Product Details

• Actors: James Michael Stewart
• Format: Box set, Color, Digital Sound, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: D.V. Press
• DVD Release Date: June 30, 2004
• Run Time: 480 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002AHVPU
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #146,173 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

About the Actor

James Michael Stewart is a security and Winddows professional that has been developing courseware for over nine years. Michael is the author of a wide range of technical books on the subjects of Microsoft operating systems, networking, Internet, security, and certification. Michael has contributed to over 75 books, written innumerable online and offline articles, and is a regular speaker/instructor at several confrences. Michael holds the following certifications: CISSP, ISSAP, TICSA, CIW SA, Security+, CTT+, MCT, CCNA, MCSE+Security Windows 2000, MCSA Windows Sever 2003, MCDST, MCSE NT & W2K, MCP+I, iNet+. Michael works under the d.b.a.

Product Description

The 24 lessons in this 8 hour course aim to introduce you to the many features and functions of Windows Server 2003. This DVD training set is designed for both the experienced user as well as those new to Windows Server operating systems. The videos start off with an introduction to Windows Server 2003, followed by discussions of deployment options, Active Directory, TCP/IP, installation, applying updates, navigation, Control Panel, hard drive management, user management, working with Group Policy, client OSes, sharing resources, network services, remote acess, improving performance, security, Internet connectivity, hardware management, troublehsooting, and more. After watching this three DVD-set of professionally edited videos, you will have a solid understanding of Windows Server 2003 and how it fits into small and large networks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Worst of the Worst, December 31, 2004

By	William L. Makiling (Ventura, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This has got to be the worst CBT on the planet. It really is 99% of some goofy looking guy talking out of his you know what. He stutters throughout the video, and like one of the previous reviewers said, they didn't even bother to edit out the bad takes. He pauses for about 10 seconds when he gets tongue-tied and can't spit out the term "Windows Server 2003". In the first chapter he says something like, "Windows 2000 (pause)...I mean Windows Server 2000. Hold on (long pause). OK, let me start all over again." He doesn't even show a bulleted Powerpoint slide until something like the 3rd chapter. Not only is this NOT professionally edited, but it also bored me to tears. Save your money, do not buy this. I know it's very inexpensive, but you get what you pay for. If you want quality instructional video, get Learnkey or CBT nuggets.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good Content/Poor Videography, April 10, 2005

By	P. Melancon (Baton Rouge, LA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This DVD covered very good topics for a beginning network professional, but, unfortunately was overshadowed by the poor video editing.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Server 2003 DVD a Total Waste, December 23, 2004

By	C. Pinkston - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is possibly the poorest and most disappointing training DVD ever. It is 99.9% talking head with few graphics. They didn't even bother to edit out bad takes. DVD navigation is amateur at best. As a major user of training DVDs to learn programs such as PhotoShop and others, I am quite familiar with DVD training pieces. This is absolutely worse than I ever could have imagined and totally useless. Save your money and buy a book to learn this material. Avoid this companies future products as they obviously have no clue what they are doing.