--> Professor Messor movies -- free (Excellent overview, but if you are on tight timeline skip)
--> Don Poulton (Pearson) E-book -- $forty (best reference)
--> Technet simulations -- cost-free (do these right after the books)
--> LearnSmart (aka PrepLogic)'s 3 apply exams -- $90
--> MS-Press Guide -- ONLY the apply Compact disc in the back again -- $forty three
--> Utilised VMWare Player with trial edition of Win7 Enterprise, and Server 2008 R2 Normal.