos and movies with Windows Media Center Download free programs like Windows Live Essentials Share music and video with your iPod, Zune, or MP3 player Use social networks, including Facebook and LinkedIn Get and read eBooks Find things on your computer and on the Internet Install programs Connect and use printers, scanners, and fax Protect your computer with Internet Security programs Perform backup and recovery Connect multiple monitors Usetouch features Take it with you: wireless and mobile computing Create a home network Set up your computer for multiple users Troubleshoot Windows, programs, and devices Who this book is for

This book is for anyone who wants to get the most out of Windows 7, yet keep it fun, simple, and easy. Whether you are a new Windows 7 user, or moving from Windows XP or Vista, there's lots of help for everybody. With its easy to use contents and thorough coverage, you can use it as both a quick reference and as learning guide. Table of Contents Quick Start Guide Customizing and Personalizing Windows Checking Out Libraries Using Gadgets and Widgets Exploring Programs and Features Installing Programs Using WordPad, Paint, and Accessories Getting Free Goodies like Windows Live Essentials Communicatingwith Email, IM, and Social Networks Surfing the Web Organizing and Sharing Pictures and Videos Enjoying Music, Video, and eBooks Setting Up and Transferring User Accounts Printing, Faxing, and Scanning Connecting Monitors and Hardware Connecting to the Internet andHome Networks Protecting Your Computer andData Troubleshooting and Maintaining Your Computer Using Windows at Work and On the Road

If you're searching for a practical and comprehensive guide to installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Microsofts Windows Home Server, look no further. Inside "Windows Home Server User's Guide," you'll learn how to install, configure, and use Windows Home Server and understand how to connect to and manage different clients such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Media Center, and more. It's straightforward and easy-to-understand style will help you maximize all the benefits that Windows Home Server can bring. This guide includes the following: Step-by-step instructions for configurations Lots of troubleshooting tips Comprehensive coverage of different clients that can connect to, manage and be managed by Windows Home Server Many useful illustrations for a quick-to-learn approach

Packed with handy hints, tips, and extensive walkthroughs to get you up and running as quickly and painlessly as possible, author Andrew Edney is your expert guide to help you get the most out of Windows Home Server. What you'll learn Discover the benefits of Windows Home ServerCentrally back up all of your home machinesManage the configuration and operation of all computers in your householdConfigure centralized storage so all computers can store files in one locationBring many of the benefits of a Windows Serverbased domain to your house without the overhead and expense of a traditional server productUnderstand how to monitor and maintain the health of all of your machines Who this book is for

This book is for IT administrators, or anyone with some professional IT experience, who wants to learn about the Windows Home Server and how it can be used in their homes. Experience with Windows Server will be beneficial, but even with only some general computing experience, you will find this book a valuable companion to Windows Home Server.

Windows Workflow Foundation is part of a bundle of new products that update .NET 2.0 into .NET 3.0. This book is one of the first to cover this important addition to .NET, and aims to provide the reader with a solid grounding in how workflows are implemented, executed, maintained and customized. By comprehensively covering WF from setup through implementation to customization readers are given a 'one stop' grounding in the subject. Given the importance of this technology release, the fact that WF is a free add-on, and the book's broad appeal, it will be useful to almost all existing or migrating .NET 2.0 developers.

