Market_Desc: Primary Audience: Students and professionals studying for exam 70-680.Secondary Audience: IT Help Desk and user support professionals looking to upgrade their skills to Microsoft's latest desktop client. Special Features: " First exam for the highly anticipated new desktop OS--This new exam tests users' ability to install, configure, and maintain Windows 7, Microsoft's recent release of the number one desktop operating system. " Demand for experience professionals will be high--There have been more than a million downloads of Windows 7 Release Candidate, which has received positive reviews from the IT community. Gartner predicts that more than half of the corporate Windows user-base will be skipping Vista altogether, and moving directly to Windows 7, making the demand for qualified and certified desktop administrators high." Huge Established Audience--Over 2.1 million people have taken and passed a Microsoft certification exam. There are currently over 67,000 certified on Windows Vista, and while over 700,000 have taken the Windows XP exam." The MUST HAVE for Network Admins--Microsoft Windows is the leading desktop OS software in the world. Windows 7 will go live Oct. 21, 2009. About The Book: This comprehensive book will guide readers through Microsoft's brand new MCTS: Windows 7, Configuring exam (70-680).Candidates will need to know how to perform the following tasks: " Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating to Windows 7" Deploying Windows 7 " Configuring Hardware and Applications " Configuring Network Connectivity " Configuring Access to Resources " Configuring Mobile Computing " Monitoring and Maintaining Systems that Run Windows 7 " Configuring Backup and Recovery Options This study guide is complete with 100% coverage of the exam objectives, real world scenarios, hands-on exercises, and challenging review questions, both in the book and on the CD. In addition, there is a complete instructor support package made available to training centers and schools that can use this book in their classroom.