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Try to nail the new tackstrips into good concrete. Set them out from the wall about 1/2" and mash the nails in with a heavy hammer. Don't think you need to mark anything; it should be quite visible.
At doorways and other stress points, use double tack strips, one behind the other.
For more on laying carpet, read that topic on my website at www.bobf.info.