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70-686 Passed today
54 questions - no sims 160 min given, used 25min. Passed with a 986. Study time 1 week. I thought this was going to be about deployment and to a point it was but my view is that it was mostly about product. Don't sweat this one if you choose the NEW way or MS product you'll do fine. Please review the sticky for study…
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Just upgraded to MCSA 2003
Just finished the 70-291 exam and passed. :D This pass upgraded me from MCSA2000 to MCSA2003. I am now trying to decide whether to get the MCSE certification (two additional exams) before the MCITP track or just go ahead to the MCITP track.
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Microsoft Press / Readiness Review Suite Question
Hi everyone, I wanted to ask a couple questions of people who have taken the 70-271 exam for MCDST. I am using the Microsoft Press Self Paced Training Kit for this exam, but it was last updated in 2006. I've been using the Readiness Review Suite and doing the practice tests. I've gone through all the 311 questions in all…
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Beast Tomorrow
Gotta beat this thing, hopeful MCSA tomorrow!
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is Testout enough for this test?
Is the Testout software enough for the 70-290? I have the Transcender for this and when I go through them I feel like I haven’t studied at all. I have been through the Testout and took detailed notes on everything, probably enough to make a book, almost a ream of paper. I don’t want to put the time and effort into the…
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With 70-680, and 70-686 passed, what are next feasible options?
title explains itself There is no natural progression from here, except the MCITP EA, which is essentially the MCSE for windows 2008? Or am I wronG?
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Passed 70-680 Today - 868
Hey guys - I made that thread the other day in a panic and I just wanted to say 1 - thanks to those who replied and 2 - I passed it! first try. It was my first cert so i was definitely nervous, but I passed it with an 868. I used the links above for the examination (the sticky thread) and I took many many practice exams…
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Second go free
Hi i want to book the 70-271 exam i have the 15% discount code but where do i register for the second chance free promotion? Thanks Got it Cheers http://www.microsoft.com/learning/career/en/us/career-offer.aspx#certification
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70-680 help please
Hello all, This is such a great wealth of knowledge on this site - thank you in advance for hopefully helping a new guy out. A little background - I have been in IT for about 5 years as a Junior administrator - however I have never gone and gotten any of my certs. Anyway - I have decided to begin pursuing them, better late…
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70-680 practice exams
Apart from Transcender, what other practice exams are there for this particular exam? I know about the measure up one that accompanies the training kit, but the questions there seem to be a bit simple. (ie Which tool do you use to accomplish this, but no need to clarify how you use that tool) Could you please also grade…
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UAC (windows settings/windows binaries)
What exactly are windows settings and windows binaries? In group policy I can configure UAC: behaviour of the elevation prompt. The default setting there is prompt for consent for non-windows binaries. In other words, for applications that are not a part of the windows OS. But what apps are windows binaries? Isnt for…
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exam packages
as anyone used the measure-up exam package to practice for this exam, and is it any good. (i am not referring to the exam sim that comes with the microsoft press training kit). can anyone recommend any othe exam packages for the 70-290 exam. any advice would be appreciated. thanks
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Mainstream support for Windows XP SP3 ends April 14, 2010
Mainstream support, which includes incident support, security update support, and non-security hot fixes for Windows XP SP3 ends April 14, 2010 Time to Upgrade to Microsoft Windows 7!!! Let the Madness begin!!! Microsoft Support Lifecycle
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Next on the list SQL 2008
Hey, Next on my list is SQL server 2008, I've got the Microsoft course books and my CBT nuggets subscription so I've a decent mix, the MS books are good from a T-SQL standpoint and CBT Nuggets is a bit more gui focused. One thing that I've heard was that the SQl 2005 DBA street smarts book was really good from a real world…
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Passed mine this morning
I didn't really put much effort into studying for this exam. Probably the easiest exam out there today. I don't expect the 70-290 to be much harder, but the 70-291 is another story... 925/1000
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Materials for 70-649
Does anyone have recommendations on books or other materials that they have used while studying for 70-649? Right now I have a VM environment setup using 2K8 Ent. Server, and I'm playing around with that. I know there's not much material on the upgrade exam other than the MS Press book for 70-648/9, and I'm not sure where…
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What to take next?