Windows power users have always envied their friends running UNIX machines for the ease of automation that they enjoy. The traditional Windows command-line shell, cmd.exe, has never been up to par with shells like bash or tcsh, especially when it comes to text processing and process automation. Windows PowerShell changes all that. This next-generation shell is also a full-blown scripting environment with a real programming language that allows users to access every part of their operating system. Files, registry entries, and COM and .NET objects are all supported by PowerShell, which makes manipulating them a breeze. Pro Windows PowerShell will show you how to use all this power in your own work. You'll discover the object-oriented features of the shell and how they help in extracting and manipulating data. You'll then learn how to use those features to solve real-world problems: manipulating files, working with text, monitoring systems, and performing operations over the network. The book serves as not only a tutorial, but also a reference: the Real World part is structured so that it can be read nonlinearly and used as a reference or a cookbook. And you'll find freely available tools and extensions that will help you do things even faster. Pro Windows PowerShell is your best companion to the capabilities and power that PowerShell offers you. What you'll learn See how to solve real problems with Windows PowerShell using a repository of working code. Get a sense of the big picture, with PowerShell integrating with the outside world. You will discover examples and techniques when dealing with other programs, the operating system, and the network. Explore free andopen-source tools and extensions that help you get results with Windows PowerShell fast. (No other book has this feature ) Who is this book for? Pro Windows PowerShell is targeted at professionals who handle a lot of repetitive tasks. The goal is to show how PowerShell can help script most of those tasks and reduce their burden. The book contains examples on automating typical system administration tasks: configuration, monitoring, network queries, text manipulation, and file operations. The ideas presented will be beneficial to power users needing a better shell and an automation environment, system and network administrators looking to streamline their daily activities, and software developers wishing to optimize their build and deploy process. About the Apress Pro Series The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder. You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard-won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career. Related Titles Windows Server 2003 Networking Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach From Bash to Z Shell: Conquering the Command Line

Have you ever spent hours coding workflow for your applications? If so, the new Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) technology will make your life easier. "Foundations of WF: An Introduction to Windows Workflow Foundation" introduces you to using Visual Studio 2005 and the Windows Workflow Foundation (part of Windows Vista) to create workflow packages. The book begins by giving you an overview of Windows Workflow Foundation. Then it introduces and shows examples of the various types of workflow that can be created.

You'll discover the power of WF. You'll learn about all the prebuild activities you can include in your workflow, along with how to create your own activities. WF is fully extensible and allows you an unlimited number of options for your workflow. You'll also learn how to use workflow activities to retrieve data, and finally, how to tie an ASP.NET application with a workflow built in WF.

This book, unlike most of the Microsoft WF samples, has code in both Visual Basic .NET and C#. All the examplesand there are manyhave VB .NET code, and many have the accompanying C# code. This book will allow you to begin creating new workflow applications easily in either VB .NET or C#. Each chapter includes an introduction to one or more activities that make up WF, along with examples of how to use each activity. Many chapters include a final section providing a real world example (a purchase order system). This book will have you using WF to create workflow applications with VB .NET or C# in a short amount of time.

Prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-698-and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of installing, configuring, managing, and maintaining Windows 10 core services. Designed for experienced IT professionals ready to advance their status, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSA level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: * Implement Windows * Configure and support core services * Manage and maintain Windows This Microsoft Exam Ref: * Organizes its coverage by exam objectives * Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you * Assumes you have experience with installing, configuring, and locally managing and maintaining Windows 10 core services

If you work at all with Internet-facing solutions, you know that the lack of an identity metasystem is a critical vulnerability in the design. Various consortiums have worked to define a system of identitya platform-agnostic way of communicating and validating claims of identity. If you work with identity solutions or structures, you will find "Beginning Information Cards and CardSpace: From Novice to Professional" essential to understanding and successfully implementing CardSpace solutions.

Topics range from fundamental discussion of identityincluding identity concepts, laws of identity, and the identity metasystemto comprehensive coverage of Windows CardSpace. You'll learn what CardSpace is all about, where you can and should use it, and how you would implement it. Additionally, multiple case studies showcase different scenarios where the technology is employed.Youll learn the technology from someone who's done real implementations with major customersAuthor Marc Mercurri works directly with the Windows CardSpace product groupHigh-quality demos with universal themes are applicable to your own work

Windows Presentation Foundation is a cutting-edge presentation framework for creating high-fidelity applications for Windows Vista and Windows XP. WPF is a composite technology with a noteworthy graphics engine that gives you more control over your applications screen output than has ever been possible in Windows before. New control frameworks and a new XML-based markup language, XAML, complete the core WPF package. On top of this, WPF can be linked to the new Microsoft Expression Suite to simplify the creation of your user interfaces, and it can be linked to .NET 2.0 to handle complex business logic.

