This exam is meant for IT professionals who work in an enterprise environment that runs on Windows Vista, and who have worked on previous versions of Windows operating system. A candidate obtains MCITP (Microsoft Certified IT Professional) certification after passing this exam.
To pass this exam, a candidate must practice the following:

  1. Analyze working environment of an organization and choose a deployment method of Vista accordingly.
  2. Prepare a system for either a clean installation or an upgrade.
  3. Install Vista through custom image.
  4. Troubleshoot any post deployment issues.
  5. Configure and troubleshoot security for Windows Internet Explorer 7+.
  6. Troubleshoot Windows firewall and defender issues.
  7. Configure access to resources.
  8. Troubleshoot group policy settings.

  9. Configure and manage the task scheduler.
  10. Configure and troubleshoot network protocols.
  11. Configure network security.
  12. Configure and troubleshoot network connectivity issues.
  13. Manage desktop applications.
  14. Apply security patches and updates.
  15. Configure and troubleshoot Event Forwarding.