So I've gotten the 640 and 642 done with I was just wondering what would be best to take next? The 643 or 646 I know some of these exams build on each other knowledge wise so I'm not sure which one to study for next.
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Share Permissions
I ran into a question about allowing a user to create a share and the answ I choose was give them full control permissions over the drive to allow them to create shares off of it . But needless to say I was wrong the full control share permission allows you to read change. In the explination it said that only Power User…
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Exams prep
Guys, I'm in IT for about 7yrs...Desktop Support, the company i'm consulting with is going to finally hire me...I have an interview at the end of the month..i want to take exam 70-270 and Net +.. within 2 weeks, which is the best cram sheets/video/audio i can buy to study. Will like to have these exams done before my…
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Computer Imaged and needs DATA RECOVERY
We have a client computer that was imaged using Ghostcast Server. The data was not backed up before imaging. Can the data be recovered, even after the computer was reimaged? If so, what software can provide this service?
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Passed 70-680 Today w/800
Greetings, I passed the 70-680 exam today with a score of 800. I've had lots of exposure to W7 Ultimate. The questions were pretty straight forward. The only thing that tripped me up was the IPv6 stuff. I'm a little behind the power curve on that lol. I have been deploying images with SCCM for a while. The government has…
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Ics
Seriously, who uses it in this day and age anyway?
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Passed 70-271
Scored 933. A good number of questions were remarkably similar to the ones on the Transcender exam. :D On to 70-272.
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WSUS versions
I'm planning on taking the 70-291 in the next week (planning on Thursday but might reschedule to Monday). I read a lot of people say that WSUS is covered in the test way more than was explained in the MS Press book. My question is, does the test cover WSUS 2 or 3 and which environment should I spend my lab time in?
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Test in Microsoft book
Has anyone used the test in the microsoft press book by measure up? I am trying to get a feel of how the test is.
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Passed 70-686
901/1000 LOTS of questions Application pushing, virtualization, and and client life cycle management.
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Should I buy MCTS 70-680 by I.McLean, O.Thomas ?
I'm preparing to take the 70-680 exam and got myself a book "MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-680): Configuring Windows 7" by Ian McLean, Orin Thomas. Unfortunately without a DVD, so I can't take practice tests. Tried to google for DVD (don't judge me), but the only *.iso I found was corrupted (I guess). Every time I…
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70-662 Practice tests from Transcender
In case anyone else out there is currently using these practice tests... just a heads-up of a few wrong answers within them. They are ..... questions 2.4.1 , 5.1.6 and 6.2.4 Transcender will have them fixed/re-published in a few days, they say . Not sure if that means we download a new EXE or if the test engine does is it…
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Importing Security+ into MCP Portal (question)
Does anyone know the process to get our(for those that have it) Security+ officially imported into the MCP portal, so it will count as an elective towards the various Microsoft certifications that allow the security+ as an acceptable replacement for particular elective exams etc?
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Staging drivers
If the driver for a device is not in the driver store, and not in the locations specified in devicepath, does windows 7 automatically check for the driver via windows update? And if it finds a signed driver on windows update, is the device still installed?
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70-680 or 70-640?
I want to attempt my first win cert, but I am not sure which one to start with? The 70-680 or the 70-640? I have more server experience and have been a W2k3 admin for the past 5 years. Any advice?
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70-686 Question
How many tests are on the exam? My 70-680 was 65 multiple choice questions. I have heard the 70-686 can range from 40-65 questions? Doe anyone know?
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70-682
The upgrade exam for us with MCDST to MCITP version for 7. Does anyone know about this at all? As the Prometric site hasn't got this listed as an exam yet. Will continue you looking on google etc for it, but any help would be great.
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Which exam should I take?
Hello Everyone, I've completed all of the MCSE exams except my elective and I am thinking of choosing something with Exchange. I don't have alot of experience with Microsoft Exchange and I feel this would be a good opporunity for me to learn it. I don't have any plans to make Exchange a career path, but its something I…
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Passed 70-299 - any advice for 70-298
I took and passed the 70-299 exam today with a score of 793. The exam was not too bad, but there were some very interesting IPSec and PKI questions. Overall it covered all areas of the exam equally. Does anyone have any 70-298 advice? I plan on trying to take it sometime over the next couple of weeks because everything…
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Getting Ready
I have this exam booked for Feb 6th. I have to say there is alot of material on this exam, and I def think by far this has been the most boring exam to study for.