"Foundations of WPF: An Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation" teaches you everything you need to get started with the technology, and is broken into three parts. The first introduces and contextualizes the WPF technology; the second part dives deeper into the facets of the technology that are of immediate and valuable use in developing applications; the last part offers you the real-world perspective you need to be productive in the community and customer base. In summary, this book: Explains how WPF interoperates with myriad new ancillary and support technologies being released by Microsoft (XAML, WCF, WinFX, and the Expression Design Suite) Gets you up and running, building applications for the new Windows Vista as quickly as possible Separates design and implementation to make life easier from a business and development perspective

The Small-to-Medium Enterprise (SME) marketplace is the least supported of all businesses with regards to Information Technology. These are not home users (for whom there is an extremely supportive publishing industry) and they are not large enterprise customers who have a dedicated set of 'expert' publishing companies producing professional guides for every conceivable piece of IT. This is where this book comes in. It gives a no-nonsense insight into exactly what to do with Microsoft's Small Business Server, making it easy for the SME owner to set up and configure a fully operational IT infrastructure with no hassle.

"Windows Server 2003 Networking Recipes" is ideal for network managers and Windows Server 2003 system administrators responsible for setting up and running computers and networks. Think of this book as the comprehensive, task-based guide to installing, deploying, and configuring the various networking protocols and services supported by Windows Server 2003 and the only book you'll need.

You'll find hundreds of quick reference solutions. And the featured recipes are all based on the first-hand experiences of the authors. You can rest assured that this book is written by a team of leading experts in Windows administration.

The Domain Name System (DNS) is the system created to map domain names to IP addresses, and is largely responsible for the widespread popularity of the Internet due to the convenience it offers in calling system resources by an easily recognizable name rather than a cryptic number. Given the critical nature of this technology for ensuring smooth operation of Internet-based resources such as Web and mail servers, ita (TM)s imperative that users fully understand key configuration, management and security principles.

Pro DNS and BIND guides readers through the often challenging array of features surrounding DNS with a special focus on the Worlda (TM)s most diffuse DNS implementation, BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain). Readers will learn not only about key DNS concepts, but also how to effectively install, configure, deploy and manage BIND in enterprise environments.

* Talks about hardening a Windows host before deploying Honeypot * Covers how to create your own emulated services to fool hackers * Discusses physical setup of Honeypot and network necessary to draw hackers to Honeypot * Discusses how to use Snort to co-exist with Honeypot * Discusses how to use a Unix-style Honeypot to mimic a Windows host * Discusses how to fine-tune a Honeypot * Discusses OS fingerprinting, ARP tricks, packet sniffing, and exploit signatures

While the Windows Script Host (WSH) is capable of performing a number of common tasks such as file handling and network connections, WSH's great strength is its ability to use COM components. This allows WSH to perform database, E-mail, security, user administration, network, and system administration through objects built into Windows. This book provides practical solutions to common problems as well as detailed discussions of the underlying technology used in the solutions.Stein Borge provides a general introduction to new features in recent versions of WSH, and then covers the file, shell and network operations using built-in WSH objects. Borge also provides chapters on lesser-known but important recent additions to WSH of standard input/output streams and regular expressions, as well as covering registry operations using the built-in Shell objects and WMI objects.Automating Windows Administration is targeted towards administrative and support staff in Microsoft networked environments who desperately want a way to automate common administrative tasks. common administrative tasks for all business-oriented versions of Windows from NT to Windows 2003 Server using the Windows Script Host (WSH). WSH is a replacement for Microsoft batch scripts.

Explains how to create controls tailored to data and application logic; develop user interfaces, dockable windows, and vector-based drawing programs; and code user interfaces with context-sensitive help and dynamic agents.