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To: Sean W. Smith who wrote (4009)	12/9/1998 12:39:00 AM
From: Clarence Dodge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Sean Very through list of utilities, some of which I wasn't aware of. Thanks for putting it together for me, links and all... your a real gentleman. You need some sort of archive manager.. winzip, zipmagic, etc are all good choices.... personally I think this is a good all around replacement for most people as a zip, arj tool etc but essential for anyone.... PowerDesk Exporer 98 from Mijenix... This is one that I didn't know of. I don't even know what an archive manager does but I will find out from their web site so you needn't bother explaining...... just as a point of clarification though, did you mean PowerDesk to replace winzip or zipmagic, or did you list it as a separate item? Thanks again Clarence

To: Sean W. Smith who wrote (4009)	12/9/1998 10:14:00 AM
From: Clarence Dodge	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Sean You want the Microsoft NT Worktation 4.0 Resource Kit. The Resource Kit book gets a lot of mention here and everyone seems to have it, but the user reviews at amazon.com are terrible... Here's a few examples: Begin quote A reader from Canada Eh? , May 25, 1998 Incomplete, obsolete and overpriced. Get supplement 3. The most annoying thing about this title is its references to titles in the NT Server resource kit that are not included. The title has not been updated since the original printing several years ago and the CD utilities are mostly of little use or are full of bugs that are fixed on the supplement disks at more cost. Some of the software bugs are fixed by updates that should be available on the Microsoft web site but could not be downloaded because of errors in the web site links. timmac@mcmail.com from England , February 23, 1998 microsoft nt workstation resource kit VERY POOR! If there was one thing that really got on my nerves about this book; it is the annoying habit of saying "for more information see NT Concepts&Planning" etc. I was trying to find out about user profiles and how to configure and set them up etc. This book gives very little information about it and informs you to buy another book. REALLY IRRITATING. CHOOSE ANOTHER BOOK ON WORKSTATION. You aren't missing anything!!!! End quote Why the divergence of views? This is not a cheap paperback so I am a bit confused as to why it is considered a staple item here yet can have such a negative impact on others. Clarence