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Command to change interface name (Server 08 Core)
Does anyone know the command to change network adapter name on Server 08 Core?
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70-680 Question
How long do we have for the exam?
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Intel i3 any good for 2008/VM ?
Hi M8's Following on from 2003, i'm now to work on 2008 and virtual stuff (Hyper-v, ESXI, Citrix). The Intel I7 is to expensive for a tight Scot like me so would an over clocked i3 and plenty Ram work just as well ? Or should i dig deep for a i5 ? Thanks for any info D.S.
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How to make computer objects go to specific OU?
Hi everyone, Here I am with another newbie question :) At work we run Active Directory on Windows Server 2003. When a computer has to be re-joined to domain (when it has been re-imaged for example) and given the same name that it had before I see that the computer object has been added to the default Computers container in…
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Question about DCs
Hi, I'm a JR Sys admin and am still learning about Servers and AD. At work, we have a single domain across 2 sites (each site has a dozen computers or so running XP Pro). The 2 sites are connected via a PTP. Our domain is running in Windows 2000 mixed functional level, and our forest is running Windows 2000 functional…
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Newly Minted MCSA: M
Passed this morning with a 765. Not the best score but those ISA questions threw me for a loop. Brought my Exchange Security score way down. :) No worries though! Seems strange to be a newly minted MCSA: M given Exh2K3 Mainstream support ended in April of 2009. :) Oh well, a lot of companies, mine included, are still…
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Roll Back / Lower the Domain Functional Level
Summary: 6 item(s). 5 succeeded, 1 failed. Elapsed time: 00:00:55 Organization Prerequisites Failed Error: The forest functional level of the current Active Directory forest is not Windows Server 2003 native or later. To install Exchange Server 2010, the forest functional level must be at least Windows Server 2003 native.…
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Passed 293
Just got back, and the score was 788. Low score but its a pass. Far the hardest exam I've taken so far with lots of question and lots of sims. NDA that.:) Now Im a step closer to awesomeness, accoring to my signature... On to 294, will be dreaming about GPO's in no time. Have a great weekend! See you in the 294 forum.
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Passed!
Man I was nervous! 45 questions, lots of sims. On to 294!
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Those who have passed 70-680
I am wondering if you used any practice exams? If so, which one(s)? I am debating between the Self Test software and uCertify. Self Test is half the cost but uCertify seems to have more options, also their money back garuntee is if you fail the first time whereas Self Test is after you fail 2 times. Can anyone provide any…
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70-680 flash cards
So, I am studying for the 70-680 (currently just finished up chapter 2) and I like make sure i am 100% on a chapter before I go onto the next.. I know I will lose some stuff by the time I get to the end of the book but I will go back and review. If anyone is interested: There is an iphone app (even a web version) called…
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Passed 70-680 today
Woot ! With just over 800, it was a bit lower then i had hoped, but i can't really complain . Strongest portions were deployment, Mobile Computing, Backup,Recovery, Networking, Weakest were Hardware and Apps, and Monitoring (The hardware apps questions were not particularly hard, so i dont really know what happened there)…
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MCSA 2003 to MCITP:EA
I'm looking at the Road Map to obtaining my MCITP:EA and came across the following exams 70-648 70-647 70-620 (already done) 70-643 I started looking into the material for 70-648 and some topics seem like I have never came across them before. What exam would be good to start off with?
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Which edition to use
Is this exam going to asks questions like "you have 300 users who use x, y, ans z. What edition of server 2003 would you recommend for management to purchase?
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Confidence to go for 70-680 test
So i have just finished the MS Press Self Study Book I am starting to do the practice tests. I have passed a few now, but still dont feel confident on going for the tests! I am planning on just using the study mode, and slowly getting to know all 200 questions in there. Are there any other practice exams anyone…
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Prometricexam booking problems!
