MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-290): Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment, Second Edition
Bonus Material
Supplemental Training Kit Materials
Using VBScript to Automate User and Group Administration
Lesson: Software Update Services
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Product Overview
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) delivers on the promise of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative and illustrates Microsoft's commitment to creating software products with enhanced security, increased reliability, and simplified administration. SP1 builds upon the impressive track record of the
award winning Windows Server 2003 operating system by providing refinements and supplying cumulative system patches.
Windows Server 2003 R2 Overview Guide
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 makes it easier and more cost-effective to extend connectivity and control to identities, locations, data and applications throughout and beyond an
organization. Windows Server 2003 R2 is an update release of the award-winning Windows Server 2003 operating system. Built on Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Server
2003 R2 takes advantage of the stability and security enhancements of a proven code base while extending connectivity and
control into new areas. Windows Server 2003 R2 offers all of the benefits of Windows Server 2003 with SP1 while greatly improving identity and access management, branch server management,
storage configuration and management, and application development inside and outside your organization's boundaries. Windows Server 2003 R2 is easy to integrate into an existing Windows Server
2003 environment since it shares the same application compatibility, manageability, and serviceability as existing servers with Windows Server 2003 with SP1.
Benefits of Microsoft Windows x64 Editions
This white paper examines the benefits of x64 architecture running on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions and Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.
These benefits include a larger virtual memory-address space, support for larger physical RAM, improved performance and reliability, enhanced security, and an unprecedented level of compatibility. With the release of the x64 Editions of Windows, 64-bit computing is poised to become the mainstream of personal and corporate computing.
Windows Server System 64-Bit Computing with Windows Server 2003
This article explores the two different versions of Windows Server 2003 for 64-bit computing and outlines where
customers are most likely to deploy each one.
Microsoft IT Pro Sample E-Learning Course: "Introduction to Active Directory Infrastructure" (broadband connection recommended)
Clinic 4360: Getting Started with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 (broadband connection recommended)
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
Software Update Services (SUS)
Note: Windows Server 2003 SP1 and R2 include Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), which is covered in this training kit. However, the exam currently covers SUS. You should study and understand SUS before taking the exam.
Software Update Services Interactive Simulation (broadband connection recommended)
Software Update Services demo (broadband connection recommended)
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.0 (MBSA)
Sample Course Modules for IT Professionals (broadband connection recommended)