Has this happened to anyone else?

Late last year I passed 70-294 and figured that I needed one more exam (70-297 of 70-29

for MCSE. But after passing 294, I received my MCSE, I have the certificate and my transcript showed MCSE for Windows Server 2003. I was a little suprised and thought I must have read the requirements wrong. Today I went to print my transcript and MCSE/2003 was missing. I was never told by microsoft that there must have been a mistake and that I still needed one more exam for the certification.
So, I guess I will start studing for 297 or 298.

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sprkymrk

Wow. Have you tried calling MS? That's really weird. Can you list what exams you have passed, including any CompTIA that might apply?

Mishra

LoL Tell me how you did it. I'm going to try for a free complimentary CCIE certification.

Sie

Did you check the expiry date on your "Buy One Get One Free" Voucher?

On a serious note I would definetly ring them and find out whats going on, all i can think is that they changed the requirements or something which shouldnt affect you after you obtain it or this was a cruel clitch.

Give them a ring!

Claymoore

StrikeZone wrote:

Late last year I passed 70-294 and figured that I needed one more exam (70-297 of 70-29 for MCSE. But after passing 294, I received my MCSE, I have the certificate and my transcript showed MCSE for Windows Server 2003. I was a little suprised and thought I must have read the requirements wrong. Today I went to print my transcript and MCSE/2003 was missing. I was never told by microsoft that there must have been a mistake and that I still needed one more exam for the certification.
So, I guess I will start studing for 297 or 298.

Same thing happened to me. I checked my transcript after I passed 297 and saw that I achieved my 2003 MCSE after I passed 294. According to Microsoft's site, the 2003 MCSE requires a design exam but the 297 or 298 exam is not required for people who already have a 2000 MCSE (which neither of us have) because that track already had a design component. Since the NT4 MCSE did not have a design exam, I am assuming that the desgn requirement is met by having a CCNA. I can't find this documented on Microsoft's site anywhere, but maybe someone else here can confirm it.

StrikeZone

Here is my transcript from last Oct.

Microsoft Certification Status
Credential Certification / Version Date Achieved
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 April 04, 2000
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Microsoft Windows Server 2003 October 26, 2007
Microsoft Certified Professional MCP 2.0 -- Certified Professional November 30, 1999
Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet MCPI 2.0 - Certified Professional+ Internet
April 04, 2000
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator Microsoft Windows Server 2003 July 28, 2007
Microsoft Certification Exams Completed Successfully
Exam ID Description Date Completed
058 Networking Essentials August 12, 1999
059 Internetworking with Microsoft® TCP/IP on Microsoft® Windows NT™ 4.0
February 18, 2000
067 Implementing and Supporting NT™ Server 4.0 November 30, 1999
068 Implementing and Supporting NT™ Server 4.0 in the Enterprise January 19, 2000
073 Implementing and Supporting NT™ 4.0 Workstation December 16, 1999
087 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft® Internet Information Server 4.0
April 04, 2000
210 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional
January 16, 2002
290 Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
June 24, 2006
291 Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure July 28, 2007
293 Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
September 21, 2007
294 Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
October 26, 2007

And this is my current one.

Microsoft Certification Status
Credential Certification / Version Date Achieved
Systems Engineer Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 April 04, 2000
Professional MCP 2.0 -- Certified Professional November 30, 1999
Professional + Internet MCPI 2.0 - Certified Professional+ Internet April 04, 2000
Systems Administrator Microsoft Windows Server 2003 July 28, 2007
Microsoft Certification Exams Completed Successfully
Exam ID Description Date Completed
58 Networking Essentials August 12, 1999
59 Internetworking with Microsoft® TCP/IP on Microsoft® Windows NT™ 4.0 February 18, 2000
67 Implementing and Supporting NT™ Server 4.0 November 30, 1999
68 Implementing and Supporting NT™ Server 4.0 in the Enterprise January 19, 2000
73 Implementing and Supporting NT™ 4.0 Workstation December 16, 1999
87 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft® Internet Information Server 4.0 April 04, 2000
210 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional
January 16, 2002
290 Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment June 24, 2006
291 Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure July 28, 2007
293 Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
September 21, 2007
294 Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
October 26, 2007

peanutnoggin

MCSE... Now you see me... *POOF* Now you don't!

Seriously, I hope you can get this resolved. I would definitely contact MS and ask WTF? Good luck!

~Peanut Head

Claymoore

Your MCSE may have disappeared, but my transcript still shows that I achieved my 2003 MCSE on Dec 11 but I didn't pass 297 until Dec 21. I thought that perhaps my CCNA somehow satisfied the design requirement but I don't know for sure. Evidently the CCENT doesn't satisfy the design requirement. Has anyone else with a CCNA had this happen?

Here is my transcript:

Microsoft Certification Status

Credential Certification / Version Date Achieved

Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator Nov 19, 2007
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Nov 19, 2007
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Mar 08, 1999
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Dec 11, 2007
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Mar 08, 1999
Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet Mar 08, 1999
Microsoft Certified Professional Oct 23, 1998

Microsoft Certification Exams Completed Successfully

Exam ID Description Date Completed
297 Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure Dec 21, 2007
294 Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Dec 11, 2007
293 Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Nov 26, 2007
291 Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Nov 19, 2007
290 Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment Nov 05, 2007
270 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Oct 18, 2007
058 Networking Essentials Mar 08, 1999
087 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft® Internet Information Server 4.0 Mar 08, 1999
059 Internetworking with Microsoft® TCP/IP on Microsoft® Windows NT™ 4.0 Feb 26, 1999
068 Implementing and Supporting NT™ Server 4.0 in the Enterprise Dec 11, 1998
067 Implementing and Supporting NT™ Server 4.0 Dec 04, 1998
073 Implementing and Supporting NT™ 4.0 Workstation Oct 23, 1998