Delve inside the Windows kernel with noted internals experts Mark Russinovich and David Solomon, in collaboration with the Microsoft Windows product development team. This classic guide fully updated for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, including 64-bit extensions describes the architecture and internals of the Windows operating system. You ll find hands-on experiments you can use to experience Windows internal behavior first hand, along with advanced troubleshooting information to help you keep your systems running smoothly and efficiently. Whether you re a developer or a system administrator, you ll find critical architectural insights that you can quickly apply for better design, debugging, performance, and support.

Key Book Benefits

Provides the architectural perspectives and inside information needed to unlock the power of Windows

All-in-one volume covers Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000

Features advanced troubleshooting information for better debugging and performance analysis efits:

Mark E. Russinovich is the former chief software architect and cofounder of Winternals Software, a company that specialized in advanced systems software for Windows. He authored the Sysinternals tools featured in this book. Winternals and its Sysinternals tools were acquired by Microsoft in 2006. Mark is now a Technical Fellow at Microsoft. Mark has a Ph.D. in computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He is also a senior contributing editor for Windows IT Pro Magazine.

David A. Solomon is the president of David Solomon Expert Seminars and teaches classes on Windows internals to corporations worldwide, including Microsoft. He is also a regular speaker at Microsoft technical conferences. David was previously a lead developer on the VMS operating system at Digital Equipment Corporation.

Mark and David coauthored the previous editions of this book.