Aside from being a Technical Instructor and freelance reviewer, I am also a Network Manager. I am currently involved in a migration from NT Server to 2000 Server with active directory. I found things in the book and lab manual set that are right on target with this project and at the same time I can use the experience to help study for the exam.

I found that the troubleshooting techniques and tips to most useful. Several people I know who are already Server Certified also found things in the book that provided them new ideas. As with other books in this series the exam challenges and review questions, as well as the material covered were right on with the exam objectives.

The book is setup not to teach you how to take the exam but rather to enhance you ability to work with Windows 2000 server, the exam certification is a plus that you can attain by working with the material and practicing.

Include with this book is a lab manual and cd, the lab manual has over 35 labs, again the lab manual is fine, but I would prefer it be incorporated with the book for a more fluid learning process. The cd has practice exam and for an additional $50.00 you can get over 500 more questions. Overall it has helped me out and I think it would work well for both self study as well as the classroom environment.

Appears to be simply a compilation from other books - and unfortunately not very useful at that. A total waste of money.

You work with Windows 2000 both the server and professional in your job and you need to be able to configure, administrate and troubleshoot. You are looking for study material for those exams in one place and the material must have hands-on labs. Where do you go to get this, well Prentice Hall may have your answer in the book and lab manual set.

While the book is not specifically written for any either the 70-210 or 70-215 exams, it does give you information and material on both. It also has material for the 70-26 and 70-215 exams as well.

The book starts off with the overview of Windows, from 3.X to 2000 Advanced Server. From there you are installing, customizing, managing and administrating both the Professional and server. File Sharing, Group policy, data storage, disaster recovery, troubleshooting and security round out the text.

Written with great detail, I found the manual to be easy to follow and understand. I also found the step by step exercises in the book to be very helpful as well. One thing I really liked was that both review and test questions are included in each chapter.

The lab manual has over 35 labs, as with other books in this series, I again think this should be incorporated into the manual. The labs are both excellent tools for learning as well as helpful for every day network involvement. There is also a cd included with practice questions for both the 210 and 215 exams and overall this is a good study tool in the self study arena or in the classroom environment.

The only good thing about this book is the answers to the questions came with explainations. If I had to rely on this book to pass the A+ exams I would never pass. The questions are poorly written and hard to understand. The terminology used is different from that which is used on the exams and in other books. If you must buy a book, buy the Myers book and/or the dummies book. Too bad there is no option for 0 stars

E. Wong-A+ certified now

The errors in this book are to numerous to count The majority of the errors are editing errors. However, I found many factual errors also. If you want a good book to study for the A+ exam buy the Michael Myers book.

This practice book contained a lot of good, well-organized review questions and some helpful answer guides. However, the book also seemed to focus on a good deal of trivia not needed for the A+ exam (like what was the first computer to use a mouse, how many pins on a 486 chip, and so on). Overall, it is a decent supplement for practicing for the exam, but goes beyond the practical a little too often. There may be a better review book out there.