Win 32 System Services: The Heart of Windows 98 and Windows 2000 Subsequent Edition

This is what .NET was written with, native window calls. It is still very relevant, and a good book for Native C++ developers. Of course, the timing of this book there wasn't any .NET. I would recommend this to anybody who has native code.

This is a good source of information for novice to moderately experienced Windows API programmers. The examples programs are very helpful.

In spite of being an older book, this material is easy to follow and still works.

I can't say enough good things about this book. But let me try.If you want to understand how 98/NT/Win2K works under the covers, read this book. Brain and Reeves 'break it down' for you in simple language and C code that works.If you hate Windows and think Unix is the only true OS, read this book. You'll still like Unix better, but you'll appreciate how truly wonderful Win32 is.If you need to write code for the Win32 platform, especially server code, read this book. I bought this book when I needed to learn how to write NT services. An hour later I had my first service running.I also learned how to write threaded code using this book.Don't wait another moment. Buy this book now. You'll keep it at your side and use it all the time.This is a classic work on par with Stevens' TCP/IP books.I only wish Brain wrote a book for every subject that I needed to learn. Oh, wait, he has...

Please note this negative review is NOT about the contents and authors but ONLY the print quality of the book. The standard-priced copy I ordered and received from Amazon was the worst I have seen. I honestly don't know if it is Prentice Hall PTR decision to print books in such poor quality or I received a faked copy from Amazon.The whole book is just like a photocopy from the original book. Some of the printed words are so faint that it is hard to read; on the first page of most chapters, the first letter in the opening sentence is half-missing in the print; the paper used was obvious of inferior quality. I would actually doubt it is an original real book. I have not read the book yet. This sounds like a good book but you need to be able to read it as well. Hope others will take note before ordering any book from Prentice Hall, from which I have many other books before and they are of good print quality.

i have all my life,worked in the unix environment and but lately my work pushed me to get into the world of microsoft, one can expect my first reaction to this , but after reading this boook i have started to hate microsoft less. guys must read.