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is this for real?
guys, i have reading the MS Books for this exam, the first 6 chapters are just repetition from previous exams i took, mainly 70-291. when will this monster start biting already? what should i lookout for?
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Passes 70-293
Hi All. Happy New Year to you !! Today i passed 70-293 exam. I scored 752/1000 :) This exam should be called " the BEAST " There were 63 questions and duration of exam was 4 hours. It required 4 hours of full concentration as the questions are very verbose compared to previous exams. There were 3 simulation questions and…
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Passed with 986!
Hi All, Finally had the exam this morning (Second time) and passed with a 986. This one was 3.5 hrs long. Bloody stupid i tell ye, harder than the last time i took it. Really know your clustering and PKI. Im sure ms included tons of non-exam related questions. weird but still. Good luck to all those who are taking this…
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Passed 70-293
Hi All, I'm joining the club, just came back for the testing center (I scored 805). This is surely THE BEAST. It took me 4 hours to kill it, once finished wasn't completely convinced I passed. As everyone else in here I'm glad I have it under my belt. What would you recommend as next 70-294 or 70-298? I'm not sure which…
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Am i MSCE ?
Hi All Over the last 3 years i have worked through books/videos and test and of course with help for the guys at this forum think i've finally got the holy grail...maybe ! Sat 270,290,291,293,294,620 and yesterday the 298 but not sure if the 620 will count as the MS transcriptsays its MCTS.... Checked latest transcript but…
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I dont know SharePoint, how come sharepoint have so many site?
I dont know SharePoint, how come sharepoint have so many site? in the video if cpu utilization > 70% then sharepoint site will receive an equal amount of system resource. when it said equal amount what does that mean? like how many it going to allocate? you can config it? thanks
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Passed 298 and got MCSE...
Yes another one finishes the MCSE with 298 ! I didnt like it to much as the cases caused to much reading for me. Ended up looking at question first then the answers, from this you can remove half the answers straight away BEFORE the case. In a few cases the answer could only be one of them ! I found reading the 'cram exam…
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can Network Load Balancing cluster help failover??
can Network Load Balancing cluster help failover?? like if I have a website on two webserver and make sure that if there is a failure of a single server, the Web site still can be accessed. do I have to install failover cluster too, just NLB would not work, right? Thank you
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Passed the 270 today
I passed the exam today with a 980. I felt like I may have got at least 3 I was uncertain of. I wish if you passed they would tell you which one(s) you got wrong and why. Any way I passed and now its time for more 290 studies. Thanks to all the tech exam folks for being here and encouraging the peeps!
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Network/A+ vs. 070-270 vs. 070-290/1
So basically within the past 2 months I passed the A+ and Network+ exams. I'm now starting a 15 week MCSE course and the first test we're doing is the 070-270. So I figured the 270 would be harder then both the Net+ and A+ exams, but my question is how much harder should I expect it to be? And by comparison are the 290 and…
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why copy the policies into some other place again?
why copy the policies into some other place again? in some tutorial I saw the instructor copy the polices directory into another place, why is that? thank syou
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Still need to ugrade MCSA...
Hi Everyone, I looked at the last time i posted here and it was back in 2008, thats when I last intended to upgrade my Win2000 MCSA to Win2003 I cant belive time has gone by so quickly. Anyway I'm defo want to do it now. Couple of questions before I start, To upgrade my Win2000 MCSA to 2003 I still need to do 70-290 and…
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how to use netsh to change a bunch of servers?
how to use netsh to change a bunch of servers' ip address? thanks
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Virtual Box assistance..Please?
