Prometric Crash after Passing 70-620. Tell me it will be ok

phil21080

I took the 70-620 exam this morning, and got an 815. I figure that's pretty good for not studying, but having used Vista for over a year on my work laptop.

Anyway....After it tells me I passed, I click the button, and it shows a greyish screen, with a prometric box that says something along the lines of "please wait...."

then the box disappears, and my screen is completely white. after a few minutes of that, it goes to the Windows desktop and has a pop-up that says something along the lines of the "testing software was terminated, program unresponsive".

my score report didn't print. I called Prometric, and it shows my status as "pending".

Anyone ever have this happen, and what was the outcome???

mamono

Oh wow... that's not good... I've heard of similar stories on here before, but they don't let you pass. Without any results, they are not allowed to. They would only allow you to take a retest for free. At least, that is what I've heard. I've never had that happen to me. Though, I fear it might happen soon because the testing center I love to go to has been having problems lately.

phil21080

I'm just hoping that it uploaded my passing score before it showed me that I passed. I mean, when the screen comes up saying "YOU PASSED! this exam requires 700 points yada yada, you made 815, yada yada...etc."....after you stare dreamily at that message for a minute, you click the button at the bottom. I can't remember what the button said, but i'm guessing pressing that button will cause your score report to print out (haven't taken a cert exam in 3 years). The proctor couldn't reprint the score report for me because his computer was acting up (he actually printed up a score report and handed it to me, and it wasn't even mine...was an Oracle exam someone took).

I'm just hoping that their testing program was smart enough to send it out before it told me I passed...I mean after I completed everything, there was a good long pause before the screen came up saying that I passed.

RobertKaucher

Ooooh, man! Please let us know how this works out! I will keep you in my prayers to the computer gods! Good luck!

Mrock4

For what it's worth, the second time I took the BSCI, I checked my score report (pearson vue) online about 30-45 mins after, and it showed "pending". The third time, it took about 30 minutes till it said "pass".

I hope you can find something out man. That would really suck to retake it. I guess on the bright side, you know your material..I know that doesn't make it any better though

Slowhand

Damn computers.

Hopefully your score will be calculated and you'll find that they recorded your test properly. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

sentraser20

Wow its hard enough waiting for that screen to come up, Pass/Fail, but then to have it lock up and die! I wish you the best of luck man.

phil21080

FINALLY.....after 5 agonizing days of being put on hold....transferred to other departments...hearing "let's wait 24 hours to see if the system updates..."

The system FINALLY showed that I passed the exam.

WHEW!

Now let's hope Microsoft doesn't have a lapse in their system when sending me the information for passing it lol.

Now...should I go and study towards the MCITP: 2008 Server Administrator, or MCITP: 2008 Enterprise Administrator?

or hell, my Vista and A+, Network+ certs count towards TWO of the MCSA 2003 exams...which would leave me with two exams left...and Microsoft isn't retiring them (and my company isn't switching over to 2008 anytime in the near future).

:P

dynamik

Well, it looks like I can FINALLY congratulate you

Nice job. I say go for the EA. It's only one more exam and is the more prestigious of the two, and you can always add on the SA exam later if you really miss it.

Mrock4

Congrats!!! I was honestly thinking you may have needed to retake it. I'm glad you don't!