Hi people, Is anyone else having a problem booking the 83-640 exam with Prometric. I've been trying to book online as well as over the phone but I can't do it. Someone at Prometric told me that Microsoft and Prometric are experiencing a problem with this exam at the moment, and that as soon as the problem is resolved, MS…
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Self Esteem is Destroyed
I have been working in the field since 1995. Got my NT 4.0 MCSE in 1999 and then was too busy working to worry about updating my certifications (should have made the time.) Well, I am in between contracts right now so I decided that it would be a good idea to update my MCSE to 2003. Figured it would be two fold for my…
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70-680 Booked
Well I suppose for the EA I need a client exam... 29th June will be the date for that. Never done a client exam before so this would be a first. Shame the 83-680 isn't out yet. I enjoyed the 83-640. Would have been great to be able to do the virtulised version of the exam that MS have been hinting at.
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Wmi
Much to my surprise the MS Press book dedicates 10 pages to WMI. I am not sure I fully understand what WMI is even after reading these pages. Please tell me if I am understand this wrong. The way I am reading it WMI is a service that lets you locally or remotely control Windows services. WMI can be scripted using VBScript,…
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MCSE Elective Question
Do the A+ and Network+ count as an elective for the MCSE now? I previously thought that they only counted as an elective for the MCSA, but according to this, it looks like they count as an elective for the MCSE as well. Did MS make a change in the policy? Microsoft Learning: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
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Sticky Resource threads
Are there any volunteers out there willing to jump in and create some good resource and objective sticky's for this forum. Started to recommend someone on another forum to look at sticky here for ideas on what to study and noticed there were none.
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Outlook Question
When I pick up a meeting invite emailed to me and move it to my calendar, this action automatically accepts on behalf of Paul's invites. How can I move an invite without automatically saving?
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windows 7
hello, what do you think about windows 7?worth trying it? thanks!
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Deploying Windows 7 section help
This is my first posting so hi everyone.. I am breaking down and working on my Microsoft certs, 70-680 being my first from MS. Now, I currently work in a corporate environment (pcops-desktop support) and we use such things as LANDesk for our imaging purposes and have used (sysprep to prepare an image to create a ghost…
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Folder redirection problems
Hi everyone I created a folder redirection for My Documents. I applied the group policy to the entire domain. I wanted to remove the folder redirection so i went to folder redirection and chose my documents. In the Policy Removal box, i selected the Redirect the folder back to the local userprofile location when policy is…
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RUP folder not being created
Hello Everyone I created a Profile folder on my share. For permissions i gave everyone full control. For ntfs permissions i gave the users full control. For each user account under the profile tab i gave the following profile path: [URL="file://\\server01\Profiles\%username%"]\\server01\Profiles\%username%[/URL] I then log…
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Static IP addressing
What's the difference between creating a reservation in DHCP versus picking an IP out of scope and setting it statically on the client? Just management? Which one is best-practice? I would assume the reservation, as that means less configuration on the client, and you can clearly see what is taking what IP in DHCP without…
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The Beast is DEAD!
I was nervous when I went in due to the Beast's reputation but I knocked it out of the park with a 914! MCSA done :) Now to start studying for 70-293
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The Beast is licking his wounds
Passed 801 first time!!! The test was challenging, but as crazy as I thought. I had 40 questions and 6 sims. I was tricked, I thought the sims would all come first, but they came near the end of the exam. Super pumped, it has taken a year and a half to get my MCSA, but I made it! Alot of command line questions, so bone up…
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few questions...
Well guys i have some questions(some of which might apper silly to you as am kind of novice). I will be thankful if you answer to it....... 1) if we take out the hard disk of one computer and put it into another PC then will it work normally with all its data or one has to format it? 2) Can a user log on from a different…
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Passed 70-620
The test wasn't that hard. I had never seen the simulations before but they weren't too difficult. For the life of me I could not remember where to configure the UAC actions so I went down on that. I just used the Microsoft Prepkit. Has the MCITP replaced the MCSE/MCSA? Is 70-622 the right step next if I want an MCITP in…
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270 question
without breaking the NDA, those of you that have taken the 290 and 270 tests. did you think it made the 270 a bit easier after taking the 290? im in the process of studying for the 270 now that i have the 290 out of the way. im planning to knock it out before the end of the month. i took the 270 about 2 years ago and…
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Passed 70-297 - Got my MCSE!