Quick question...I have 2 vm's running on a xp host. One vm is 2003 server and the other is xp prof. I can ping by machine name and ip address from both vm's and get a response. However, I cannot figure out for the life of me how to get the xp prof vm to join the domain I created? I have tried both bridged networking and…
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70-643 passed, but toughest test so far
Hi all, I scored only a 746 on this. I scored well over 800 on the 640,642 and 647 exams. I saw alot of difficult scenarios on this exam along with many questions I just had to use my best judgement on and crossing out the options that I knew were definately wrong. I think the windows 7 exam will be easier. I look forward…
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70-643 and Only One Book
Hello, This is my first post here and I hope it won't be to long that it scares most off of reading it, but there is a lot to confess. I started studying for an MCSE in the NT 4.0 track in 2000 and after about 6 months of researching newsgroups on the subject I decided to switch to the W2K track and drop learning NT. I…
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Passed 70-298 - Finally an MCSE
Well, I finally earned my MCSE today by passing the 70-298 test with an 811. I have to say I am not a fan of the design exams... The test was pretty straight forward. Five testlets and 34 questions with 15 to 37 minutes for each testlet. I used the strategy to quickly read through all the info first and then answer the…
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what's CAL?
what's CAL? THANKS
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70-647 Finally completed
Well, since last summer onwards I've not had much time (or indeed, motivation) to get the MCITP:EA finished, with changing jobs (twice lol) and learning the ropes in a new company. Anyway, I finally got round to sitting this one today and passed it easily. In hindsite I should have just taken this the same day as the…
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70-270 test report
My test was 45 questions and 130m. Time was fine for taking the test. They give you a sheet at the end to tell you how well you did on what sections. Pretty nice. They only allow a dry marker and dry marker board which they provide. The test provides a calculator also if needed (windows calc) I scored 583 and was quite…
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Brand new MCSE - need advice on the MCITP
I just earned my MCSE for 2003 the other day, and I still need to complete the Security portion with my Security+ cert. After I get that (should be a couple of weeks) I plan on starting my Server 2008 work. My question is what is the best study material for 70-647 and 70-649 as well as 70-646. I also will probably take…
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passed 70-647. now an EA
Got 910. I was a bit taken aback by the score. I thought the exam was harder than that and thought i was going to fail. Of all the 2008 exams i think this was close to the hardest one. A lot of the questions were several lines long with lots of useless information. I used testout and the cbt nuggets videos. The testout…
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Newb DC issue
I have installed Windows Server 2003 and XP Pro in virtual machines in VMWare. The pro computer is currently a standalone machine, I want to add it to my domain. I have installed DNS, DHCP, and Active Directory. By performing query and recursive tests, I have determined that DNS is working. DHCP is not started, I assume…
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Mcitp
Hi , I got MCSA 2003 cert and want to move to finish MCITP , which exams do you recomment me to start with ?
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ipconfig /registerdns NEED AD integrated zone?
ipconfig /registerdns NEED AD integrated zone? the book doesn't say explicitly but it seem there is a relationship thanks
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83-680 is on the way !
The 70-680 is going the way of the 640 AD exam with labs being added in the near future. Input is being sought for tasks that the labs on the exam should contain. See the announcement on the Born to Learn blog : Upcoming Virtual Lab Exam! Help us define our lab tasks for exam 83-680 TS: Windows 7, Configuring | born to…
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Window 7 mcts 70-680
Planning to take this test as soon as possible. i'm currently using book by microsoft Configuring Window 7 training kit. i don't have window 7 , currently using Vista and i'm having problem understanding what the book is saying because i have windows vista. might need to upgrade. how hard is this test ? is their alot of…
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Need tip for 70-680 (calling exam takers)
Guys, concerning questions that have answers involving command-line syntax for: DISM IMAGEX BCDEDIT OSCDIMG etc.... Does the multiple choices come like there are 2 answers that looks almost the same, but one of them has wrong syntax? Example (WIM image has only 1 OS installed): a. dism /mount-wim…
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Passed 70-680(first attempt)
887/1000 65 multiple choice, passing score of 700.
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what is the idea behind virtualisation in s2008?
What role is it intended to perform?. Is it to make actual physical servers redundant? Other parts of a network redundant by virtualising them? Sorry for the newb question, trying to get a handle on what it actually is, and more importantly what it is intended to be used for. Thanks for any info! ....
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Clients Not Rejoining WSUS - Solution
Hello All, Although this is probably a more 70-291 issue; I finally got the computers in my organization to re-seen by WSUS after being deleted from WSUS. I was having a hard time with this for over a month and it basically came down to a registry problem on the clients not the WSUS server (I long ago eliminated any group…
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70-640 not avail in US English :)
If you guys go to Prometric Services: Testing and Assessment, is 70-640 available in US English? Nice bug. It's been broke for a week. It would also be nice if I didn't have to wait on hold for a half hour to talk to somebody at prometric.
