Starting MCDST feb - Equipment i found

Discussion in 'MCDST' started by gsword, Jan 26, 2011.

  1. gsword

    gsword Bit Poster

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    Hey guys

    just to let you know i have found an awesome shop on ebay for pc's at a very reassonable price just for mesing about with doing certs.

    This is the machine im gonna buy next week for my mcdst practical training.

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FAST-STYLISH-...t=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item2c5a65ab87

    it will do for just testing and messing about on once it has xp pro which im just waiting on.

    What do you reckon?

    Also are there any really good online resources (apart from this site of course) that anyone knows about?

    cheers in advance
     
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    WIP: N+, CCNA
  2. greenbrucelee
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    have you not thought of downloading virtual pc which is free and then you can install the trial windows xp pro disk that comes with the MS press book?
     
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  3. gsword

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    yea i have already got vmware workstation full edition on my main pc but i prefer working with real computers if you get what i mean.

    I think it would be good to do it for real ie putting the cd in blah blah blah that way and not an ISO.

    it mite just be me being picky. :blink
     
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  4. AlexHalliday

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    I think you're being picky :P Nah not really, I can see where you are coming from just about.

    Personally, I'll be using vmware to go over the install quickly, and then sticking to Win7's XP Mode from thereout - much easier.

    (Advantage of using VMware? There's some virtualisation experience for you! saying that may be pushing it a bit too far :p)
     
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  5. ethernet0

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    I bought 3 RM all-in-one PC's for £25 each via ebay, great for lab work. Similar to this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RM-ALL-ONE-CELERON-2-4-GHZ-384-MB-RAM-/120671819644?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item1c1899d77c but the one's I purchased had 1GB of RAM.
     
  6. gsword

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    good point about the xp mode in win 7. I have been running virtual machines now for a few years running a few online games i have to run multiple accounts lol so have a little bit of vmware experience installing and configuring them lol

    ethernet0 - Thats a good idea with the all in ones actually will consider it as they are just going to be lab work.

    cheers guys
     
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  7. karan1337

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    I will stick to Virtualization. Instead of buying a new PC, i would power up my current one with more RAM and maybe a better processor (if needed).
     
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  8. spectreman

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    nice link there and a tidy little system for the money...seems good!
     

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