XP SP2 charts a new course for MCP exam

There are numerous ways that the primary Windows desktop MCP exam 70-270 "Installing, Configuring and Administering Windows XP Professional" could change in the wake of Windows XP Service Pack 2. With a primary emphasis on security, XP's new functionality and expanded capabilities are both substantial and interesting.

What this means for prospective 70-270 exam-takers is that anyone preparing for this exam must be able to demonstrate a facility with some key new security concepts such as automatic system defaults, new Group Policy Object elements and settings, and a generally more cautious security outlook.

Some specifics you'll need to master include:

All this information is explored in detail in a Microsoft artic

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le entitled "Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2." Interested professionals will also find the Web page "Windows XP Service Pack 2: Resources for IT Professionals" worth investigating, because of its many pointers to other useful downloads and documentation.

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