I know I haven't posted much on TE since I started 291/293 last year, but I've been plugging away. It's been quite a roller coaster/whirlwind the last year when I kicked it up a notch, and I have to say, it's a great sense of accomplishment to finally finish something I started over 7 years ago (but that's my fault for…
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Convert MMC console from usermode to author mode
I have an MMC console that is saved in usermode. It has worked well for some time, but when it was created to displaying only 10,000 objects. Now it tries to display 13,000. So everytime I open it, I get an error message warning me that not all of the objects were displayed. Is there a way to convert this back to author…
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Passed 271 and 272
Finshed my MCDST today was nice to finsh this up, now on to something new.
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Taking "The Beast" Tomorrow
So, I finally scheduled my 70-291 and am sitting for it tomorrow. I've been studying mostly with Test Out, Exam Cram, and a couple of free study guides I found online. Does anybody have any suggestions for me on my last day of studying? I'm pretty nervous about this one.
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Took test today (didn't pass)
I got a 670. My only study materials were the Ms press book. I knew I wasn't ready but, waited too late to cancel. The test was very straight forward and not that hard just like people have said and, I wish I would have prepared better. I skipped the last three chapters, thinking I could get by. It was stuff i had read…
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2277C-DEN-DC1 Virtual Server
Hello all, My college has workstations available to practice for Microsoft exams. I am attempting to run through the 2277 MOC lab but having issues with DC1. According to the Workbook, I should be accessing the nwtraders domain yet I only see contoso available. I do not have access to the .vhd or .vmc files but I checked…
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Windows Server 2003/2008 compatibility issues
Hi everyone, Sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong section. If I have a domain with only Windows 2003 servers and wanted to start deploying Windows Server 2008, are there any specific compatibility issues I should be looking at or anything in particular I need to know so that I don't run into any unexpected problems?…
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Taking 83-640 Today
Hopefully I do OK. I've studied and labbed a lot. While reviewing this last weekend I kept finding more things I was weak on. Did a LOT of practice tests (Measure-up from the MS Press book, ExamForce, and U-Certify) scoring in the 700's and then scoring higher on retakes due to remembering questions I had reviewed. I used…
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Wohoo Slayed the Beast today.
Barely made it with a mark of 742. It was a hard exam for me and I now know why it's called "The Beast". To future takers, good luck in your exam and make sure you sign-up for 2nd shot voucher just in case. :)
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Passed 272, now MCDST!
I found the 272 a bit more difficult. Scored a 911/1000. I won't post about what general categories were tested, since my 271 post was redacted (sorry earweed, didn't see your PM until after the fact). Though, I will say that you should definitely know as much as you can about Outlook, that was my main tripping point. Used…
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70-271
I need to get some info on what study material to use for the 70-271 exam. I have the exam Cram from measure up and the self paced microsoft training Kit. has any used these and any luck.
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Failed the Beast Yesterday: 592
I took the Beast yesterday and made a 592. I have been using the MS Press Book, Examcram and Transcender. I had about 6 sims, one that I didn't have a clue on. I ordered the Mike Myer's Passport Book on 70-291 to read. Any other suggestions? I felt like I was pretty close. I haven't done CBT Nuggets or Testout, they are…
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MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit PDFs?
Does the MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit boxed set come with PDFs of all the books? I remember my 70-620 book did so I assume that all of them do but I just want to make sure before I drop $150. I do equal parts reading on both my tablet and in print. Thanks.
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Blank screen with IE8
I am running IE 8 and have reset my defaults to try and run the labs on technet. Every time I start any of them I get the litte red X box in the top of my screen. I am guessing it is an IE8 setting I have wrong. Anyone get passed this?
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Selftest vs Boson
What do you guys think, wich one is better for Microsoft? I've tried Selftest and Transcender for CCNA but I find the Boson much better. But I've used Selftest for A+, N+ and the 70-270 and found it ok and helpful! Now I study for the 290 and I have access to Transcender but I find the questions quite easy and not very…
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Taking test tomorrow(5/1/10)
hello all, making my 3rd attempt at the 290. after back to back 612's just over a month ago im going with the 3rd times a charm theory. the first attempt i went in kinda of expecting to fail. i wanted to get a feel for it and knowing i had a 2nd chance free i figured what the heck. once i found my weak points i went over…
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help on 70-290
Hi sirs My objective is to get the MCSE as son as possible. i've already begin with 70-620 , i get it with a great score. Now i'm preparing the 70-290 i'm asking about the best material , your advice is welcome To inform you i've already ordered the book : MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-290): Managing and…
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70-294 and MCSE....
