After completing Windows XP Professional MCSE 70-270: Optimizing the System, the user should be able to:

	Manage and troubleshoot driver signing
	Configure, manage, and troubleshoot the Task Scheduler
	Manage and troubleshoot the use and synchronization of offline files
	Optimize and troubleshoot the performance of Windows XP Professional
	Manage hardware profiles
	Back up and recover system state and user data

Driver Signing and Hardware Profiles

	Managing driver signing
	System file checker
	Managing hardware profiles

Scheduling and Offline Profiles

	Scheduling tasks
	Synchronizing offline files

Optimizing Performance

	Using Performance Monitor
	Optimizing memory performance
	Optimizing processor performance

Optimizing Disks, Network, and Applications

	Tuning disk performance
	Monitoring network performance
	Optimizing application performance

Recovering from Disaster

	Using Windows Backup
	The boot process
	Troubleshooting in Safe Mode
	Using Automated System Repair
	Last Known Good configuration
	Using the Windows XP Recovery Console

This course has the following features:

	Exercises that allow users to practice tasks in Windows XP Professional
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to Windows XP Professional
	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment

	Windows XP Professional MCSE 70-270: Installation (X27001)
	Windows XP Professional MCSE 70-270: Administering Resources (X27002)
	Windows XP Professional MCSE 70-270: Configuring Hardware (X27003)

Windows XP Professional MCSE 70-270: Configuring the Desktop (X27005)

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