Most Windows books seem to require a wheelbarrow for transportation. As I read the book, I became less and less enthusiastic. Although parts of the book are excellent, I feel it lacks sufficient focus.
Some parts are also a little lightweight.
It gives a few useful tips for configuring the environments, but nothing startling and nothing that Borland's Installation programme doesn't handle well itself. Maybe of some use to a REAL beginner, but I doubt it. They are simply too brief to teach you anything new. I felt they were superfluous. When we finally get around to Windows things are still a little ropey.