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%username% documents and my documents
Hi all, I've got a bit of a issue I would like your advice on, we have a TS server which is using citrix to give users at a branch office a desktop from thin client, now looking through the profiles on the ts server it appears random whether the my documents folder is actually called my documents or %username% documents.…
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Passed the 70-290 Exam Today
I had 40 question with at least 10 sims. All I have for you are 2 words: Terminal Services. I used the MS Press Book, TechExams.net, ProProfs.com, Testout, and several outlines I either found or created. On to the 291 (which I refuse to call the Beast - I shall call it Sally).
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Monday Going to be the day
I feel well prepared enough. I really want to get over the hurdle of MCDST. Server 2008 here I come
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70-270 Question
What is the purpose of separating windows xp central processes from user mode applications that run with fewer privileges?
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when to use ntfs + share permission?
when to use ntfs + share permission? I know that NTFS + SHARE NTFS = m + rshare = r NTFS + SHARE = R cumulative - most restrictive combo wins, deny always win I know that share permission use when u share the folder and ntfs for local access. or whenever u share a folder u actually use share + ntfs permission? thanks
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Description of Deleted Item Retention in 70-236 Training Kit book
One of those , "is it me or is it them?" moments ... I thought I understood Del Item Retention quite well from E2K3 i.e after a message is hard deleted (removed from Deleted Items or user does a Shift Delete) it goes to the dumpster. Then it stays in the dumpster for the duration of Del Item Retention Period during which…
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Windows 7 Volume License Version
I need some help guy/gals. I have my product key for Windows 7 Enterprise/Volume license version but I can't find the DVD. Isn't their a site that I can download the Enterprise/Volume license version from Microsoft?
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Possibilities?
I am in a course, and later down the line we will be learning Windows Server 2008. So the schoolhouse is getting rid of old stuff and I was able to recieve a WS 2003 book and eval disc. Now, I know that the course here is not designed for certification prep, so I will not try to purchase a copy of WS08. However having this…
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70-680 - Editions
I'm currently preparing for the 70-680 exam after having read the book it occurs to me that most of the interesting features are in the Enterprise/Ultimate SKUs, now my question is why would a company get the professional edition when they could go for Enterprise edition? I'm well aware that the Enterprise SKU is only…
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How Hard is this exam?
Just a quick question about the 70-291, how hard is this exam, I found the 70-290 very easy compared to the amount of time I put in. But I've just started to pull my finger out again to get this one done. My main questions are on event logs, and DHCP logs etc, do they expect you to know the error codes say for IPEC failed…
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Passed 083-640 today, 23/02/2010
I passed MCTS 83-640 today with 883. I'm not happy about the score. I was hoping for something like 950 and above. I watched Trainsignal videos and used MCTS Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration Study Guide by William Panek and James Chellis. I tried to use Microsoft self paced but I thought to myself it was…
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How long did it take you to get EA from start to finish?
Just as the subject says: how long did it take you to get Ent Admin from start to finish(start being any of the five exams to the very last one)? I've been doing general server maintenance and a few setups for a few years already, as well as heavy deployment with Win7 and WDS since August '09. I don't anticipate any issues…
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70-680, 71-680, 72-680
Is there any difference between all those exams? Do all 3 of them exist? I'm a bit confused because on the Microsoft site all they speak about is 70-680 (see TS: Windows 7, Configuring) : Since I'm a college student, I can get a special discount and free second chance when I use this site: Student Certification Discounts…
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MCDST Resources?
What study materials should I use for MCDST?
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2003 child domain behavior
Alright techies... let's see who's got a handle on this one. I have set up a lab scenerio to match of hot DR setup. In it I've created a child domain connected and trusted to our root domain. In the lab, if I physically disconnect the child domain from the root, the child DC's continue to provide all services to the child…
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wedge1988 - 70-294 - Study notes!
