Acknowledgments
This is the third In a Nutshell book covering a
version of Microsoft Windows. Although this book has evolved
substantially from its progenitors, Windows 95 in a
Nutshell and Windows 98 in a Nutshell
(as Windows itself has evolved), its existence is due to the hard
work of those who worked on those earlier volumes. Tim O'Reilly developed the original concept for the
book; he and Troy Mott were the principal authors of the first
edition. Andrew Schulman was also instrumental in helping get the
first edition of this book off the ground, and it was he who insisted
on the importance of the command line. Walter Glenn was a major
contributor to the second edition. Thanks to John Fronckowiak, Stein
Borge, and Ron Petrusha for their efforts, which formed the basis of
the Windows Script Host chapter. This XP edition was developed by
David Karp and incorporates some material from his bestselling
Windows Annoyances series. Tim
O'Reilly was the editor of this XP edition. He had
help from Bob Herbtsman and Maeve O'Meara, who
managed the day to day details of the project, and in
Maeve's case, entered hundreds of last-minute edits.
Richard Cobbett provided material on Service Pack 2 for the revised
edition of this book, which was edited by Robert Luhn. We are also indebted to the generosity of hundreds of Windows users
who've shared tips, insights, and detailed
documentation on particular aspects of the system
they've uncovered, either through their own web
sites, posts to the |