Microsoft: WindowsXP Troubleshooting: Preparing for OS Installation

Gain confidence in your ability to resolve MS application and operating issues, increase your potential for career opportunities and advancements, and prepare to pass MCP exams 70-271 and 70-272 for Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) certification.

This minicourse in our Lesson-On-Demand format is part of a series on Windows XP Troubleshooting Windows. You will learn how to prepare for OS installation. This includes learning the types and methods of installation, hardware compatibility, details about the hard drive, partition types, and file system types. This minicourse is short enough to fit easily into your busy schedule with little disruption to your daily workflow.

The Windows XP Troubleshooting Windows course prepares candidates for one of two core exams required to achieve Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) certification. Expert instructor Tom Carpenter shows you how to install Windows XP, update from earlier versions of Windows OS and configure peripheral devices. He will demonstrate establishing user and group accounts, security settings and local security policy. You will also learn to troubleshoot access, system performance and Internet connection problems.

Tom Carpenter has delivered training programs to more than 29,000 IT professionals since 1997. He has developed and delivered courses on Windows operating systems and services as well as wireless networking and security. With experience as a systems administrator and security officer in an organization of more than 25,000 client systems, Carpenter brings a wealth of real world experience and knowledge to his courses. Tom is a CWNA, CWSP, Wireless# and MCP and is one of the founding managers of the Certified Technology Services Professional certification. He teaches technical and self-development topics to IT professionals throughout the US.

Anyone preparing for a core exam to achieve Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) certification or anyone who wants to learn to resolve problems with the Windows XP Operating System.

• Installation Types
• Installation Methods
• Hardware Compatibility
• The Hard Drive
• Partition Types
• File System Types