The Windows XP Professional eBook

Features

• Fully searchable
• Completely printable
• Thirty three comprehensive labs
• Hundreds of step-by-step exercises
• Chapter review questions
• Complete map to exam objectives
• Glossary
• Study and exam taking tips
• Over 300 screen shots and diagrams

General Description

This book covers all you need to know to get Windows XP Professional up and running. Master all the topics covered by Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) exam 70-270 and learn how to support Microsoft's newest business-oriented operation system in real-world situations. Unlike too many other certification books, which tend toward the rote and the regurgitated The Windows 2000 XP Study Kit places special emphasis on practical application of knowledge. This applies in particular to configuring the operating system. This coincides with the emphasis that Microsoft is placing on practical knowledge on its exams. Windows XP features a both good number of new features as well as the stability of Windows NT technology. With that in mind the Windows XP Professional Study Kit focuses on what is most relevant to mastery of Microsoft's latest operating system. End of chapter review questions will ensure that you understand the subject matter completely. Clearly written and comprehensive, the Windows XP Professional Study Kit provides more than a just a cram session. It provides understanding as well as marketable skills to people that need to master technical information. We offer thoroughly tested labs at the end of each chapter.

Subjects Covered

• Internet Connection Firewall
• Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop
• Backup and Automated System Recovery (ASR)
• Windows .NET/XP Active Directory Services
• The various types of Windows XP Professional installations and rollouts
• The new Remote Installation Services (RIS) and System Preparation Tool
• Implementing, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting user accounts
• Configuring and managing file systems using FAT, FAT32, and NTFS
• Encrypting data using the Encrypting File System (EFS)
• Managing the new offline files feature
• Creating and sharing digital photos, music, and video
• Improved CD-R and CD-RW burning capabilities
• Simplified wireless networking based upon the IEEE 802.11 standard
• New online capabilities included with Internet Explorer (IE) 6, as well as the
• Sharing (ICS) and the Home Networking Wizard (HNW)
• Recovering system state data and user data using Windows Backup
• Installing, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting hardware devices in the new PNP environment
• Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) and DHCP
• Remote Access Servers and dial-up networking
• Internet Connection Sharing
• Remote administration using: Server Administrative Tools, Terminal Services, and Secondary Logon
• The Windows XP boot process
• Troubleshooting using the Recovery Console, Event Viewer and the System Information snap-in
• Windows Product Activation (WPA)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to Windows XP Professional
Chapter 2 Installing Windows XP Professional
Chapter 3 The Windows XP Control Panel
Chapter 4 User and group accounts
Chapter 5 Configuring and managing disks
Chapter 6 Securing and managing resources
Chapter 7 Configuring and managing printers
Chapter 8 Windows XP Backup
Chapter 9 Configuring and managing hardware devices
Chapter 10 Configuring and managing network protocols
Chapter 11 Windows XP networking services
Chapter 12 Remote network connectivity
Chapter 13 Windows XP Professional Internet technologies
Chapter 14 Configuring and managing Group Policy
Chapter 15 Deploying and supporting applications
Chapter 16 Monitoring and optimization
Chapter 17 Under the hood: the registry and the boot process
Chapter 18 Automated deployment of Windows XP Professional
Chapter 19 Troubleshooting Windows XP Professional
Appendix A Chapter review questions (and answers)
Appendix B Windows 2000 exam objectives
Appendix C About the exams
Glossary
Index