Learn how to implement and administer Windows® 2000 Active Directory® services—and prepare for the Microsoft® Certified Professional (MCP) exam—with this official Microsoft study guide. Work at your own pace through the lessons and hands-on exercises. And use the special exam-prep section and testing tool to measure what you know and where to focus your studies—before taking the actual exam. As you develop the real-world expertise needed to manage directory services infrastructure and performance, you’re also preparing for MCP Exam 70-217—a core requirement for MCSE certification.

Build the skills to:

• Plan, configure, and administer your Active Directory infrastructure
• Manage and troubleshoot DNS name resolution
• Administer software and the user environment with Group Policy
• Deploy Windows 2000 using Remote Installation Services (RIS)
• Use Active Directory technology to centrally manage user and group accounts, shared folders, and network resources
• Implement and troubleshoot security in a directory services infrastructure
• Monitor and optimize Active Directory performance

Your kit includes:

• Comprehensive self-paced study guide that maps to MCP exam goals and objectives
• Learn-by-doing exercises for skills you can apply to the job
• NEW—Test-readiness tool that generates timed, 50-question practice exams with automated scoring
• NEW—More than 200 pages of exam prep and objective-by-objective review inside the book
• NEW—Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking, Second Edition, eBook
• 120-day evaluation version of Windows 2000 Server
• Fully searchable eBook version of the study guide