Hello All, I am trying to get my 70-294 (hopefully here in a month).... and continue to get the rest of the test out of the way. Any idea when the MCSE is going to get be retired? I am just hoping I can finish up my MCSE....hopefully before September of this year ..
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Took the test today
Passed with a 940. It was not an easy test, I marked nearly half of the questions to come back and review. On my second pass through things seemed a bit clearer and I was feeling much more confident. After the first pass I was wondering if I was going to fail. Lots of stuff that I wouldn't consider to be on an XP test,…
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Ldifde
Good Day Been practising with LDIFDE and i keep getting this error.No log files were written. In order to generate a log file ,please specify the log file path via -j option. I know that maybe something is wrong with my syntax that is why i need the log.err file to tell me what is wrong. I created a folder on my G: drive…
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70-290: Book recommendation?
For those who have taken the 70-290, any recommendation on what book to use for this exam? Any suggestions appreciated.
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70-640 exam question
I signed up for training at a local IT school. I want to take the 70-640 exam. They are telling me that the training classes that go along with that course is the 6419 configuring, managing and maintaining win server 2008. 6424 configuring and troubleshooting win server 2008 active directory domain services and 6426 config…
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About Read and List Folder Contents Permission
If I assign List Folder Contents permission its almost perform as Read permission. Like viewing folder and folder contents, opening a file. After opening a file assigned the permission with List Folder Contents it gives me the chance to save the file with a different name. So it is the same as Read permission. This is not…
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Unattend.txt and winnt.sif
Taking the exam tomorrow and I still have some doubts on my installing xp section. It is my understanding, that if you use winnt.sif when you have your xp cd (or your network share) and you want to easily change the install parameters. So you can create several of these files, and then just stick the correct floppy in to…
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70-680 Questions
Well I am almost ready to sit for my 70-291 so I am trying to decide what to do next. If I pass the 291 I will have MCSA. I was thinking of doing the 680 next because it can be used as an elective for MCSE and I need a server break. I am Desktop Support at my current employer and we are going to upgrade to 7 within 12…
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How long do you need to study for 70-640?
Starting today with cbt nuggets and from self paced training kit.. just wondering for how do you have to study to master all the concepts
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70-640 - Book selection ?
This exam is next for me and I have both the MS Press book and the Sybex book. I plan to review both, but would preferably (in the interest of time) like to lean on one or the other for the majority of my reading. From people who've taken this exam and/or used either book, which helped you be more prepared for the exam?…
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70-680 Counds towards elective for MCSA and MCTIP Enterprise Admin?
If i take 70-680 as an elective for my mcsa 2003, can it also be counted towards a MCITP: Enterprise Administrator down the road?
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Creator Owner group
I was doing a transcender last night, and I got a question wrong because apparently you cannot add the creator owner group to a share permission. I had never heard of this, and tested it on my vm and sure enough it wasn't found. However, I just tried it on this computer (part of a domain) and I was able to. So obviously it…
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70-291: Passed Today
Really pleased to have got this one out of the way! Scored 850 which I'm rather pleased with. This was my second attempt at this this exam (made good use of the second shot voucher). My study resources included the Mike Meyers' Passport book (bit old-school now), the Transcender and the resources found here at TechExams.…
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Check your transcript
Greetings all I know there are a few of you out there that have received MCSA/MCSE Security with Comptia certs. I received the Security specialization with a combination of A+/Security+. I guess what Microsoft giveth, they can taketh away. I was reviewing my transcript and noticed that I no longer have the Security…
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70-680 in four days?
