McSa/MCSE: Windows XP Professional Study Guide: Exam 70-270

i purchased this book after careful research into the available options for preparation for the 70-270 exam. DO NOT BY THE BOOK FROM MS PUBLISHER. IT IS FULL OF TYPOS. this book however seems to be the perfect study guide. make sure you read the whole book though. just because you've done this before doesn't mean there aren't any minor details that you may need to know for the examination. i am currently on chapter 4 and have no complaints so far. i love the way the chapters are set up. i love the summaries at the end of each chapter. there are notes through out the reading that indicate important things to consider. i also love the questions at the end of each chapter, they're nice and thorough. from what i can tell i am on the road to aceing this 70-270 exam, thanks to this book. enjoy.

This is an excellent text for the 70-270 exam. I originally bought the Microsoft XP Professional training kit (written by Microsoft)and getting through it resembled eating an Elephant. I bought this study guide by Sybex and it was much easier to study and understand. It is written, organized, and presented very well. The questions and information on the CD mapped very well with the questions on the 70-270 exam. The nice part is that I passed the exam easily.

Ok, So this book is GREAT to get you started. It's super easy to read from front to back. It really gives you the best scenarios to help you easily start to understand and comprehend what they are teaching. The practice tests are OK, but you will find the actual test's questions a lot harder. I definitely recommend this book, but at the same time, recommend the Microsoft "Blue Beast" book, which isn't as easy to read, but goes a bit further into the technical aspects of certain things, which will help. Plus the practice tests on the microsoft book are a lot more like what you will see on the actual exam. I didn't use the blue book as much as I should have, used mainly this book, and the fast pass. I Passed with a 778.. not great, but it's a pass none the less. Good luck!

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This is on par or slightly better than the average Sybex study guide. Lisa Donald actually seems to have a deep knowledge of the operating system, and there are fewer technical errors in this book than in most authors'.The only chapter that has technical errors is "Chapter 9: Accessing Files and Folders". Lisa has a couple minor misunderstandings about cummulative permissions, effective permissions, and how effective permissions are determined when both Share and NTFS permissions are involved. So many authors are too quick to use the term "most restrictive" without explicitly stating how the permissions are determined. Lisa explicitly states everything, but she misses the mark slightly. Consequently, Question 12 on the Assessment Test at the beginning of the book is incorrect, and there are a few other technical errors related to permissions.An appropriate qualification for any study guide is whether you could pass the test if it were "open book". In this case, I think you could score above 900. Overall, this is an excellent book, and I'm looking forward to reading Lisa Donald's other study guides.