MicrosoftR WindowsR 2000 Active DirectoryT Programming

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Copyright © 2001 by Charles Oppermann

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Oppermann, Charles, 1965-

        Microsoft Windows 2000 Active Directory Programming / Charles Oppermann.

             p.  cm.

        Includes index.

        ISBN 0-7356-1037-1

         1. Application software--Development.  2.  Directory services (Computer network

    technology)  3. Microsoft Windows (Computer file)  4. Operating systems (Computers)  I.

    Title.

    QA76.76.D47 O67  2001

    005.4'4769--dc21

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