Anyone ever taken 74-134 ???

BZ3

Pre-Installing Microsoft Products and Technologies

My boss is making me take it and there isn't much for study material out there besides what's on the microsoft website. I'm hoping someone here has passed this test before and could tell me what they used to prep.

Thanks guys and/or gals

hetty

XP or Vista client exam would be far more useful for everyone concerned IMO. What OS do you mostly use everyday?

BZ3

Yeah I know that.

I was asking about this exam because I've been asked to pass it for the company's microsoft gold status. This thread has been here for a few days now i'm assuming no one has ever taken it?

dynamik

If you search the site for this exam, there is only one other thread about it, and his questions also went unanswered. Personally, this is the first I've seen anyone mentioned this exam. It doesn't look like you're going to get much help. Sorry.

Be sure to post back after you pass, so anyone looking for this in the future can have some guidance

hetty

I would take the stark silence as a good indicator. Will any other exams qualify your company for gold partner status? 70-121 or 70-122? The material for those is only really on the Microsoft partner website, but would be more useful IMO than the OPK kit.

BZ3

yeah, well thanks for the replies anyway. I really wasn't expecting much of a response. 74-134 isn't required of the usual microsoft paths anyway so

doom969

This exam does not give the mcp or mcts status so its not very popular to say the least.
The only way its useful, is to gain the ''OEM Hardware solutions competency'' wich will give you some points toward your microsoft partnership.(20, I beleive)
However you can also get this competency based only on the sales number you have with ms through registered distributors and customer references, wich is the way most systems integrator/builders goes....
If your working toward gold status, dont forget that competencies cant count over 60 points.(out of 135)
So, you might be better off choosing competencies that are based on exams that count toward mcse/a such as "network infrastructure solutions" or "security solutions" (respectively the 70-290 and 70-293 exams, if i remember correctly).
hope that helps

marco71

As far as I remember, 74-134 (or 70-282) counts for MCP status of SBS (Small Business Specialist)

astorrs

That's a partner status. Nothing actually shows up on your transcript when you pass 70-282. If you work for a partner they will be able to apply for the specialization, then they can list it for clients.

marco71

I passed 70-282 and I received throught email my ID cert and access to MCP-site...

Congratulations on becoming a Microsoft Certified Professional! As you know, earning a Microsoft Certification is an investment in your technology skills and career, and
we look forward to helping you succeed.

astorrs

Like I said, nothing gets added other to your transcript other than the pass of the exam (you get MCP status when you pass any Microsoft exam).