How many machines do I need to study for the MCSA exams?
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I don't know that I would necessarily need another pc.
I have my desktop and laptop both running XP Pro, plus another cheap machine. It's only a PII 450Mhz, with 384 megs of RAM and a 10gig (or so) HD.
Since the only thing I want to do with 2003 server is study for these exams, will that machine be sufficient? MS lists the recommended at 550mhz.
I have my desktop and laptop both running XP Pro, plus another cheap machine. It's only a PII 450Mhz, with 384 megs of RAM and a 10gig (or so) HD.
Since the only thing I want to do with 2003 server is study for these exams, will that machine be sufficient? MS lists the recommended at 550mhz.
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just install 2003 on the 450 machine and you'll have 2 clients.
your desktop and laptop. I use a similair lab works fine for me.
I'm sure I can get by with just the one for 70-270, what about the others?
Not if you use Virtual Server 2005 or something equivalent. It allows you to set up multiple servers on differnt virtual and non virtual subnets which allows for you to practice with domains, child domains, delegations, stub zones, secondary zones, vpn, ipsec, demand dial, dhcp relay agent, etc.... The more computers (or virtual computers) you practice with the better.
Thank you sir. I will look into that as well as the possibility of adding another machine or 2. It's just the space to put them that's my problem
Ooohh I tried that and had problems. It might have something to do with "System Restore"; the dual boot would work fine for a while then it wouldn't boot right for some reason (currently it boots right into xp without giving the option of 2k3 anymore (possibly because system restore thought it should 'fix' boot.ini or something, I'm not sure)). I guess you could try turning off system restore first but I didn't have much luck with the dual boot route. Back up first.
Instead of dual boot, I preferred just installing another drive and configuring it as the master, then moving the ribbon cable when I wanted to switch OSes. Heck, my case cover is never on anyway. A bit cumbersome but no corruption issues.
I think it's nice to have at least two clients so you can work with stuff like roaming profiles (not suggested in real life, but this isn't real life-- it's a MS exam), Remote Installation Service and other fun things. I have a server and three clients. Luckily(?) for me the server's motherboard is showing leaking capacitors, so I get the experience of adding a second server to the domain and running DCPROMO to make it the PDC. Not looking forward to moving the drives and fixing the shortcuts and server references on the clients, but it's all part of the learning process.
If it's necessary later on, I don't mind formatting either my laptop or desktop and turning one of them into a temporary server. Much better than spending $400.
lol.... I haven't seen the side door to my case in a long time. The again, I'm always checking to make sure the pumps are still pumping, which of course I've just discovered they're not.
Needless to say, it's new home is the dumpster.
How do you get the side door on?
Nice!
That's F'ed up big time!!! That is almost exactly what it used to look like. I actually have it cleaned up quite a bit. Talking about it made look at every day. I still have to take it apart to fix the pumps, but it's not that bad, anymore.......
i intend to get another machine so i have win2003 server on one and xp pro as the client for the other.
Now the question is: can i use broadband router (mine's a Prolink ADSL 4-port) to hook them up? or do i need a proper switch?
Thanks in advance