MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Core Requirements, Exams 70-290, 70-291, 70-293, 70-294

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MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Second Edition

Format: Hardcover
Author: Walter Glenn
ReleaseDate: 09 March, 2005
Publisher: Microsoft Press
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Great book to prep for exam and use after
The book does a great job covering topics which are not adequately discussed in the class (RIS, RIPrep, Sysprep, Overview of Active Directory and server side issues which MUST be considered when troubleshooting XP issues among others). I went through the Microsoft class 2272 and read this book before taking the XP exam . I passed with a nice margin and the book continues to be a great reference tool. The CD included with the book is great as well, it contained two additional MS Press books (Ency. of Networking, and Ency. of Security, plus a Measure Up test). The Measure Up test is worth the price alone since it presents questions in a format which is VERY close to the actual MS test. Some typos throughout but overall very good.

Passed exam first time with 905, using this book.....


I have used XP Pro since 2002 and am fairly familiar with it. This book was my primary reference to pass this exam. I picked up this book based on a number of reviews I read here. I agree with one reviewer who mentioned IIS was barely mentioned, he is correct on that score. WebDAV was never mentioned either.

The MeasureUP test prep software was pretty good. I found a good percentage of the questions from the software on the exam.

Good luck on the exam!

Moose.

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. This book had everything I needed to make the cert! A few years of using the OS along with this book was all the prep I had to successfully make the grade!.