71-686 pro: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator

littlehoops

you can now register for this exam on prometrics website. use promotion code EDA7

you can also register for the 71-685 PRO: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Support. the code for this on is EDST7

Hope this helps some people


hoops

mrmcmint

Thanks for this, what benefit do the promo codes give?

littlehoops

Because they are a beta! the promo codes means you dont have to pay for the exams

mrmcmint

aaaahhhh i didnt know they were beta - im heading there now

Thanks again!

mrmcmint

71-685 booked, 686 was full!! rahh!!

Many thanks for that, appreciated!

spike_tomahawk

Good luck, I couldnt get though, 686 -said it had reached the maximum and 685 -couldnt get to the page after picking my test date. hope its only temporary.

spike_tomahawk

Ok went back and got in on 685

mrmcmint

yep - i have just booked myself and my colleague on the 685. Good luck to all who registers... now off to find study material.

Megadeth4168

Thanks for the heads up... Right now both are full, I guess I will continue to try my luck. If nothing else, it will be good to see what some people here think of these exams.

Piers

spike_tomahawk wrote: »

Ok went back and got in on 685

If you're already a MCDST, you don't need to take the 685 (or the 680), there's an upgrade exam (similar to the 70-621 Vista exam) that takes the place of the 680 + 685


[
70-680, TS: Windows 7, Configuring
70-685, MCITP: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Support Technician
70-686, MCITP: Windows 7, Desktop Administrator

(ignore the HDI component for the time being)

jamesp1983

thank you!! i just enrolled for both of them. time to find some material.

Revenue

Do you get the qualification if you pass these?

SmootCIS

I am signed up for both test any suggestions on what study materials to use?

Hyper-Me

SmootCIS wrote: »

I am signed up for both test any suggestions on what study materials to use?

http://www.techexams.net/forums/mcts-mcitp-windows-2008-general/46703-71-686-resources.html

Revenue

Revenue wrote: »

Do you get the qualification if you pass these?

Should have read this first Google is great.

Beta Exam Announcements : Register for Beta Exam 71-686: PRO: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator

You are invited to take beta exam 71-686: PRO: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator. If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need to take the exam in its released form.

vintage_69

Thanks very much!! Got in for both.

MentholMoose

Thanks for the info!!! I just registered for 71-686, so I guess it's not full anymore.

mrmcmint

Excellent! i've managed to get booked on the 686 this morning, it was full yesterday!!

canadasmarthome

Just took the 71-686 and 71-685.

71-685
Felt real easy if you are good with Vista and Server 2k8R2 domain setup.
About 40 questions on group policy, 10 questions on wireless, 4 on IP subnet calculations, about 15 on deployment and images, remainder on new technology items like Directaccess, Branchcache, VPN reconnect.

Took the 71-686, not as easy!
Heavy on deployment, via DISM, WDS & WAIK

What to know for both:
Branchcache, know the diference
Directaccess, know when to emplement, seem to be the correct answer
Applocker, know that you can base your deployment on either digital signed, publisher, version etc, just watch the video.
VPN reconnect, new to server2k8, means it keeps a connection, w/o user interaction
MSCCM, creates and deploys packages, at certain times of day too?
ACT, creates SHIM (still not sure what a shim is)
WAIK, what stage does activation occur at?
KMS vs MAK, what number of computers uses which technology, and if they are on diferent sites do you use a proxy?


I have compiled a directory of videos for download, you can see them here...
Index of /windows7

Hope this helps!!

Wont know for about 6 weeks, good luck every one!!

gandalph

canadasmarthome wrote: »

Just took the 71-686 and 71-685.

71-685
Felt real easy if you are good with Vista and Server 2k8R2 domain setup.
About 40 questions on group policy, 10 questions on wireless, 4 on IP subnet calculations, about 15 on deployment and images, remainder on new technology items like Directaccess, Branchcache, VPN reconnect.

Took the 71-686, not as easy!
Heavy on deployment, via DISM, WDS & WAIK

What to know for both:
Branchcache, know the diference
Directaccess, know when to emplement, seem to be the correct answer
Applocker, know that you can base your deployment on either digital signed, publisher, version etc, just watch the video.
VPN reconnect, new to server2k8, means it keeps a connection, w/o user interaction
MSCCM, creates and deploys packages, at certain times of day too?
ACT, creates SHIM (still not sure what a shim is)
WAIK, what stage does activation occur at?
KMS vs MAK, what number of computers uses which technology, and if they are on diferent sites do you use a proxy?


I have compiled a directory of videos for download, you can see them here...
Index of /windows7

Hope this helps!!

Wont know for about 6 weeks, good luck every one!!

thanks for the link to your videos will have a look at them

also there some useful silverlight videos here

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/training/windows.aspx

Piers

canadasmarthome wrote: »

Just took the 71-686 and 71-685.


I have compiled a directory of videos for download, you can see them here...
Index of /windows7

Hope this helps!!

Wont know for about 6 weeks, good luck every one!!

many thanks for the all in one video link.. and don't get restless, I believe the 6-8 week period begins after the end date of the exam, which is mid Oct.

Megadeth4168

I just finished taking the exam... All I can say, like another person already pretty much said, Know all you can about deployment!

I cannot stress that enough!

mrmcmint

canadasmarthome, thanks for posting these vids, they will come in very handy

mr_zzz

Canadasmarthome and Megadeth4168, thank you very much for the information on the exam!
It helps alot to at least know what to focus on; deployment!

For all other users, here is the MOC:
hxxp://www.4shared.com/file/135740834/d5ffcc0d/MOC-6294A.html
(thanks to Rene)

littlehoops

what is this link to?

what is a MOC?

mr_zzz

That is microsoft official curriculum.
Official microsoft study materials from MS, classroom training that is.
you can see this here:
hxxp://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-686#tab3
hxxp://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=6294A&Locale=en-us

littlehoops

How did you get this?

I thought only MCT can get this. Are you an MCT?

hoops

mr_zzz

they always appear somewhere on the internet after some time.
they can be interesting, but I'd rather learn from technet then a MOC, because MOC's are actually designed for classromm training.
But, since there is not that much study material available on 71-686 I thought this might help some beta exam takers.

wheez

Thanks for all the heads up above!

I'm taking both exams tomorrow and have mainly been focussing on deployment scenarios . I'll have a good look at the new group policies tonight, and hope that'll be sufficient to get through the exams. Any other topics I'd need to review? DirectAccess and BranchCache look pretty straightforward.

I thought the 70-680 was a piece of cake, but these (especially the 71-686) look pretty tough.

mrmcmint

Good luck for tomorrow! Let us know what you think!

mr_zzz

Good luck with your exam!!
Some feedback on the exam would be very interesting if possible.
Mine is scheduled for october 7.