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Our free Microsoft Official E-Learning Clinics on Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) provide the technical information and skills you need via a learner-centered format with unique user benefits. With an E-Learning Clinic, you can access the topic you want, when you want it, and learn at your own pace. Each lesson can be paused, and all topics are indexed for fast and easy repeat use.

When you sign on today for a free Windows XP SP2 E-Learning Clinic, you also get access to three additional Security E-Learning Clinics with important security guidance for IT professionals and developers that can help you better protect your organization against security threats.

Windows XP SP2 Clinics
E-Learning
Clinic 2851: Deploying and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
Summary: This online clinic provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully implement Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) in medium- and large-scale environments. It provides information about the new security features included in SP2 and discusses how those changes may impact end users. The clinic also shows how SP2 can be deployed in an enterprise environment, how to prepare for deployment and how to manage SP2 after installation.
Audience: IT Pro

Clinic 2853: Developing and Maintaining Applications on Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
Summary: This online clinic provides students with the knowledge and skills to understand the security enhancements included with Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and how these features may affect applications that need to run on Windows XP SP2. The clinic will also discuss implications for working with application development tools including Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET and how to configure the Windows XP SP2 development environment.
Audience: Developer

Hands-On Labs
Hands-On Lab 2852: Deploying and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
Summary: This hands-on lab allows students to explore the new security enhancements in Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). It also allows students to perform tasks related to deploying Windows XP SP2 using Systems Management Server (SMS) and Software Update Services (SUS) and also to manage SP2 through Group Policy.
Audience: IT Pro

Hands-On Lab 2854: Developing and Maintaining Applications on Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
Summary: This hands-on lab allows students to perform tasks related to configuring a development environment after Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) has been installed. It also allows students to configure a Windows XP SP2 machine running SQL Server to allow clients to successfully connect to the database.
Audience: Developer