So I wanted to start to get my certs out of the way, so I decided on the easiest one, the 70-680. However I don't know how many chances I will get to take the test and not have it cut into work time since I should be starting my new gig anytime soon, possibly Monday. So I was thinking to schedule the test for Friday. So…
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General Question on MCSA/MCSE
Hi, just after a quick bit of people thoughts on MCSA/MCSE exam track. As Win Ser 2003 has its main support retiring this year is it worth to bite the bullet and stop aiming for a MCSE and just get an MCSA so I can upgrade to MCTIP:Ser Admin, then carry on with Ser 2008 exams. Just thinking I will get caught short with a…
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270 test prep: 1 month??
I really don't have any idea how long this is going to take. I'm trying to put on my resume that I am preparing for the exam by a certain date. I gave myself til the 2nd week of June to pass. Could anybody share... (I'm using the blue 70-270 mcsa/mcse self-paced training kit. I've finished 3 chapters so far it took me…
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Failed today.....
Well, after taking a 7-8 month break, I failed this last summer and have just now been able to try and prepare again. I will say that this test is MUCH better than last year's version. I hurt myself by NOT knowing PKI/CLUSTERING/CA's like the back of my hand. I had MANY, MANY sims, which I do like better than the long…
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Help with certification
I am currently a junior in college and I am looking to be a system administrator of something related when I finish school in 2011. I do have some experience in servers. Is the MCSA a good certification for me to get? If not what certification do you suggest I get to make myself more marketable when I get done with school?
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Compatibility problem?? with XP game
Sister-in-law just got new comp with Windows 7 home. Wants to put her old SIMS game on the computer. The SIMS game ran on her XP machine with 1 GB. Her new comp has 2 GB and the game installed but wont run, says not enough memory. Any recommendations for solving the problem (aside from putting Virtual PC on her machine…
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Quick Question
Is it safe to assume that two PCs that have IP addresses of 10.10.10.10 and 10.10.10.11 and are on the same subnet 255.255.255.0 have the same default gateway? I would have thought that the subnet would use the same gateway is that unreasonable? Is it common to have more than 1 gateway. I am studying for 70-620 and the…
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Just scheduled 70-291
Hi Folks It's been 5 years since I sat a MS exam (I only ever did the XP one), I give up certification for some reason back then. I'm now raring to go and am hoping to complete the MCSE track within a relatively short time frame (looking to do an exam every 3 weeks!). I've just booked 70-291 (hardest first?), I've got 3…
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Passed 70-647
I passed 70-647 on Friday with 910. Now preparing for 70-680 but no videos. I'll have to wait a bit to let sellers put it on ebay. I've been using and installing windows 7 enterprise edition for about 8 months now. I'll keep studying MS self paced for the time being.
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Passed 70-270 today
Scored 880 Was my first attempt. I used ********* (edited to shut annoying people up). Im really excited to get going on 290 or 291. What order did you guys recieve your certs? Im actually wanting to get my MCSA first, and go from there. Either way, I gotta get out of this "helpdesk" enviroment.
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K which test to take first...
It's been a year since I had promised myself to begin on a new certification path, and after hoping to start up taking my MCITP:EA exams, and getting delayed time and time again, i think I am back on track. It also helps that I started a new job recently and i will have some book time on my commute back and forth from…
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70-271: Would you change your approach?
I'm taking 70-271 a week from today and was wondering if anyone who's already taken this exam can provide some feedback. I worked my way through the MS Press Self-Paced Training Kit, and for the past 3 weeks I've been reviewing the material and taking and re-taking practice tests in all different combinations (# of…
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I'm choosing electives in MCSE: Designing category
Exam 70-297 Designing a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure Exam 70-298 Designing Security for a Windows Server 2003 Network Exam 70-285 Designing a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Organization Eventho I hated designing, I have to take one here to complete my MCSE2003. Which is lesser evil among…
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Frustrated with 70-620
This is my first Microsoft test and studying I think that some of the questions are so vague and some of the answers so similar that in the 'real' world you could pick one of them and get by okay. But on these tests it seems like I am splitting hairs. Any advice would be welcome and is it just me. I am not the smartest…
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Upgrading to Windows 7 MCITP exam 70-682 question?
I'm going after the 682 exam. Does anyone know what books I should get? I'm thinking of getting the sybex 680 book or MS 680 Press Book, and the MS Press Book for 685. Is that sufficient prep material?
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Meeting the Beast
I am scheduled to meet the beast on 5/3.... Not sure what to think after all of the talk about it, but I will see soon enough for myself.
