Hi, Charlie.
OK. I'll look for the 3rd Edition next time I get to a good computer
bookstore. But I hope I can find a way to pay for just the new pages. ;^}
I hate to pay again for all those pages I've already read. Maybe I'll wait
until after the Summit and see what I learn there.
RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
Microsoft Windows MVP
"Charlie Russel - MVP" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Yes, I worked on a limited revision of the Windows XP Resource Kit for
> Microsoft Press. It's available wherever such things are sold, including
> Amazon. We actually wanted to do a full scale revision, but ultimately we
> only got the go ahead to do a targetted one. So there is full coverage of
> the new Windows Firewall, and new coverage around Wireless networking, and
> x64 Edition. And the entire book got a careful going over and tech edit
> that found some errors as well.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>
> R. C. White wrote:
>> Hi, Charlie.
>>
>>> we all got through it, and the 3rd Edition of the XP Resource Kit is
>>> accurate where it talks about x64 Edition.
>>
>> THIRD edition of the XP RK? I've got the first and second editions;
>> where
>> can I find the third? Did you write that?
>>
>> I suppose I should wait for the Vista RK, but that will probably be well
>> over a year away. There's still a lot about x64 that I would love to
>> have
>> explained before then. ;^}
>>
>> RC
>>
>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> We've all been through the pain of learning new stuff. I had absolutely
>>> ZERO knowledge about x64 when I discovered, literally the Friday before
>>> a
>>> major book on XP needed to ship on the following Wednesday, that MS had
>>> dropped support for Itanium and was now touting "x64". Fortunately, I
>>> had
>>> good contacts inside MS and a superb tech editor (fellow MVP Mitch
>>> Tulloch), and we all got through it, and the 3rd Edition of the XP
>>> Resource Kit is accurate where it talks about x64 Edition.
>>>
>>> Since then, I've built two x64 machines of my own, and bought my x64
>>> Ferrari. And written quite a few things about x64, learning all the
>>> time.
>>> I'm here on this newsgroup with the sole goal of helping others make the
>>> sometimes difficult transition to 64-bit computing. And I accept that
>>> there will always be those who are smarter than I am, or who have a
>>> particular agenda they want to push. That's the nature of newsgroups,
>>> and
>>> I'm actually quite pleased with the overall tone of this one. We've had
>>> a
>>> couple of tiffs, but folks have generally backed down and played
>>> positive
>>> roles in helping to build this community.
>>>
>>> I hope you stick around and help others. We all gain when we _listen_.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Charlie.
>>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>>>
>>> Zofo61 wrote:
>>>> I would also like to add that in this teck world that we all think we
>>>> have" seen it all "and" know it all", it would be nice to see a few of
>>>> us swallow a little pride and give the due repect, of individuals such
>>>> as yourself. I am constantly disappointed in a certain few that use
>>>> this
>>>> forum to argue instead of shutting up and listen to someone who may
>>>> know
>>>> a little more on a particular subject. This is a new age of computing
>>>> and the one who thinks they know it all is an idiot. Thats all I have
>>>> to say about that.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks again for your support and guidance, I am sure I will be using
>>>> it
>>>> more in the future.
>>>>
>>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the report back. Yes, it is possible to get x64 Edition up
>>>>> and
>>>>> running without pain. But it does take doing your homework and making
>>>>> some careful purchase decisions.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Charlie.
>>>>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>>>>>
>>>>> Zofo61 wrote:
>>>>>> This is just to thank Charlie ,and all of the crew in this forum ,
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> flawless transition to x64. I am running a Gigabyte GA-K8NSC-939
>>>>>> board
>>>>>> with Raid using two WD160GB Drives, ATI Radeon 9600 Video Card,
>>>>>> Athalon64 3000+, 2GB DDR RAM, DVD Burner and DVD ROM, Avast
>>>>>> AntiVirus,
>>>>>> TweakNow Registry Cleaner, and Office 2003. All updates are fine and
>>>>>> this machine is running clean. It helps to do your homework and
>>>>>> listen
>>>>>> to these guys cause two weeks of prep meant absolutely NO HEADACHES
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> setup and install. Thanks again.