Hi all, So, ill be taking the 70-294 on the 17th Feb. In the next 2 days or so. If your taking this exam, it might be worth checking back here for my notes, which i have nearly finnished creating. So keep your eyes fresh. :)
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MCITP: EA - count me in
Hi Guys.....only me!!!!!! (Harry Enfield annoying man character, only UK pats might get this) My Goals Well, I will have my Security+ passed within the next 6 weeks or so (fairly confident) making me MCSA when i bind the comptia cert accross. As part of my appraisal personal tech goals, I am gonna take the transistion exam…
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Practises in MS Press book
Am I missing something? I'm attempting the practices in the 70-290 MS Press book and I'm running into errors all over the place in Chapters 2 and 3. Asking you to add people to groups that don't exist, CSV file contents that contain spaces with no " marks etc... Has anyone else had this? Is this on purpose?
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passed 70-620
Passed 70-620 with 775 hey i was not really happy about the scores cause i felt it neally smoke me up, i got 12 sims and i was not really experting that i thought i will have maybe 7-8 sims so sum of the sims where new to me but anyway thanks for support without you guys this exams will be nailing us big times.
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MCITP or MSCA
I have one question I'm new in this career, I have Network+ an A+ certificates and I am thinking staring to study for MCITP server administrator or MCSA. Is there any point in studing for MCSA is it is out dated now? How easy it is to get MCITP certificate once I get MCSA? Thank you
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upgrade to MCITP:EA
I have a Question...... if your MCSE and the exams you took were 70-270,70-290,-70-291,70-293,70-294,70-297 and 70-620 ,what exam would you have to take inorder to upgrade to MCITP:EA. Thanks in advance
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70-270 Tomorrow Morning
3 weeks ago, to my surprise I failed it. Since taking the test, I have a feel for what to expect, and have adapted what to focus on. I have six years of experience. The test took me off guard the first time, testing me on features I have rarely used. CBT Nuggets all day, practice quizzes, examcram 2 book/notes, quizzes and…
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Universal groups!
Hi all I am having a mind block on universal groups. Say i create a Universal group in domain "A", then add the sales global group from domain "B" into the universal group on domain "A", does the GC in domain "A" make a record of each member of the sales group (as its in the U group), or just make a record that the sales…
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Unoffically a MCSE!
Well after WAY too long, I'm finally a MCSE. I took my 298 and 294 in the past 2 weeks (got WAY lucky on scheduling my exams! All the prometric test centers have closed but 1 who only does it on fridays). I scored a 919 on my 298 and finally got a 769 on my 70-294 after failing that stupid thing 2 times. ALL 3 times I took…
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SBS 2008 - Passed
Hi After sitting completing the MCITP: EA, I decided to have a crack at the SBS 2008 Exam. It was very easy with 40 questions. I scored 960 James
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How difficult is 70-646 ?
Forum Members, How tough is the 70-646 exam for a newbie ? I have limited experience with Server 2003. I plan to read the book, take notes, and take practice exams. How long should it take one on average to give the exam ? Further, how would you rate the difficulty of the exam on a scale from 1-10 ?
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70-620 or 70-680 ?
Board, Which exam would be more easier ? Which exam would be more beneficial ?
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Passed 70-270 Today!
Hello all, I just passed the 70-270 today, with a score of 760. I've been an Administrator for the past 4 years working with Windows XP, 2003, Linux,BSD etc. for an ISP. I wasn't expecting the test to be as hard as it was. I originally scheduled the test for last month but after taking my first practice test, I decided to…
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Classes\Modules, Functions\Subroutines and general programming best practice
Hi Guys, I'm trying to write an application and had a few questions regarding programming syntax and best practice. Programming syntax Does anyone have a site \ list of prefixes for different types of object e.g. you put frm before a form, int befor an integer variable etc. Funtions \ Subroutines Do functions have to have…
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70-648 Passed
Passed yesterday with a score of 875 i am looking at doing the MCITP: EA and was just wandering if there was a particular order that the exams should be taken in or what people would recommend as being the next one? Thanks Sam
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Studying Techniques
All, Thank you for all of your contributions to this forum...it is a great help. I wanted to know if anyone had good studying tips for the 70-270 exam. I am currently studying out of the Microsoft Press book for this exam. Thank you, Noel Alvarez
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SQL Server 2008 Exam Info
Microsoft Learning: Events I just thought I would share this link. I listened to the one on the 432 and found it quite informative. I was very happy to hear that SelfTest seems to be n the spot with its practice exams.