Just failed 70-680 (80 questions/4 hour time limit now)

As many have said, this test is very difficult. I sat through a week long class, studied in the evening and still failed. It's interesting that while I feel comfortable in my "real-world" working knowledge of Windows 7 the exam didn't reflect that. It was like I had never seen or heard of Windows 7. Also interesting, about half of my class failed. Those that passed used outside exam preps if you know what I mean.

For those of you about to take the test, be sure to brush up on the follow:

Installing, upgrading and migrating
Configuring disks
Folder & printer sharing
EFS & Bitlocker
Remote desktops and remote assistance
Branchcache
GPO & Local Group Policies
Windows 7 command line tools and the parameters used (I got a lot of these questions)

Good Luck!!

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halaakajan

Hmm try watching some CBTs such as CBT Nuggets and Trainsignal. It will definitely help you.

Good luck. Set up a lab at home using VMware workstation or similar other technology. Setup 1 Server 2008 Machine and 2 Windows 7 Machines. Follow the labs.

mooty86

I just failed myself , been studying for 3 weeks, i got 536 . I confident I'll get it next time .
I think alot of my time was wasted reading the long questions and forgetting it and going back to it again lol
I was just overwhelmed with the long questions.

the_erickee

I took the test on Friday, 4-20-12, and only had 50 questions. Unfortunately, I failed by 35 points. I rescheduled for the following Monday, 4-23-12, to try and retain my studies. To my surprise, it still only had 50 questions, but I got a 1000. I have never received a perfect score on a MS test. Feels good.