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Mcsa 2003
Hi All, I have passed the following Microsoft exams: 70-270 70-290 70-291 I am now thinking of doing the MCDST (70-271 & 70-272) so I can earn the MCSA 2003. Just to confirm, this will allow me to be an MCSA 2003 as it is an elective exam? :)
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New computer > set password > forgot password
I know this should be an easy problem to fix. My niece just got a new computer with Windows 7 home on it. The second day she had it her daughter set the password and now she can't log onto the computer. How can I reset/change the pw over the phone? She lives about an hour away.
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Transcender Study Guides
Has anyone used the Transcender study guides? If they are anything like their exams, I would expect them to be pretty good.
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Just passed :)
925/1000. Used Testout, CBT Nuggets and the MS Press book. Now onto "the beast" God help me
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Passed......barely
This is definitely an exam where reading one study guide is not going to be enough to pass (unless you have a fair amount of networking experience); at least for me. Thank you to everyone on this forum for the generous contributions of extra exam prep material; I would never have passed without all the help. I am now proud…
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Windows 7 CBT's ---> Learning snacks
Some time ago I asked about interest in me doing a set of CBT's for some of the Windows 7 domain of knowledge. Unfortunately, my schedule is way to packed to do a full-featured DVD that covers almost every topic. Especially for no financial gain. (Note: I never set out to actually make any profit from it, but rather offer…
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Just passed 70-270
Hi all, Thought i would share... sat the 70-270 xp exam today and passed. I got an 820 score. Am pretty stoked :D Had a few tricky questions, was glad to see the congratulations.... at the end I used the MeasureUp practice exams + MS pressbook + the technotes from this website, which were really helpful. thanks Johan…
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Passed 70-271 today
945 out of 1000. :) Good stuff. Halfway there to a MCDST
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70-647 - Questions?
1) How many questions on this test? 2) Any sims? 3) Any previous test takers have any tips? Studying for this at the moment and plan to take it very shortly.
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Books for MCSE:Messaging
Hi Guys, What resources would you recommend for MCSE:Messaging. I cannot find any book for 70-285 (is there any reason for this)? Thanks
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Passed 272, Now MCDST
with a 723. Not happy about the score considering I got a 933 on 271. I normally over study for exams but decided to take it 2 weeks after I passed the 271. Anyways, probably gonna tackle the 621 to upgrade to MCITP. Any advice from people who've taken this exam?
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bloody prometric!!
Been working on the Windows 7 exam for the past few weeks and now they've twice phoned me to say they cant do my exam!!!! ridiculous. 1st site was closed due to bank holiday (test center said i shouldnt have been able to book online since they closed), so changed sites and dates, been studying like mad and had time off…
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How long is the 70-640 good for?
How long is the 70-640 good for?
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SQL2008 70-450 Resources
I'm currently an MCTS in SQL2005 and thought it best to upgrade to SQL2008 but go all the way to an MCITP. I've booked both exams already (70-432 in a few weeks and 70-450 in early June). I've been reading the 70-432 MS Press book and other than a few new features nothing seems mind boggingly difficult which is odd as I…
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passing score for 70-620?
What is the passing score for 70-620....out of how many?
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Passed it on Sat- 70-293
I sit down and the screen says error-unable to load test, I hit OK and it has my name with start your test so I hit yes. It gets the error message again. The place has to call tech support and is on hold for 1 hr, I am ready to go postal because I am ready to take it and don't want to be told to come back. Finally after…
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MCSE exam objectives
Good Day, I have been up and down microsoft's website and have also done some google searches but i am still unable to find the complete objectives of the 70-290 exam objectives. Help Please.
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Can't seem to get AppLocker to work
I have know idea what I am doing wrong. I have a Win7 VM running in VMWare, and I have tried this on my own desktop as well. No matter what I do it does not block me from opening this program, or any others I select. I have set myself to be a local user instead of an administrator.
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dns error
Hi guys Can anyone help me solve this i'm practicing dns infrastructure i'm using vmware workstation C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>nslookup *** Default servers are not available Default Server: UnKnown Address: 127.0.0.1