MCSE Windows XP Professional for Dummies (For Dummies (Computers))

click here for more details, find new or used items	Glenn E. Weadock Our price £19.59 (£27.99) New from £15.77 Used from £21.41 Pages: 480 (Paperback) ISBN: 0764516310 Pub: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S. Pub date: 2002-02-15 Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 181969

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Overall pretty good (1/1 people found this helpful)

This book got me through the XP Exam, so it did it's job. It's pretty easy to follow and not too overly technical and boring. I do think that this exam was the most tedious to study for, but it wasn't the books fault.
The book had a few typos and also referenced Server 2003 as 2002 showing it to be in need of an update, but other than that the book and CD were great.

Great but not enough (3/3 people found this helpful)

This book is designed to prepare people to pass the MCSE exam and it achieves this very well.

The book is written in an entertaining manner that helps make the learning less painful. Complex topics are explained clearly and in adequate detail. The book is organised very well, with related topics grouped together and cross-referenced.

However, this book is NOT enough to pass the exam on its own. While the book does give you an excellent understanding of what you need to know, it doesn't give you much exam practice. The practice tests included with the book are significantly simpler than what you'll get in a real exam. I found some example exam papers on the Internet and these were invaluable.

I passed the exam on the first attempt thanks to this book. Just remember that to pass, you need this book AND a good source of practice exam questions.

Easily read, easily understood.. (7/7 people found this helpful)

This book is well laid out, easily understood, and basically ideal for anyone starting out on their MCSE. Through the way it is versed it manages to keep you interested despite some parts of the course being complex.

I found the descriptions/tables etc all very helpful, but I think its greatest strength is its exam hints. Set in bold they are impossible to miss, and I found them pretty accurate with regards to indicating the topics\questions that will come up in the exam.

I combined it with an "Exam Cram" book and found they complemented each other. I would suggest buying the Dummies book, learning everything in it, then skimming through the cram book to consolidate what you know.

The book will NOT teach you all there is to know about XP, but if that's not your goal then its perfect.

All in all, this book is spot on.

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